Customer Relationship Executive
Oxford Economics, a leading global economic research and consultancy firm, is looking to hire a Customer Relationship Executive.
This position will be responsible for supporting the Account Managers to manage Oxford Economic’s GmbH clients and Book of Business across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and E. Europe, dealing with client enquiries, retaining subscription revenues, identify up-sell potential, increasing usage and adoption of Oxford’s services across the client base.
This position will be an integral part of Oxford’s growth plans for the global account management team and is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing company at the forefront of the industry. The key responsibilities within this role include:
Key Responsibilities
- Increase client usage of subscription services and expand the user base where possible
- Onboarding of new client users, including individual account setup and training on the services
- Work with the Account Managers to identify upsell potential and cancellation risks and help to create a strategy to manage renewals
- Work with the accounts department to manage payment and late invoices
- Attend market and client related webinars, seminars, and events
- Answer any client questions and liaise with the relevant BD, economists or IT as required
- Become proficient at navigating the OE Website and Databank
- Become proficient at managing client ‘notifications’ in Salesforce and other delivery options such as API and other 3rd Party compatible platforms.
- Working with the Account Managers to produce regular content led mailings.
- Notify clients of product developments and upcoming events and webinars.
- Become proficient on Salesforce, to log all client interactions including- sales, uplifts, cancellations, and client queries
- Become proficient on client usage software for internal reporting and client support
- Work with marketing to organise client events and webinars
Internal Communication
- Report on opportunities, challenges, product development requests and product feedback
- Prepare and maintain quarterly summaries of accounts and account usage for renewals
- Identify and share intelligence on client usage
Person Specifications: Required
- A keen interest in customer success. First customer experience an advantage
- 1-2 years in a customer service role
- Must be highly organized and able to manage multiple projects at once
- Candidate must have strong presentation and writing skills
- Must have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of Salesforce an advantage
- Must be a self-starter, with the drive to set and reach ambitious goals
- Must be a team player
- Fluent English, and German on a professional working proficiency is a must, other languages are a plus
- Confident on the phone
How to Apply
To apply for the role, please submit a CV and covering letter, detailing how you meet the person specification and where you have relevant experience of elements and attributes of the role.
About Oxford Economics
Oxford Economics was founded in 1981 as a commercial venture with Oxford University’s business college to provide economic forecasting and modelling to UK companies and financial institutions expanding abroad. Since then, we have become one of the world’s foremost independent global advisory firms, providing reports, forecasts and analytical tools on more than 200 countries, 250 industrial sectors, and 7,000 cities and regions. Our best-of-class global economic and industry models and analytical tools give us an unparalleled ability to forecast external market trends and assess their economic, social and business impact.
Headquartered in Oxford, England, with regional centres in London, New York, and Singapore, Oxford Economics has offices across the globe in Belfast, Boston, Cape Town, Chicago, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Paris, Philadelphia, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto. We employ 500 full-time staff, including more than 300 professional economists, industry experts and business editors—one of the largest teams of macroeconomists and thought leadership specialists. Our global team is highly skilled in a full range of research techniques and thought leadership capabilities, from econometric modelling, scenario framing, and economic impact analysis to market surveys, case studies, expert panels, and web analytics.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Oxford Economics family.
Oxford Economics is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by governmental or local laws.
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