Are you an experienced leader with the ability to inspire your team to meet and exceed client goals? We are growing our network of strategic, organized, and driven Client Service Managers for future business needs! A representative from our BDS Talent Acquisition Team will be in contact with qualified applicants as soon as we are actively recruiting for this role.

As a Client Service Manager, you will be the direct contact for multiple brands within one of our many consumer electronics Break Fix programs for major US retailers. Main duties include client management, internal operations coordination, cross-functional coordination, field team communication, and developing your team members. You will continuously manage other team members, analyze program results, and make strategic recommendations to the client and BDS senior management. What is Break Fix? The maintenance and merchandising of interactive displays to ensure brands are optimally represented at retail.

Learn more about us and why you belong at BDS here!

WHAT WE OFFER

• $60,000-$66,000/year salary 
• Weekly pay schedule 
• Health and wellness benefits plans  
• Flexible vacation and holiday policies 
• Paid parental leave  
• 401(k) with employer matching  
• Technology allowance
• Referral bonus 
• Tax savings with flexible spending accounts for parking, transit, dependents, and healthcare costs 
• Opportunity to work with a growing company that actively rewards and promotes its employees 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Act as primary client contact, build relationships with the client, provide program coordination, and implement action plans.
• Manage and deliver on ad hoc projects inclusive of planning, budgets, pacing, asset management, data system management & reporting, and AR management.
• Communicate program status, display opportunities, timelines, and requirements to the brands, account management, and team members.
• Understand the strategic direction of the client and enable the account team to create added value programs that achieve client goals and objectives
• Manage field questions and provide guidance on issues.
• Review data for quality assurance as needed.
• Work closely with cross-functional departments in support of the account and program.
• Analyze data including but not limited to display functionality opportunities.
• Create, organize, and prioritize various program materials.
• Act as the team’s brand expert for brands and associated displays that you manage.
• Mentor direct report(s) and within the overall team environment.
• Other tasks as requested by management.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum 4+ years of related industry experience
• Proven track record of success in client service and client relations
• Experience managing multiple brands preferred
• Experience with consumer electronics brands preferred

Skills and Attributes:

• Extensive understanding of client industries and the applicable industry environment
• Responds to questions honestly and in a candid, straightforward manner
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong team management, client management, communication, complex problem solving, strategic, and project management skills
• Agile and adaptable to changes
• Must be proficient in MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint; experience with Tableau is a plus
• Some travel required (less than 10%)

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Regularly sit, stand, walk, talk and/or hear, and drive
• Regularly carrying and lifting objects up to 10 lbs.
• Frequently travel via flight or other modes of transportation
• Continuous hand/eye coordination and fine manipulation

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

BDS Connected Solutions. (“BDS”) is an equal opportunity employer in every aspect of employment, including but not limited to; selection, training, development and promotion of the most qualified candidates and employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. BDS is committed to equal employment opportunity in all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment that may not be covered in this statement. BDS is an at-will employer.

BDS Connected Solutions offers a complete suite of Connected Commerce solutions that blend Advocacy, Training, Retail, Virtual, Experiential, and Digital environments to influence the modern buyer, regardless of where they are on their shopping journey. Since 1985, BDS has been inspired by innovation; as we continue to evolve as a trendsetter in today’s disruptive market, we enable our clients to do the same. Our industry-leading experts never stop working to discover, design, and deploy custom buying solutions that empower brands to achieve and exceed their unique sales goals. BDS is headquartered in Irvine, California with a regional office in New York City, New York. Visit us at www.BDSsolutions.com for more information.