Manager, Customer Experience - Calgary, AB

Nutrien

$90K — $120K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Post-secondary degree in Business, Customer Experience, Supply Chain, or related field
  • 8+ years of experience in a related business function
  • Minimum of 5 years in a managerial role
  • In-depth knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems
  • Strong understanding of customer experience processes
  • Ability to coach and lead diverse teams effectively
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask

Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise the Calgary-based Order-to-Cash team of approximately 9 members
  • Ensure accuracy and timeliness of order-to-cash transactions across ERP systems
  • Maintain and update customer master data in relevant systems
  • Address urgent issues outside of regular business hours as necessary
  • Communicate with auditors and financial stakeholders on transaction validations
  • Collaborate with various organizational stakeholders to manage order-to-cash activities
  • Drive process improvements and resource allocation across the Customer Experience team

Benefits

  • Ongoing coaching and development opportunities
  • Comprehensive onboarding and training programs
  • Collaborative working environment within the leadership team
  • Opportunity to impact revenue recognition in a large-scale operation
  • Engagement with diverse teams across North America
Full Job Description
Job Title: Manager, Customer Experience - Calgary, AB

Requisition ID: 32516

Location: Calgary, AB, CAN, T2J 7E8

Workplace Type: On-Site

Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level

Job Type: Full Time

Reporting to the Director, Customer Experience, the Manager, Customer Experience is a crucial link in the Customer Experience talent pipeline. The Customer Experience team is responsible for Nutrien's Wholesale Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potash (NPK) wholesale US and Canada order-to-cash operations including order entry and adjustments, invoicing, contract management, accruals and rebate payments, and product allocation management. This role requires experience in the areas of fertilizer, feed, and/or industrial markets with responsibilities that have a direct impact on revenue recognition as well as leadership capabilities.

What You'll Do:

Lead the Calgary-based Order-to-Cash team members that are directly engaging with customers processing NPK transactions across North America. This leader is responsible for managing a team of approximately 9 individuals, in the larger customer experience team of 25. The Customer Experience team specializes in delivering order-to-cash functions that support the Wholesale Sales team by processing an estimated 16M metric tonnes of product annually, generating over $7.0B USD in revenue. Over 200,000 product orders each year are created and shipped by the combined Customer Experience team - located in Deerfield, IL, Calgary, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - in support of the Wholesale Sales NPK sales targets spanning all product lines.

This leader will collaborate extensively with the Customer Experience leadership team comprised of peer managers and the Director, Customer Experience to optimize processes through continuous improvement, system automation, accuracy, and efficient resource allocation. This includes driving the expansion and enhancement of the customer portal as the primary platform for customer-related transactions, ensuring it becomes the go-to resource for customers. The Customer Experience leadership team manages workloads, training and responsibility across all three delivery areas, requiring a collaborative approach to ensure integration of work to match resource levels.

In addition, this leader will drive the success of a continuous pipeline of talented individuals by recruiting high-quality candidates, executing a comprehensive onboarding and training program, and providing ongoing coaching and development opportunities for team members and working across the leadership team to advance growth and development for the full Customer Experience team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide subject matter expertise for executing sales-related transactions and make decisions on key activities including trades/swaps, purchase for resale, and consignment inventory
  • Supervise transactions and ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of order-to-cash transactions (e.g., orders, invoicing, contracts, product allocations) across ERP systems
  • Maintain the accuracy and timeliness of customer master data in the systems, which includes information such as sold-to, ship-to, sales managers, account representatives, and pricing representatives
  • Address urgent issues outside of regular business hours as required to ensure uninterrupted business operations
  • Understand fundamental accounting and audit principles and the impacts of posting transactions to ensure the proper closing out of fiscal periods
  • Address financial information requests and process validations originating from external and internal audiences including auditors, SOX leads, and financial stakeholders
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders across our organization including Wholesale Sales, Transportation & Distribution, Product Management, Finance, and IT along with Nutrien's plants and warehouses to manage order-to-cash activity, product availability, supply chain and logistics


What You'll Bring:

  • Post-secondary degree in Business, Customer Experience or Supply Chain or related experience
  • 8+ years of experience in a related business function and a minimum of 5 years of experience managing a team
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills and ability to interact with all levels of the organization
  • Detailed understanding of SAP or similar ERP system
  • Superior understanding of customer experience processes and procedures and how transactions flow through and report in the various systems
  • Passionate about leading and coaching diverse team members to excellent performance
  • Exceptional organizational skills, adept at effectively managing multiple tasks simultaneously while prioritizing deliverables
  • Experience and proficiency in a variety of software programs and applications including Microsoft Office products particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint


Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.

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