Service Delivery Manager with German

Typically this role reports to Client Account Delivery Manager. The role may also report to Account Management role or country Head of Service Delivery depending on the relevant organization structure in the region.

Purpose:

• Accountable for managing service delivery for one or more client accounts - often across multiple sites and countries.
• Consistent and measured delivery of service to SLA.
• Provides support to new business opportunities. Takes an active role in bids and supports the transition and implementation of new business (including new service offers).
• Continuous and demonstrable improvement of productivity resulting in increased cost effectiveness and value. Be able to evidence these savings across relevant customer base.
• In conjunction with the CADM, ensures resources, capabilities and capacity to meet both existing and new business demand.
• Ensures processes are in place to pro-actively protect consistent service quality through rigorous management of change control and acceptance into service procedures in line with Service Delivery governance guidance.
• Provides expert problem management support to difficult, high profile customer issues and ensures root-cause analysis is conducted and a corrective action plan is followed through with any learning applied for future benefit.
• Constantly improves the quality and inter-working of the whole virtual service team, including other Client's partners and suppliers.
• Ensures the client contractual targets and measurements are supported by back-to-back supplier commitments.
• Ensures robust tools and - where relevant - technological platforms are in place to support customer environment and best service solution.
• Motivates, develops and mentors other service delivery employees and managers.
• Directly coordinate employees (as appropriate to the country, client account and service line).
• Identifies same account growth opportunities to be converted into sales prospects.
• Works directly with SDM L2 or CADM to create the contracts Account Business Plan for the year. Supports review and on-going input.