Customer Service, German, Publisher Support at Amazon

DESCRIPTION

This is a German role based in Cape Town.

Are you a customer-obsessed individual with a passion for solving problems and driving an innovative and fast growing business?

Overview:
Amazon’s Kindle Content Customer Service team supports multiple Amazon publishing program that provide self-service tools for publishing e-books and printed books. The CS Specialist will be the front line interface between Amazon and the content providers who use these tools to upload content they want to put up for sale on the Kindle store. The CS Specialist will serve as the primary support interface for customers using the system and ensure all their concerns are duly attended to such that the system works smoothly. Opportunities await strong candidates looking for a fast growing, dynamic, challenging, innovative, and fun work environment.
We are seeking a driven, experienced professional to work directly with a specialized segment of content providers. The CS Specialist will play a critical role by working directly with publishers while learning from them so that we can create the best-in-class customer experience for them.

The ideal candidate must be able to work at the strategic level and at the tactical level (managing customer experience, operations, analyzing data, and solving problems). We are seeking someone with a demonstrated history of successful vendor/account/customer relations, using customer insight and data to identify and prioritize opportunities.

Flexibility and the ability to prioritize in a changing business environment will be a key to success. Our team culture is goal-oriented, collaborative and driven to achieve results. We seek an individual who is motivated by a fast-paced and highly entrepreneurial environment.

Key job responsibilities

• Demonstrate timely, accurate, friendly and professional Customer Service (CS) by delivering superior customer support, and by relentlessly advocating for content providers
• Meet or exceed quality and productivity goals assigned by management
• Demonstrate clear written and oral communication
• and an appropriate sense of urgency when resolving customer issues
• Demonstrate knowledge and use of departmental resources, policies and procedures and effectively use available tools in order to provide an accurate response and an exceptional customer experience
• Draft SOPs, references, policies or blurbs to improve the customer experience and/or internal efficiency and pro-actively communicate system issues, process issues, and customer feedback trends to management

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1+ years customer service experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications and ability to navigate multiple computer systems and platforms with strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and German
• Experience in identifying opportunities to simplify and/or automate complex processes.
• Must be able to think creatively and possess strong analytical and problem solving skills. Must be able to understand problems that vendors are facing, categorize, document, and decide on course of action on when and to whom to escalate
• Detail oriented and process focused. Must be able to follow the process and document interactions as per requirements in clear and concise manner

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years previous experience in a customer service environment including experience working with customers via email and over the phone.
• Experience in digital media and knowledge of the publishing industry and/or publishing experience advantageous
• Proficient in Outlook, MS office applications, and CS systems
• Experience working under pressure in a fast-paced work environment while consistently meeting standards for productivity and quality; deal with ambiguous situations and being able to prioritize and multitask
• Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to accomplish goals
• Identify lapses in communication between internal teams and work with those teams to ensure that the Books department is not surprised about new product launches
• Ability to communicate effectively and act as an influencer and ambassador on behalf of Books.