Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

Job Description:

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably in is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

About the role

The Senior Customer Service Representative role exists to provide first and second line of customer support to phone and written enquiries from external Key Customers, internal Customers and other Consumers in accordance with agreed service levels. The position will ensure all facing queries are answered with the required speed, accuracy and with the maximum level of customer happiness.

Senior Customer Facing (CF) CSRs are required to have a broad understanding of all Customer Service processes to enable a high percentage of first contact resolution and will continually manage customer expectations through various contact channels. Senior CF CSRs are the first point of contact for BP phone-based enquiries for Key Customers.

Key Accountabilities

Complete day to day customer service-related operational tasks to ensure delivery meets customer expectations and is consistent with set process performance indicators, applicable service level agreements and the customer service function core values.

Leverage deep understanding of specific key account customers, processes / systems and act as a partner concern point of contact for any verbal or written form of enquiries from external customers and consumers and internal customers from the BP Business and third parties. These customers will include retail fueling sites, branded and unbranded customers, commercial and strategic accounts and terminals.

Interact with customers in a professional, friendly and efficient manner and raise concerns about meeting service levels or deadlines.

Proactively resolve Key Account customer issues (working with other teams as appropriate):

• Take ownership and resolve raised verbal and written customer issues.
• Raise activities that are not actioned by assignees.

Provide customer service via the internet, phone, fax and email to support activities including:

• Account set-up, allocation and delivery issues.
• Order processing and order fulfilment.
• Sales order tracking.
• Supervise supply outages and react accordingly for incoming and existing orders.
• Retail marketing programme information, policy and product fulfilment.
• Retail site experience complaints, fuel quality claims, site locator etc.
• Complaint resolution, identification and management of complaint root causes.

Log, assign and supervise progress of queries and customer requests from receipt to completion ensuring data is accurately entered and maintained in all customer service and data collection systems.

Support GBS activities through immediate triage, partner concern (high risk customer issues - financial, legal, reputation), resolution or logging and forwarding of customer inquiries / issues.

Requirements

• Educated to A Level standard or equivalent
• C1 level of German language knowledge
• Previous experience customer service skills in a telephone environment and or customer services environment preferred, ideally dealing with Key Account Customers
• Demonstrate a proven understanding of customers’ needs / behaviours
• Excellent written/oral communication skills and ability to build effective working relationships
• Strong time management and organisation skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Highly motivated
• Experience using SAP and/or Siebel and MS Office application

Why join our Team?

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation may be negotiable for this role

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Conflict Management, Creativity and Innovation, Customer centric thinking, Customer enquiries, Customer experience, Customer Service, Customer-Support, Customer Value Proposition, Digital Fluency, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Sustainability awareness and action, Understanding Emotions, Workload Prioritization

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.