At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com **Job Function:** Customer Management **Job Sub** **Function:** Customer Service Operations **Job Category:** Professional **All Job Posting Locations:** Prague, Czechia **Job Description:** **Global Services Associate with German** **Contract: Full Time, Hybrid** **Location: Prague, Czech Republic** **Overall Purpose of the role:** Provide brief and concise statement explaining the main purpose for the existence of this position. Provide a brief summary of the role. The Global Services Associate I will work to resolve global client inquiries, concerns and issues on one of our identified functions **_through our multiple channels_** including phone, fax, email, web-form, and chat. This person works to meet all expected service levels and business performance goals, performing a full range of services and fully documenting all cases in the Case Management system. This person supports J&J employees and the GS community regarding all inquiries related to HR Services, employee programs and services, process, and procedures including navigational support working with the Contact Center on escalations. **Major Duties & Responsibilities** + Receive inbound inquiries via multiple channels (phone, email, fax, 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. + Escalate complex transactions to Tier 1.5 for resolution or contact with third party vendors as appropriate. + Escalate client service issues to Contact Center Lead, supervisor or manager as necessary. + Take ownership of all Contact assigned tasks, initiatives, and inquiries and make sure that they are resolved / completed efficiently and with a superior level of quality. + Assist and encourage users / customers to make effective use of self-service options, systems, products, services, etc. in order to drive rapid resolution and empower customers; educate and inform customers of the full range of Global Services available to them. + Attend to and process customer inquiries and request by applying Global Contact standard operating procedures and utilizing problem solving skills for resolution. + Respond to requests / inquiries from customers (prioritizing as appropriate) and executes on the key tasks and activities within the Contact Center in accordance with defined procedures and guidelines. Investigate issue areas and determine methods of mitigation in order to resolve problems within acceptable timeframes, routing or escalating inquiries as appropriate in order to uphold effective and timely resolution. + Language skills required: German **15%** + Develop understanding of Global Services operations and the J&J organization. + Continuously improve call handling skills, systems knowledge, and communications skills, thus, enhancing customer service levels. + Identify Contact areas for improvement on daily operational processes and provide support to implement these initiatives by highlighting and discussing key changes/improvement programs with the Contact Center Lead. + Contribute positively to a knowledge sharing environment by documenting and sharing all relevant working experiences with Contact issue resolution for knowledge database future reference. + Communicate and interact effectively with customers and team members of the Global Services team(s); develop credibility and trusted mutually respected relationships with customers, supervisors, and team members. + Interact and interface with customers, vendors, service providers, and other third parties as applicable in relation to the activities and dependencies within the GS Contact area. + Participate in any required user testing of new processes, telephony upgrades or systems **Other Duties & Responsibilities** Describe important duties and responsibilities, not mentioned above, that are less significant and may not critical to accomplishing the core functions of the job + Work in collaboration with other team members in Contact center to execute tasks and fulfill key deliverables, seeking input and assistance as needed. + Establish and maintain a confidential and sensitive work environment, focusing on customer service by handling all customer requests in a professional manner. + Participates in scheduled and ad hoc training in order to improve policy and process acumen. **We would like if you do have** **Requirements:** + **Must have proficiency in German** + 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; leads internal communications and external/client communications with detailed support and assistance + Proven understanding how work and local activities integrate with other HR functional work and in alignment with HR standards. + Discretion, professionalism, confidentiality and judgment + Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, self-directed team-based environment + Enthusiastic team player with a strong aim to create a positive work environment + Ability to perform administrative activities + Proficiency in any other European language is a nice plus