What are the responsibilities and job description for the Customer Excellence Specialist position at Gellert Global Group?
Gellert Global Group consists of many of the leading North American food importing companies (Atalanta Corporation, Camerican International, Finica, Tipico Cheese Products) and has been involved in importing food products for over 100 years. The combined revenues of GGG exceed $1.7 billion. GGG companies provide strength in sourcing, insurance, finance, logistics, food safety and information technology, and supplies the needs of retailers, distributors, foodservice chains, hotels, cruise lines, and food manufacturers alike.
Position Summary
The Customer Excellence Specialist is a detail-oriented and proactive sales support specialist. This role is responsible for managing customer contracts, supporting sales operations, and ensuring exceptional customer experience. The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, and eager to collaborate across multiple departments. Senior Customer Excellence Specialist position is also available for candidates with experience and leadership capabilities. This position reports to Customer Excellence Lead.
Responsibilities (including But Not Limited To)
Our company will be relocating to a new corporate headquarters in Madison, NJ in Q4 of 2026. Candidates should be comfortable with this upcoming change in location.
Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following subject to your location and role.
Position Summary
The Customer Excellence Specialist is a detail-oriented and proactive sales support specialist. This role is responsible for managing customer contracts, supporting sales operations, and ensuring exceptional customer experience. The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, and eager to collaborate across multiple departments. Senior Customer Excellence Specialist position is also available for candidates with experience and leadership capabilities. This position reports to Customer Excellence Lead.
Responsibilities (including But Not Limited To)
- Establish and maintain customer contracts
- Serve as the primary contact for customer communication and documentation
- Manage weekly position reports and provide updates to the Sales team
- Compare forecasts to actual usage and support planning using monthly averages
- Recommend purchases based on market conditions and customer requirements
- Handle costing requests and distribute results to the appropriate teams
- Maintain internal and external databases including customer portals
- Coordinate with Supply Chain Team & Logistics to ensure on-time delivery
- Address customer and Sales inquiries; support issue resolution across departments
- 3–5 years of experience in Customer/Sales Support
- Bachelor’s degree
- Proficient in Excel
- Experience in Infor M3 a plus
- Experience in Salesforce a plus
Our company will be relocating to a new corporate headquarters in Madison, NJ in Q4 of 2026. Candidates should be comfortable with this upcoming change in location.
Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following subject to your location and role.
- Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, Company-paid life, accident and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts
- Wealth: Competitive pay, annual bonus opportunity, matching 401(k) with immediate vesting upon enrollment, generous employee referral program
- Happiness:
- Professional Growth: Online training courses, virtual and classroom development experiences, education assistance program
- Work-Life Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work schedules (subject to your location and role)
- Team Building: Employee engagement and recognition programs, wellness, philanthropic and DE&I initiatives, Company-sponsored celebrations, and team building events
Salary : $70,000 - $80,000