What are the responsibilities and job description for the Order Management Specialist position at Rapid Medical?
The Order Management Specialist (OMS) serves as a key liaison between the sales team, customers, and internal stakeholders for a medical device company that makes life-saving products for the treatment of stroke. This role primarily receives electronic orders from hospital customers and accurately enters those orders in ERP to ensure accurate, same-day fulfillment for overnight shipping and then invoicing. This role supports traditional medical device orders (i.e. ship and bill, bill-only and consignment) and credit transactions and is the subject matter expert for commercial-related ERP management, including alignment relationships between customers, territories and sales representatives.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter with minimal supervision who thrives in a fast-paced environment involving routine transactions, as well as problem-solving business transactions with layered complexity. The OMS plays a pivotal role in maintaining operational excellence, fostering trust with field teams and customers, and upholding the company’s commitment to quality and service.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Communication and Relationship Management with Field Sales Personnel
Not Applicable: This role does not include direct supervisory responsibilities but requires proactive collaboration with cross-functional teams to support shared objectives.
Requirements:
Required Education & Experience:
The ideal candidate is a self-starter with minimal supervision who thrives in a fast-paced environment involving routine transactions, as well as problem-solving business transactions with layered complexity. The OMS plays a pivotal role in maintaining operational excellence, fostering trust with field teams and customers, and upholding the company’s commitment to quality and service.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Communication and Relationship Management with Field Sales Personnel
- Act as the primary point of contact for field sales personnel, sales management and customers delivering timely, professional, and solutions-oriented communication.
- Build and nurture collaborative, reliable and trusting relationships with field sales personnel
- Proactively update on order status, product availability, and issue resolution to maintain transparency and trust.
- Accurately and efficiently interpret and process incoming customer orders (e.g. email, GHX, phone, etc.) while ensuring adherence to standard operating procedures and regulatory guidelines.
- Confirm order details with customers, set clear delivery expectations, and collaborate with logistics teams to ensure timely product shipment and delivery.
- Identify and resolve order-related issues promptly to ensure customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
- Manage and maintain transactions in the Priority ERP system, ensuring data accuracy and consistency across orders, returns, and other processes.
- Monitor and update order statuses, troubleshoot discrepancies, and provide field teams with ERP support and guidance.
- Lead user support and training for Priority Mobile ERP
- Work collaboratively with IT and operational teams to improve system workflows and resolve technical challenges.
- Generate, review, and validate invoices to ensure accuracy in billing details, pricing, and applied discounts.
- Collaborate with accounting and sales teams to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely resolution of billing inquiries.
- Serve as a knowledgeable resource for customers regarding invoice-related questions, payments, and credit processing.
- Same-day order processing in near-real time
- 100% accuracy with customer order processing and invoicing
- 24-hour response time to field sales personnel
Not Applicable: This role does not include direct supervisory responsibilities but requires proactive collaboration with cross-functional teams to support shared objectives.
Requirements:
Required Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent required; a bachelor’s degree is preferred, or relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Minimum 2 years in a business-to-business customer service role,
- Minimum 2 years ERP order management (e.g. Priority Mobile, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
- Expertise in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills for building and maintaining relationships with customers, sales leadership, and cross-functional business partners.
- Strong written, verbal, and listening communication skills to ensure clarity and effectiveness.
- Demonstrated ability to think critically, analyze processes, and solve problems efficiently.
- Previous customer service experience in life sciences or software
- Priority ERP systems, including data entry, transaction management, and troubleshooting.
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as business administration, healthcare management, or a related discipline, is highly preferred.
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
- Light work that includes moving objects up to 35 pounds.
- Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
- Communicating with others to exchange information.
- Manual dexterity and coordination and usage of technology.
- Operating motor vehicles.
- Limited (1-2 trips per year) to no travel
- Eligible for a hybrid work arrangement following a successful trial period, with regular in-office presence for meetings and office management 60-80% of the time.