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Lead CS Consultant
Job#: IMI
Positions: 1
Posted: 05/04/2017
Job Type: Full Time
Location: SE-Linkoping
Department: Business Operations
Category: Professional Services
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Job Description

Would you like to be a part of the organization where high energy meets intellect? If you get excited by solving puzzles and working in a collaborative environment, then Aptean wants to work with you!!

Aptean is a leading global provider of industry-focused mission critical enterprise software solutions. Our solutions help nearly 6,500 organizations stay at the forefront of their industries by satisfying their customers and continuing to operate more efficiently. Headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, Aptean has offices in North America, Europe, and India, as well as an extensive Partner Channel. Our customers are located in 74 countries across Europe, Latin America, and North America.     

 Aptean is focused on providing products and solutions to customers in specific verticals. Our products are rich in feature and functionality and delivered on premise, SaaS and Hybrid delivery models. Aptean’s products deliver value at lowest total cost of ownership and scale with needs of our customers. Most of our products and solutions are leaders in the vertical market segments they serve.

Aptean uses its core values of Drive For Results, Win Together, Foster Innovation, and Be Courageous to guide its employee community to serve every customer in every geography and market.

Position Information

Provide application consulting and support to Aptean customers.  Participate as a member of the implementation team to deploy new projects, and/or provide on-going support to their existing installation.   Consult with customers in the configuration and usage of application modules; research and resolves problems and issues. Manage customer expectations and foster positive business relationships with all customers.

Requires interface with customers and other team members. May involve travel to customer sites.

Main duties and responsibilities

Consulting Services

  • Provide consulting services to customers based on Aptean’s service delivery methodology and procedures; services engagements may include implementation consulting, upgrade consulting, training, testing, and/or process improvement consulting.
  • Effectively work on multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Work collaboratively with project manager and project team to deliver projects on time, on budget, on schedule.
  • Submit time and expenses punctually each week.
  • Maintain a professional appearance when onsite with customers.
  • May be required to design solutions and prepare design specifications.
  • Work with customers and Account Management team to uncover opportunities for additional products and services.
  • May be required to estimate activities for future work.


Incident Resolution

  • Provide expert solutions to complex customer problems in a timely manner by receiving, clarifying and investigating incidents.
  • Take ownership of and follow-through with all priority customer incidents.
  • Offer complete and timely explanations to customers throughout the incident resolution process and ensure that customers’ staff fully understand issue, its resolutions and means for prevention.
  • Clearly and concisely document all customer interaction and all steps taken to resolve incidents.
  • Observe trends and recommend improvements to product design, documentation or implementation and create necessary enhancement requests.
  • Work with R&D and product line team to expedite incident resolution and ensure seamless delivery of support service to customers
  • Determine when issues need to be escalated.
  • Set severity levels with customers.
  • Act as application expert for escalations.
  • Vet escalations for consistent application of escalation policy.
  • Recommend escalations for approval by Team Lead or Management.
  • Recommends to Development patch and utility programs that are needed.
  • Expand expertise within the product.
  • Attend training sessions offered and use self-study tools; assist with peer training as needed.
  • Contribute to a customer focused environment that encourages information sharing, team-based resolution activity, cross training and an absolute focus on resolving customer incidents as quickly and effectively as possible.
  • Create KB articles and documents using the Knowledge Centered Support (KCS) methodology, to be published and shared both internally and with the customer base.
  • Ensure that all internal and external customer interactions are handled professionally and with the highest level of service, follow-through and consistently keep commitments.


Knowledge Management

  • Communication
  • Ensure a professional communication manner when in-person or on the phone at all times.

Mentoring & Training

  • Act as a coach and mentor for more junior personnel.
  • Recommend and develop training sessions for knowledge sharing within the team.

Additional Duties

  • Participates in system and release testing and QA as needed.
  • Recommend improvements in Customer Solutions policies and procedures.
  • Additional duties as assigned by management.

Knowledge and Skills

Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 4 years’ experience; or equivalent experience. Typical range of experience is 6-9 years.

Depending on position, experience can range from 5 - 7 years.  Experience working with multiple stakeholders in problem-solving environment is preferred.

Skills and Abilities

  • Possesses working knowledge of the Aptean application and demonstrates proficiency in key areas of the application.
  • Understands the industry and business environment served by the application.
  • Basic understanding of relational database concepts and architecture.
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong analytical problem solving and decision making skills.
  • Ability to work efficiently and independently and do whatever it takes to get the job done.
  • Ability to handle difficult or sensitive situations with diplomacy and tact.
  • Track record in providing outstanding customer service.
  • Ability to travel to customer sites as required.

If you are determined to give your best every day and you are seeking an opportunity to work with an amazing group of people, then apply online today!

 


 





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