Customer Service Team Leader

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers DuPont’s Customer Service team has an exciting open position of Customer Service Team Leader. In this position, you will be responsible for leading the North America Customer Service team, as well as ensuring that Customer Service operations comply with DuPont guidelines. In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring excellent customer service and experience for DuPont clients. Key Responsibilities: Lead the NA Customer Service teams supporting the Vespel®, Molykote® and Printing & Films businesses, ensuring consistent execution, engagement, and performance. Transform Customer Service into a strategic Revenue Operations partner, contributing directly to profitable growth and revenue protection. Own end‑to‑end order management (OTC) execution for the NA Diversified Solutions portfolio, ensuring accurate order processing, proactive risk management, and drive accountability for the execution of our order book and past dues. Drive Customer Service ownership of orders at risk, including correct Incoterms usage, fiscal period alignment, and timely escalation to protect revenue. Partner closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, Decision Centers, and adjacent functions to ensure seamless collaboration and execution. Facilitate regular cross‑functional collaboration sessions with key stakeholders to review performance, risks, and priorities. Champion customer intimacy and customer excellence across physical and digital channels. Lead the stabilization and acceleration of order entry automation, supporting initiatives to significantly reduce manual order entry and increase speed, accuracy, and efficiency. Ensure full and consistent adoption of Service Cloud and other approved digital tools by all Customer Service Representatives. Support cross‑regional initiatives to simplify, standardize, and automate shipping documentation and related OTC processes. Support the NA OTC E2E productivity roadmap, aligning operations with the DuPont OTC E2E Operating Model. Ensure compliance with SOX, Right to Operate, Tax, and trade requirements, proactively addressing new business scenarios. Build a strong, engaged, and empowered team aligned to the DuPont Culture MAP, promoting ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. Foster a culture of learning, digital adoption, and continuous improvement, encouraging simplification ideas and use of improvement platforms. Accountabilities and Performance Measures Consistent delivery of Customer Service performance targets, including: Order Accuracy (OA) Agile VOC SLA adherence Reduction of manual order touches across the OTC flow Demonstrated ownership and effective execution of the NA order book, including proactive management of orders at risk. Successful implementation and sustained adoption of automation, digital tools, and Service Cloud functionality. Customer Service accountability for accurate and timely use of reason codes (DTR, DPT, OTIF) and disciplined date management per process guidelines. Measurable improvements in customer experience, customer satisfaction, and customer intimacy. Effective cross‑functional collaboration resulting in improved service reliability, delivery performance, and revenue protection. Compliance with governance, audit, and regulatory requirements, with no material control failures. Engagement, development, and retention of Customer Service talent, supported by regular feedback, recognition, and learning initiatives. Active contribution to continuous improvement, simplification, and innovation through idea generation and implementation. Visible leadership behaviors aligned to DuPont values, reinforcing accountability, ownership, and a high‑performance culture. Management / Leadership Skills Excellent personal motivation with a proven ability to build and work collaboratively in a strong team-concept environment and independently Strongly committed to teambuilding and staff development; takes pride in nurturing talent through ongoing candid feedback on performance and development needs Ability to motivate a diverse team of direct reports and make everyone feel his/her work is important Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required Excellent English speaking and writing skills Strong experience in SAP is preferred Project management experience and potentially Six Sigma certification is a plus Experience in people leadership, customer service, and sales are preferred] Hybrid Model 4 days per week in office Join our Talent Community to stay connected with us! DuPont is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information. DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page. For additional information on our unbridled commitment to deliver essential innovations that enrich people's lives, enable sustainable development and foster human potential for generations to come, please access the following link to better understand & appreciate. Together, we're turning possibilities into real world answers that help humanity prosper! DuPont is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information.

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