Service Operations Specialist Americas

Department: Operations Americas
Locations Accepting Applications: Conroe Texas (USA) Pilar Buenos Aires (Argentina) Monterrey Mexico
Work Arrangement: Hybrid 3 days per week onsite at one of the above corporate offices

Do you dream of working in a fast-paced environment where your initiative drives success Do you want to be part of a global team where collaboration drives success Can You Balance Ambition with Care for Your Colleagues

A Hempel Service Operations Specialist plays a vital role in supporting Hempels Service Organization across the Americas. This role schedules and assigns all service jobs in the region including work for major clients and projects that cross country borders and provides full administrative support to the service team including Coating Advisors and Service Managers. The role also covers monthly invoicing financial analysis and process improvements to ensure operational excellence efficient resource allocation and exceptional service delivery.

What youll need to successful in the role:

• Work Order Management and Dispatch

• Efficiently dispatch Work Orders across the Americas including GKAM and cross-border assignments.

• This role schedules and assigns all service jobs in the region using the Field Services Manager software including work for major clients and projects across different countries and provides full administrative support to the service team.

Financial & Reporting

• Oversee monthly invoicing for the Americas region.

• Prepare and analyze monthly financial overviews.

• Review and support monthly Sales of Services reports.

Operational Support

• Provide end-to-end strategic back-office support for Coating Advisors (CAs) on project requirements.

• Assist in building and developing the Operations team including process design and optimization.

• Serve as a super user for technical service systems and tools including training and best practice implementation.

Project & Administrative Support

• Manage administrative project tasks including freelancer coordination.

• Support strategic projects technical service activity rollouts and adherence to service standards across all countries under scope.

• Ensure compliance with Group policies guidelines and tools in the Americas region.

• Provide assistance to Coating Advisors in complex or unusual cases.

Health Safety and Environment (HSE)

• Follow all Group HSE procedures and guidelines to maintain a safe and compliant work environment.

Key Success Criteria / KPIs

• Timely and efficient dispatching of Work Orders.

• Accuracy in internal invoicing.

• Continuous development and optimization of service tools and systems.

Work Relations

• Sales Finance and Customer Care teams in all countries under scope.

• Services team across the Americas

• External stakeholders ( Customers Owners Marine Agents Shipyard reps)

Qualifications & Experience

• Fluent in English (written and spoken) is REQUIRED for this role

• Applications must be submitted in English to be considered.

• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role or University degree (preferably in Industry Marine or Engineering).

• Highly organized and structured with strong analytical skills and attention to detail and able to work to tight deadlines.

• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills with the flexibility to adapt and work effectively both independently and in a team.

• Ability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency in Excel PowerPoint and Power BI.

Sounds like a match We welcome you to apply!

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