Manager, Ops, Customer Service - Edmonton, Canada - Gate Gourmet

Gate Gourmet

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

We're looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone's journeys better.
Account Manager, Customer Service

Gate Gourmet, a Gate Group company, is the world's largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for the airline industry.

For the past 70 years, we have served over 250 carriers in more than 30 countries.

Gate Gourmet combines culinary expertise with the highest standards of food safety and production to deliver delicious, healthy, and affordable meals to over 270 million travelers around the globe.

Position Summary:
Position is responsible for communications and operational support for customer accounts as it pertains to customer requirements.

This position, which reports to the Senior Manager of Customer Service, is the primary liaison between the airline customers and the Gate Gourmet operational team.

What we're looking for:
We're seeking a dynamic professional who has a passion for customer service.

A charismatic problem solver who can be a key point of contact for our customers and one who acts as a liaison to ensure our customer's expectations are exceeded.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee all aspects of account management, including communication with the airline head office, local office where the operational unit is located, and primary account management within Gate Gourmet.
Ensures compliance with all customer and airline service requirements by maintaining performance on customers as specified in the contract.
Responsible for developing and maintaining a positive, professional working relationship with both customer and unit management and staff, establishing a clear line of communication at all levels.
Monitors communications between backoffice functions (billing department) and the customer and makes recommendations to remedy any disputes that may arise.
Maintains prompt and effective communications with customers and operations staff to resolve issues and is responsible for developing and maintaining data as it relates to the account.
Serves as the primary contact for all daytoday operational communications with the customer as assigned with the ability to develop business relationships which allow for root cause issue resolution.
Is externally/internally visible to customer by participating in some flight deliveries and interfacing with cabin crew and operations unit.
Must work with the assigned staff to ensure proper menu specifications and directions are followed.
Ensures all inventories for equipment and liquor meet customer requirements.
Responds to airline comments or complaints in a timely manner
Responsible for arranging customer visits including meal presentations at the Operations unit.
Participates in conference calls, meetings, workshops pertaining to the customer & operations
Gaining buyin from multilevel team members
Setting reasonable customer satisfaction goals and work with the team to meet them on a consistent basis
Ability to obtain Transport Canada Security Clearance in the form of RAIC.

If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us