Overview
Job Purpose and Summary
- Be the technical subject matter expert & technical service specialist for the Canon Workspace range of copiers, MFPs and Scanners.
- Support Canon Authorized Service Partners, dealers and distributors and the in-country service teams to maintain optimum performance of Canon Workspace products & solutions.
What we give
- Ensure quick response & resolution to all service escalations
- Implement best practices for trouble shooting & diagnostics, remote support for highest customer satisfaction
- Achieve optimum costs for warranty spares and find ways to reduce the overall costs of service repair
- Design and deliver technical trainings and continuous development initiatives for Canon in-country service specialists and authorized service partners
- Support in-country teams for planning & executing onboarding process for new service partners & technicians
- Have close communication and relationship to enhance the service deliverables to Canon customers with complete ownership & responsibility of Canon Workspace products & solutions
- Support & guide in-Country teams & service partners for spares parts management and planning to ensure optimum in-country stock for spares are available & replenished to achieve high uptime of Canon B2B Workspace MIF
- Accountable for educating and driving high online connectivity of Workspace devices in the field through Canon E-Maintenance & equivalent platforms with an aim to administer & achieve highest percentage of connectivity of all workspace devices sold & installed in the CCNA region.
- Close engagement with all authorized service partners & dealers and their service teams through regular & planned partner meetings & market visits.
- Maintain cordial and good relationships with all distributors & sales partners of the nominated countries through regular communication & meetings along with sales team to take feedback & corrective actions if required.
- Accountable to improve overall quality of Service delivery through quick response rates & resolution times leading to high customer & partner satisfaction.
- Report, recommend and take appropriate action regarding individual product performance, service marketing and service training matters.
- Market the availability of quality Canon Service across the nominated regions and also drive new methods of service revenue generation through extended service packs when made available.
- To contribute and plan, develop and implement any specific project or strategy assigned to enhance B2B service.
- Take active role in self-development to enhance the quality of technical knowledge & skillsets through regular & continuous online courses on the Canon Development Hub & Percipio. Also attend any face2face classroom trainings on a time-to-time basis and as nominated by the Management.
- Develop & Support Canon Authorized B2B Service partners and Canon Authorized Dealers to service & maintain for optimum performance of all B2B workspace products with superior uptime. This includes responsibility for managing, analyzing, documenting, testing, communicating, liaising, and ultimately solving customer problems
- Implement actions leading towards better quality service delivery and achieving targets of key Service KPI’s
- Set processes and systems in place for optimum spares parts availability through advanced forecasting and planning along with the In Country team & the Spares Demand Planner.
- Take technical initiatives to prevent problems developing, and to minimize problems, which arises.
- Address Customer complaints and also conduct Customer Satisfaction surveys.
- Address key end user requirements and support sales Service Marketing
- Provide technical assistance and support for Exhibitions, Seminars, Conferences & any Training of CCNA as required.
- Maintain and update records in Shared locations etc. of B2B Service Department.
- Prepare & submit regular monthly reports as required from time to time.
- Carry out other duties and participate in Company Projects as requested by Service Manager.
- To monitor, support and maintain the team values of the Service with Partners, Customers & within Canon.
- To provide feedback and actions to develop the services provided by the Canon Team.
- To provide feedback on team performance (informally and formally) as requested
Technical Support and development
- Develop Technical skills for Canon Authorized Partners and Channel Service team by planning & facilitating regular Service Trainings and workshops on nominated products & solutions.
- Provide remote or physical support to Canon sales partners and end-users using Canon systems.
- Identify key support issues from those escalated, and propose actions to resolve, liaising with Canon Europe’s Technical Service Support personnel.
- Visit end-user or distributor premises to investigate and resolve problems as necessary.
- Evaluate, prioritize and respond to field suggestions and written enquiries.
- Ensure that work processes and workflows exist for all Support related tasks.
- Develop high quality diagnostics and trouble shooting habits are inculcated among service team & partners technicians to minimize costs of repair & high uptime & customer satisfaction.
What we ask
- Degree/Diploma caliber individual with relevant and recognized formal qualifications.
- Strong Technical knowledge and break fix, service experience (5 years minimum) coupled with the ability to relate technical information to non-technical people at all levels.
- Previous experience of formal classroom training or high-level coaching is desirable.
- Functional knowledge and/or understanding of Office Automation products such as copiers, printers, digital production presses, large format & wide format plotters etc.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic.
- Proficiency with MS Office applications, i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Business Management qualification is desirable.
You will need
Further information
- Excellent analytical skills and a logical mind.
- Motivation and aptitude to continuous learning as new technology & products are introduced.
- Able to communicate, at times involving complex information, to individuals at all levels, internally and externally.
- To be able to support and advise colleagues in a constructive way.
- Ability to work on own initiative, self-motivated and to strict deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize workload efficiently.
- Flexibility to deal with changing requirements and travel requirements.
Physical Requirements
- Frequent & regular overseas travel and periods away from home
- Lifting/moving machines