Customer Success Specialist

Job Description
About the Company:
In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation. Our global team designs and implements the refining, recycling and purifying process that allows our customers to be better themselves. You will find our work in leading applications for Ethanol, Distillery, Starch, Industrial Fermentation, Water, Clean Energy, Food Processing, Waste processing, Pharmaceutical development and much more. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and the resources to see those ideas to become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage and diversity. The result is a company where we all can be very proud of what we do.

Join us as our Food and Water Services team to advance and learn alongside accomplished business leaders to help customers around the world to optimize their processes and enable growth

Our core competencies are in the areas of heat transfer separation, and fluid handling. We are dedicated to optimizing the performance of our customers' processes. our world-class technologies, our systems, equipment and services must create solutions that help our customers stay ahead.

Please feel free to peruse our website

Job Role
The Customer Success Specialist – Thermal Products will be responsible for driving customer success initiatives for thermal products including
GPHE, Welded, and Semi-Welded
solutions within the After-Sales and Service business. This role ensures product reliability, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence through proactive engagement, technical expertise, and collaboration with internal and global teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Root Cause Analysis & Reliability
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for customer issues to ensure market reliability.
• Document findings and share preventive measures with customers and internal teams.
• Product Connectivity & Digitalization
• Initiate and implement Smart GPHE Connectivity solutions to enable predictive maintenance and real-time monitoring.
• Promote digital tools and connectivity features to customers and internal teams.
• Audits & Performance Monitoring
• Analize Installed Based and Execute Visual Condition Audits and Performance Audits in collaboration with Sales and Field Service teams.
• Analyse audit findings and recommend corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Continuous Improvement & Cost Optimization
• Drive redesign projects, OPEX savings, and Energy Hunter programs with Sales teams.
• Identify opportunities for energy efficiency and operational cost reduction.
• Technical Support
• Provide technical assistance to Sales, Field Service, and Sales Support teams.
• Support claim resolution by analysing technical aspects and providing recommendations.
• Knowledge Enablement & Training
• Drive product knowledge across internal teams (Sales, Service) and external customers.
• Conduct training sessions on best maintenance practices for thermal products.
• Customer Engagement & Market Development
• Accompany Sales teams on visits to key accounts to strengthen relationships.
• Identify market needs and create new offerings aligned with customer requirements.
• Global & Local Alignment
• Collaborate with global colleagues to implement global initiatives locally.
• Ensure alignment with local business unit plans while leveraging global best practices.
• Driving Value & Delivering Success
• "Drive customer success by delivering tailored service offerings that maximize product value and ensure seamless adoption."
• "Empower businesses with proactive support and innovative service solutions to optimize performance and accelerate outcomes."

Competencies
Technical & Professional Skills

• Experience in order handling, supply chain, logistics, or production coordination.
• Understanding of technical products (mechanical, industrial, engineered equipment preferred).
• Experience with ERP systems (Movex, SAP, D365 or similar).
• Basic commercial and contract knowledge (pricing, Incoterms, payment terms).
• Ability to read and understand technical documents (drawings, specs, BOMs) is a merit.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and customer service mindset.
• High level of accuracy, structure, and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in parallel and prioritize effectively.
• Ability to learn new processes and systems as per requirement.
• Strong coordination ability across functions (Sales, Engineering, Planning, QA, Logistics).
• Capture details during project execution and track action points with concern person till closure.
• Problem-solving skills and proactive attitude. Lead team of CFT members, analyze problems, identify root causes, evaluate options, and implement effective solutions and work on proposed solutions

Experience

• 7 to 11 years of experience in order handling, production/supply chain roles or customer service.
• Experience with engineered/ETO products is an advantage

Education

• Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering (BE/B-tech Mechanical or other engineeing), or equivalent work experience.

Physical & Environmental Factors
Office environment with frequent attendance on the shop floor. Safety equipment required when present on the shop floor – footwear, hearing, eyewear.

Environmental Factors (hazardous materials, work location, work surfaces, exposure).

Why Should You Apply

• We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers.
• Exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities.
• Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval's future success, you will be learning new things every day.

"We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games."