Customer Service Manager

6 month contract in Bendigo for experience Customer Service Manager

Customer Operations Manager | 6-Month Contract

Drive Customer Excellence Across Key National Accounts

Hays are currently partnering with a well-established and highly respected Australian organisation to recruit an experienced Customer Service Manager for an initial 6-month contract, with the potential for further extension based on business requirements.

This is a leadership opportunity for a customer-focused operations professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys bringing together sales, logistics, customer service and supply chain teams to deliver exceptional outcomes. Working closely with major retail customers and key internal stakeholders, you will play a critical role in ensuring seamless order fulfilment, service delivery and customer satisfaction.

Your New Role

Reporting into senior leadership, you will lead a dedicated Customer Operations team while overseeing the end-to-end coordination of customer orders, service delivery and operational performance.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading, coaching and developing a high-performing Customer Operations team

Driving strong customer relationships and ensuring exceptional service standards

Managing the end-to-end order fulfilment process from order receipt through to delivery

Acting as the key escalation point for delivery issues, shortages and logistics challenges

Coordinating communication between Sales, Account Management, Operations, Warehousing and Logistics teams

Monitoring order performance and ensuring timely customer updates

Overseeing customer claims, investigations and resolution processes

Identifying opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiencies

Supporting compliance, quality and workplace health and safety initiatives

Contributing to continuous improvement projects that enhance customer experience and business outcomes

What You'll Need to Succeed

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Proven experience in customer operations, supply chain, customer service management or a similar operational leadership role

Strong people leadership experience with a track record of developing and mentoring teams

Demonstrated ability to manage complex customer relationships and stakeholder expectations

Experience working across logistics, warehousing, transport or retail supply chains

Excellent communication, problem-solving and organisational skills

A proactive approach with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment

Strong analytical capability and a focus on continuous improvement

What You'll Get in Return

Initial 6-month contract with potential for ongoing opportunities

Opportunity to lead a critical business function

Exposure to major national customer accounts and complex operations

Collaborative and supportive team environment

Competitive hourly rate

Immediate start available

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