Protolabs14h ago

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USD 57000–76100/yr

Customer Relationship Specialist

United States·Maple PlainFull-timemid

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Be yourself at Protolabs Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer,

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Be yourself at Protolabs

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.  We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace.  So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply!  You can help make our company even better.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself.  We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.

Why Protolabs?

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.

Join our team as a Customer Relationship Specialist!

This is a hybrid role being onsite in Maple Plain, MN on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

The Customer Relationship Specialist owns relationships with a portfolio of customers to drive retention, satisfaction, and revenue growth. The role will focus on identifying actions and directions that support all customers and aligning processes to support the customer experience throughout the lifecycle. This role is responsible for fostering and maintaining customer relationships by making the production order process seamless as possible for the entire customer base, which includes building strong working relationships cross-functionally. You will be the primary point of contact for day-to-day inquiries, orders, and post-sales support, partnering closely with sales, applications engineering, operations, and customer success to deliver an exceptional, proactive customer experience.

Support a portfolio of accounts; build multi-threaded relationships with engineers, buyers, customer success, and supply chain stakeholders

Provide consultative guidance on manufacturability, materials, tolerances, lead times, and trade-offs; coordinate with Applications Engineering for DFM as needed

Monitor active orders; proactively communicate risks; coordinate with operations, quality, and logistics to resolve issues and meet SLAs

Capture voice-of-customer insights; collaborate with product and operations to improve offerings, lead times, and service

Remaining proactive in account needs to prevent poor customer experiences and obstacles

Partnering with account owners and transactional teams to provide best-in-class service by helping support client meetings, supporting ongoing projects, and monitoring account and order activity and trends

Contribute to process documentation, playbooks, and continuous improvement initiatives

Manage and promote cross-functional relationships, ensuring a consistent and coordinated customer experience

Maintain project and/or program plans, timelines, and deliverables

May support individual customers based on qualification

Represent the core values of Protolabs in all interactions

Other duties as assigned

BA/BS or equivalent experience

2 to 5 years in a fast-paced client-facing role (account management, customer success, or inside sales) in B2B; manufacturing or technical services preferred

Medical manufacturing OR medical industry experience required.

Familiarity with digital manufacturing or industrial supply chains is a plus; knowledge of CNC, 3D printing, sheet metal, or injection molding beneficial

Salesforce experience

PM experience

Excellent written, verbal, and communication skills

Proven ability to manage relationships with both internal and external customers

Ability to research and keep informed on industry trends as it applies to the client/client industry

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Think strategically

Effectively manages and balances multiple priorities

Ability to understand and exercise PM techniques and methodologies

We offer a competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity

In addition, we offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:

Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)

Dental and Vision

Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Paid caregiver leave

You will receive 3 weeks of PTO, plus Holiday Pay and Volunteer Hours

401k with company match and immediate vest

Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate

Matching grants through Protolabs foundation

And More!

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.

Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Physical Demands:

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.