Customer Operations Representative - Purina Animal Nutrition This role supports the Midwest Region which includes MO, IA, MN, WI, IL – The ideal candidate will be located in one of these 5 states. Hours: 7am-4:30pm CST. We're looking for a person with a customer service mindset and high levels of empathy, poise, and professionalism. A passion for animals large and small is a bonus. The ideal candidate is a team player with a service-minded personality who enjoys interacting with people via phone and email. This role supports the Midwest Region which includes MO, IA, MN, WI, IL – You must be located in one of these 5 states. Hours: 8am-4:30pm CST. Position Purpose: This is a full-time role handling orders, inquiries, concerns, and requests about Purina products and services via phone, email, and fax. Key Roles/Responsibilities: Order Management: • Involves managing a set of customers from time-of-order entry to invoicing. • Must have skills in problem solving, decision making, customer relationship, process development and improvement. Problem Solving and Decision Making: • Provides direction to cross-functional teams to meet customer fulfillment expectations, while ensuring company business processes are followed and appropriate cost and quality considerations are made. • Identifies problems proactively, determines root cause and is responsible for driving resolution of all issues related to the fulfillment of customer orders. • Owns individual decision making and coordinates collaborative decisions to ensure timely resolution. Customer Relationship Management: • Communicates, collaborates, and negotiates with internal and external customers and supply chain partners to manage service. • Develops and owns customer relationships in order to anticipate customer needs and proactively provide service. • Balances the need for business practice adherence vs. circumstantial exceptions. System Technical: • Skilled at working within and across multiple systems and understand how information inputs impact systems and business decisions. • Proficient knowledge of Salesforce from all aspects, including account management, account maintenance, logging calls, building notes and contacts, and the ability to record and manage service requests. • Proficient knowledge of our order entry systems, JDE E1 and SAP. Experience-Education (Required): • High School Diploma/GED • 2 - 4 Years of comparable Customer Service experience • Proficient skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) • Ability to work any set schedule between the business hours of 7:00am – 4:30pm, CST Other Desirable Traits: • 4-year degree in Business, Communications, Ag or other related field • Effective communication (verbal and written) • Interpersonal effectiveness as an individual and in teams • Must be comfortable managing conflict while maintaining a high level of integrity and quality of work • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail • Ability to prioritize, plan, and problem solve to deliver results • Experience in SAP This position requires a quiet, uninterrupted work environment. This is an hourly role and will pay between $20-24/hr. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges. About Land O'Lakes, Inc. Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list. Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k). Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy. Neither Land O’Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested. Land O'Lakes does not use Automated Decision-Making Technology, as defined by California law, to substantially replace human decision-making or make significant decisions about applications for employment or contracting opportunities.