Customer Experience Associate
Date: Jun 10, 2025
Location: Wrocław, Dolnoslaskie, PL, 53609
Company: Gates Corporation
Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.
Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Independently managing key customer accounts, utilizing customer portals to download/upload order information, product details, analyze data, and utilize open order reports to meet customer delivery requirements.
- Some daily activity could include managing incoming customer calls and emails regarding pricing and availability, Emergency Order entry, backorder Status, Tracking/Shipping information, freight forwarders and returns to achieve first call resolution goals.
- Initiating and expediting production for Gates products based on customer requirements.
- Providing Gates product information, competitive product interchanging, and product substitutions to customers.
- Utilizing our internal customer database to track customer cases.
- Supporting CX team in meeting monthly metrics.
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Keys to Success
- Requires expanded knowledge and experience in own area; incumbents are still acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills
- Requires expanded conceptual knowledge in own area of expertise while developing additional skill sets
Supervisory Responsibilities
- No supervisory responsibilities but may provide guidance to new associates
- Builds knowledge of the company, processes and customers
- Solves a range of straightforward problems
- Analyses possible solutions using standard procedures
- Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction
- Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work
- Solves standard problems by analyzing possible solutions using experience, judgment and precedents
- Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies
- Explains information to others in straightforward situations
Requirements and Preferred Skills
- 2-4 years of experience preferably with a focus on customer service in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Typically requires a college or university degree or the equivalent work experience that provides exposure to fundamental theories, principles and concepts
- Self-starter with attention to detail and drive to ensure customer success through relentless follow-up.
- Decisiveness and willingness to take action based on individual customer issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and ability work within database systems.
- preferably with a focus on customer service in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Undergraduate Degree
- Experience building relationships with customers and collaborating with a team.
- Mandatory - fluency in English and French
Why Gates?
Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.
Work Environment
Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.
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