POSITION SUMMARY:
The Field Service Supervisor is responsible for managing field service operations performance of direct field staff, and if applicable, indirect service providers. This will ensure that performance is managed within the stated key performance indicators and that quality standards are maintained. As such the Field Service Supervisor assumes ownership of customer satisfaction, team development and growth in region.
This job will be based in Uganda and will require approximately 25-50% travel.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Operations & Quality:
• Supervise field service operations while strictly respecting Quality Management System & processes.
• Customer satisfaction advancement through daily management of operations, including field visits to maximize productivity and capabilities.
• Ensure an efficient geographical field coverage aligned with customer needs.
• Accountable for Environmental, Health and Safety for Field activities.
• Provide continued communication across organization (within Customer Care and Commercial Teams) for key accounts via field service operations KPI, dashboards and identified continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop proactive account plans to prevent and predict issues.
• Provide additional support to resolve key account issues.
• Set field service operations in alignment with country Go-To-Market programs.
• Learn, use and deploy appropriate corporate tools to support the business.
• Ensure that field engineers have necessary tools to perform their activities and that they report them accurately in a timely manner in our service system as per Quality policy.
• Works cross-functionally across all departments and regions as needed.
• As needed, provide first-line or backup on-site field service installation of systems, maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure a smooth and rapid start-up for customers.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with customers, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction through escalations, proactive attitude and actions to monitor/optimize customer outcomes
• Ensure the team records information related to installations, training, customer support and follow-up in SFDC as well as market intelligence data and reports to regional and country leaders
• Strict adherence to integrity and compliance policy.
Commercial & Finances:
• Build strong relationships with regional/country Commercial organizations; give inputs to Service Business Development team to design attractive service value proposition and identify business service opportunities.
• Communicate the value propositions of service offers to customers.
• Develop long term value-based relationships with key accounts.
• Maximize customer loyalty and satisfaction. Focus on voice of the customer.
• Prioritize customer and business objectives to provide clear direction to FSE’s.
• Establish and monitor service operations, sales & OPEX during budget forecasts; justify potential variations and identify countermeasures as per needs.
• Use continuous Lean, Six Sigma Principles and problem-solving process to bridge the gap between company and end users, with zero tolerance on compliance deviations.
Team Development:
• Hire, develop, train and coach field staff; ensures team cohesion.
• Listen associates’ feedbacks during regular 1:1 and survey; enhance their engagement and satisfaction via tangible action plans.
• Identify talents and design attractive development plans.
TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Complete all assigned and required training satisfactorily and on time
• Ensure your associates attend and complete all required trainings satisfactorily and on time.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education or Experience (in years):
• High school degree with 8+ years of experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience OR
• Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience
• 5+ years relevant Field Service experience, 5+ years Management in remote employee territory. Experience in Life Science or Healthcare or knowledge of laboratory workflow appreciated.
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More Information
- Address Kampala, Uganda, East Africa