Position Description:
The Customer Advocate serves as the primary contact for customers by receiving customer requests for orders, quotes, inquires as well as resolving customer product and service issues. Providing a seamless customer experience through expertise, ownership, accountability and responsiveness is paramount.
Position Responsibilities:
Answer inbound calls and manage email as well as other electronic communications in a fast-paced call center environment
Receive, process and follow-up on customer orders as well as order changes to include quotations, pricing, availability, order follow-up and confirmation of shipment dates
Provide timely updates on order status, scheduled shipment dates and other customer related inquiries as required
Responsible for initiating and processing returns through final resolution
Support Account Executives to ensure highest level of customer satisfaction as well as to proactively identify issues based on customer interactions
Effectively communicate with internal and external customers
Maintain customer profile sheets
Position Requirements:
High School diploma required
College degree or equivalent work experience preferred
Previous customer service experience preferred; minimum 3 years experience
Demonstrated proficiency in keyboarding skills, Windows operating systems, Microsoft applications and Salesforce.com
Demonstrated mechanical or technical aptitude
Demonstrated ability to meet aggressive deadlines and work with a minimal amount of supervision
Strong project management skills
Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
Ability to work in a highly dynamic team and fast-paced environment with continuous challenges
Team oriented with the ability to influence others
Strong communication and employee relations skills
Desire to increase amount of accountability within the organization