Customer Manager

<b>Do you want to be part of the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions, with a tight focus on safety and quality standards? Do you have a desire to work collaboratively with the ability to motivate team members? If so, Vestas may have the opportunity for you!</b><br><br><b>Region NCE <SBU><br> <br>Vestas Northern and Central Europe is a sales business unit covering Scandinavia, UK & IR, Germany, Poland & Baltic Countries & Czechia as well as Benelux. We are responsible for the Sales function, Project, Installation, and Service of wind farms throughout these regions. We strive to be the No. 1 performing business unit within Vestas, and we aim to make Vestas Northern and Central Europe the best place to work.<br> The Service department is responsible for servicing wind turbines, maintaining long-term service contracts, and capturing aftersales opportunities available in the region. To accommodate our growth, we are looking for a new Customer Manager to the team in Szczecin, Poland. The department has an open and informal culture, where teamwork and good communication is the key to our growth. You will have the opportunity to work in an exciting industry and in a team of highly motivated employees.<br> Vestas Poland is a local Sales Business Unit (SBU) with its main office in Szczecin. The SBU sell, construct, and service wind turbines in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Czechia. The Service Organization, operating the wind turbines and providing services to the customers, employs approximately 400 employees.<br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br> As a future member of the Customer Service Management team, you will join an international team of motivated and dedicated colleagues responsible for establishing and maintaining business relationships with customers based on partnership and terms included in service contracts to ensure both high customer satisfaction and maximize revenue.<br> As a Customer Manager, you will be responsible for the revenue of your own customer portfolio which BU Service Poland handles. As the main Vestas contact for your customers, you will create, build, and retain first-class customer relationships and efficient internal collaboration resulting in high customer satisfaction as well as solid financial growth for both the customer and Vestas.<br> Furthermore, you will be:<br> <ul> <li>Handling daily communication with Vestas' customers</li> <li>Acting on behalf of the customers internally within Vestas to ensure that we deliver on a promise, which includes communication with the department, back office, supporting functions across the region, and all other stakeholders vital for the process</li> <li>Creating and securing administrative routines with new or existing customers</li> <li>Negotiating service contracts being renewed</li> <li>Actively participating in the handovers of new wind parks from service sales and construction</li> <li>Defining and seeking new business opportunities and coordinating complex after-sales projects needed for profitable development</li> </ul><br><b>Qualifications</b><br> <ul> <li>At least 5 years of professional experience gained in a similar customer-facing position, acquired in a relevant industry (B2B, commercial, corporate, engineering, energy, manufacturing, and similar)</li> <li>Higher education degree (preferred Economics & Sales, Engineering, Project Management or similar)</li> <li>Experience of working in a project-life cycle framework and being involved in the execution process, communicating with various stakeholders across international organizations</li> <li>Proven skills in delivering on budget and ensuring a high-quality customer experience in a cost-efficient way</li> <li>Contractual knowledge combined with proven negotiating skills</li> <li>Good skills in MS Office and experience of using ERP system such as SAP</li> <li>Fluent in written and spoken English. Communication skills in any other foreign language on a business level are advantageous</li> </ul><br><b>Competencies</b><br> <ul> <li>Great communications and negotiation skills</li> <li>A commercial mindset with the ability to understand business and what creates value for our customers and Vestas</li> <li>Ability to create and maintain relationships with a broad variety of external customers and internal Vestas departments at different levels</li> <li>Ability to get involved in complex technical and contractual issues</li> <li>Ability to coordinate projects both independently and in a team</li> <li>Structured way of working</li> </ul><br><b>What we offer</b><br> Apart from an attractive benefits package, as Customer Manager, you will be in a close relationship with our customers. You will become a part of an international team of skilled and committed colleagues who all are enthusiastic about wind energy and are located in Poland. Our atmosphere at the office is positive and respectful, and all employees are ready to support when needed. You will have the possibility to develop your skills and shape your role in an environment where none of a day is the same. At Vestas, you will have the opportunity to work in an exciting industry at a company that develops new technology and directs the transition into green energy.<br><br><b>Additional information</b><br> Work location: Vestas' office in Szczecin<br> This position requires approximately 90 days of travel yearly.<br> Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply on or before 14.04.2025<br><br><b>BEWARE - RECRUITMENT FRAUD</b><br> It has come to our attention that there are a number of fraudulent emails from people pretending to work for Vestas. 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