Associate Functional Analyst ( Digital Commerce)

QAD is building a world-class SaaS company, and we are growing. We are looking for talented individuals who want to join us on our mission to help solve relevant real-world problems in manufacturing and the supply chain.

We are a virtual first company and your primary work experience will be virtual / working from your home.  Occasional travel to a physical office may be required to enhance working relationships, collaboration, design, strategy and alignment.    

QAD Digital Commerce is a growing Web Development Technology Company, developing cloud-based software for businesses in the areas of online commerce, online marketing, and web design.

A Functional Analyst conducts analysis on reported application issues from global customers and partners, offering solutions through consultations with relevant subject matter experts within the support organization. With their experience and expertise, they are responsible for handling application functional and technical issues of medium complexity across multiple areas. They manage the routing of incidents from global customers and partners through various channels, while ensuring compliance with support processes and guidelines, exercising a reasonable level of independence. Occasional consultation with senior support consultants or team leads may be necessary for support process queries or application-related issues. Functional Analysts also serve as designated mentors for associates and juniors in the team, and they are expected to continuously improve their application knowledge through on-the-job learning and participation in online or classroom training. This role offers significant growth and learning opportunities, collaborating with a talented team committed to innovation and advancing the company.

As a 24x7x365 organization, work on different shifts including night shifts, work on holidays and on-call responsibilities are required.

Note: The role will require the person to support in night shifts ( 6 pm IST to 3 am IST)

This is a fully remote opportunity, based in India.

Responsibilities:

• Following defined procedures and practices, handle incoming software issues from customers and partners via telephone and web chat. Resolve support incidents in accordance with Service Level Agreements. Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. 

• Formulate reusable solutions to new, unique issues, or enhance existing solutions following solution-centered support methodologies. Efficiently search and maintain QAD Knowledgebase solutions to customer issues that are reported

• Analyze, test and solve problems, advising customers of potential solutions; escalate issues as needed. Demonstrate key competencies at the desired levels as defined for this position.

• Document in detail, all analyses and correspondences throughout the issue resolution process; provide proactive status updates to customers

• Assist team members (locally, globally and across teams).

• Creating exceptional customer satisfaction by applying quality service and concepts that reduce customer effort and drive customer loyalty. Make problem resolution for our customers effortless.

Purpose of Job:

• The primary role will be to work with our existing eCommerce customers and assist with their day to day needs.

• You will be communicating with customers and doing requirement gathering and problem solving. 

• You will be responsible for supporting existing Webjaguar customers with the daily support requests that we receive.

• Your role is to be on top of your support tickets and to communicate clearly with the different team members if assistance is needed. 

• Basic technical knowledge will be required. including experience with Html Code, CSS Stylesheets, Excel & Photoshop

• Continual Improvement and Key Personal Skills Required

• Leveraging artificial intelligence based technology to enhance the customer support experience.

• Excellent communication and effective writing skills

• Ability work under stress if and when needed

• Ability to work in Pacific time zone

• Proactive, Accountable and Dependable

• Capable of working with teams

• Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to solve problems independently

• Ability to be a self-starter

What you will do:

• Primary point of contact with SMB Enterprise Customer Accounts globally, discussing their business and obtaining information on personnel, growth, etc.  Solicit decision-makers on needs for additional licenses, upgrades, or services for software and generate revenue.  Create and Maintain the overall Customer Journey artifacts.  Cultivate customer satisfaction.  Work to understand customer growth and future user potential. Using the information obtained, the CSM must understand the best approach and use judgment to make the sale to customers. Ability to meet regular renewal and customer satisfaction targets.

• Partner with  sales executives globally to ensure they are informed about issues, support escalations, events, growth, etc. of assigned customers. Support deal execution as needed, including customers procurement groups. Notify sales executives of new opportunities in existing customers or new leads. Keep a record of each customer's organization showing growth, changes, decision-makers, etc.

• Maintain customer relations/satisfaction: Answer questions from customers, sending out information or referring the customer to other internal resources as needed; schedule meetings for sales calls with customers; alert management of possible use of unlicensed QAD software at customer sites or of possible customer satisfaction issues; network with customers for new sales leads.

• Work with Marketing on proactive communication, webinars, lead gen to the installed base. Ability to communicate Value of Support to customers and help identify customers At Risk. Create referenceable customers

• Provide support to ​c​ustomers by resolving issues related to web applications and their development.

• Collaborate with designers and developers to create responsive, user-friendly interfaces using HTML and CSS.

• Troubleshoot and diagnose issues in Java-based applications, including JSP and Servlets.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.

• Resolve performance and functionality issues in applications through effective troubleshooting.

• Assist with the deployment and configuration of web applications.​

• Professional degree: BE/ B Tech/ MCA/BSC-IT, Computer Science. University/Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting. Logistics, Production Operations/Manufacturing Management, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Graduate Program (MBA, MIB or Masters): Would be an advantage   

• ITIL Foundation certification V4 or equivalent experience.

• Intermediate knowledge of IT Service Management principle, best practices and frameworks like ITIL and experience with JIRA is required

•  Experience with working in multinational, multi-cultural teams (desirable). 

• Multi-tasking, good communicator, eager to learn

•  Minimum 3 - 5 years in the software, manufacturing, distribution or accounting industry is preferred. Experience using or supporting business software applications.  Prior success in a Customer Service/Support capacity.

• Knowledge of basic technical concepts is preferred (Unix, Windows NT, Internet, networks, Progress or Oracle). Programming code for troubleshooting is a big plus (C, C++, Unix, Progress, Oracle, SQL, Java, or XML).

• RDBMS: MySQL, Frontend: Javascript, CSS, HTML, Digital Science

• Good Analytical & Technical skills and ability to understand the business needs.

• Good communication in English (written and verbal) is required.

• You have good analytical & collaboration skills and have a passion to solve customer issues. You have a positive and calming approach, to diffuse an escalated situation or irate customer.

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• Your health and well being are important to us at QAD. We provide programs that help you strike a healthy work-life balance.
• Opportunity to join a growing business, launching into its next phase of expansion and transformation.
• Collaborative culture of smart and hard-working people who support one another to get the job done.
• An atmosphere of growth and opportunity, where idea-sharing is always prioritized over level or hierarchy.
• Compensation packages based on experience and desired skill set

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About QAD:

QAD Inc. is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. Global manufacturers face ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-driven innovation and changing consumer preferences. In order to survive and thrive, manufacturers must be able to innovate and change business models at unprecedented rates of speed. QAD calls these companies Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises. QAD solutions help customers in the automotive, life sciences, packaging, consumer products, food and beverage, high tech and industrial manufacturing industries rapidly adapt to change and innovate for competitive advantage.

QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions, respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QAD’s DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity, equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. 

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