Customer Contact refers to the person designated by the buyer company in foreign trade business to communicate with the seller on specific matters, usually a procurement manager, purchasing officer, or business assistant. Usage scenarios include inquiry replies, order follow-ups, sample confirmations, shipping arrangements, and after-sales issue handling. Notes: 1) The contact may not have the authority to decide prices or contract terms; major decisions need confirmation from their superior; 2) The contact's scope of responsibility should be clarified to avoid overstepping communication; 3) Contact information should be updated regularly to prevent communication interruption due to personnel changes; 4) Different from 'Customer Company', the contact is a specific individual, while the customer company is a legal entity; different from 'Decision Maker', the contact may only be responsible for execution and not participate in decision-making. Correctly identifying and maintaining the customer contact relationship helps improve communication efficiency and promote order closing.
📝 Examples
1. Please send the quotation to our customer contact Mr. Zhang, who is responsible for the daily communication of this procurement. (Note: Clarify the contact's specific responsibilities to avoid information errors or omissions.) 2. Since the customer contact has left the company, we need to reconfirm a new counterpart to avoid affecting order progress. (Note: Emphasize response measures when the contact changes.)
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