Global Services Associate I (EMEA)

Position Summary

The Global Services Associate will work to resolve global client inquiries concerns and issues regarding HR processes and policies through phone email web-form and chat.

As a Global Services Associate you will work to meet all expected service levels and business performance goals performing a whole range of services and fully documenting all cases in the Case Management system. You will also support the J&J employees and HR community regarding all inquiries related to employee programs and services HR policy process and procedures including navigational support working with the Team Lead of Contact Center on customer concerns.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Receive inbound inquiries via multiple channels (phone email web-form chat) clarify the need answer the inquiries and assist in the resolution of concerns.

• Access enabling technology to complete client inquiries and transactions.

• Fully document all cases in case management application.

• Raise complex transactions to Tier 2 for resolution or contact with third party vendors as appropriate.

• Raise client service issues to the Team Lead supervisor or manager as necessary.

• Take ownership of all Contact assigned tasks initiatives and inquiries and assure that they are resolved and completed expertly and with a higher level of quality.

• Assist and support users / customers to make effective use of self-service options systems products services accordance to drive rapid resolution and empower customers; educate and inform customers of the full range of GS HR available to them.

• Attend to and process customer inquiries and request by applying Global Contact standard operating procedures and utilizing analytical skills for resolution.

• Respond to requests / inquiries from customers (prioritizing as appropriate) and executes on the key tasks and activities within the HR Contact in accordance with defined procedures and guidelines. Investigate issue areas and determine methods of mitigation to resolve problems within acceptable timeframes routing or raising inquiries as appropriate in order to uphold effective and timely resolution.

• Develop understanding of Global Services operations and the Johnson & Johnson organization.

• Continuously improve call handling skills systems knowledge and communications skills thus improving customer service levels.

• Identify Contact point on improvement of daily operational processes and provide support to implement these initiatives by highlighting and discussing key changes/improvement programs with the Contact Center team Lead.

• Supply positively to a knowledge sharing environment by documenting and sharing all consequential working experiences with Contact issue resolution for knowledge database future reference.

• Communicate and interact effectively with customers and team members of the Global Services HR team(s); develop credibility and trusted mutually respected relationships with customers supervisors and co-members.

• Interact and collaborate with customers vendors service providers and other third parties as applicable in relation to the activities and dependencies within the Contact area.

• Demonstrates customer orientation and excellent customer service skills

• Strong organization skills attention to detail and follow through to resolve any outstanding issues

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; manages internal communications and external/client communications with detailed support and assistance

• Demonstrated understanding how work and local activities integrate with other HR functional work and in alignment with HR standards.

• Discretion integrity confidentiality and discernment

• Excellent telephone manner with clear concise and professional interpersonal skills

• Ability to accurately collect information in order to understand and assess the clients needs and situation

• Will be trusted to secure and maintain confidential information

• Ability to prioritize workload and provide timely follow-up and resolution

• Computer-literate with knowledge of common office productivity software and the ability to learn customer service software applications (e.g. MS Office email fax Internet Explorer)

• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic self-directed team-based environment

• Enthusiastic teammate with a strong commitment to build a positive work environment

• Ability to perform administrative activities

• Experience partnering internally and externally to address people-related challenges

• Uses a collaborative and employee and customer-focused mindset

• Understand short-term and long-term implications of decisions and actions

• Basic understanding of business financial and interpersonal factors that is related to HR activities

• Experience with tools to report data track and analyze trends

• Deliver excellent service through tools and processes; experience suggesting areas for improvement on to support continuous improvement efforts