Customer Service Representative

Description Position Summary:

The Customer Service Representative will act as a liaison, provide product/services information, process customer orders, and resolve any emerging problems that our customers might face with accuracy and efficiency.

This is a fully in-person position with typical office hours (8:30-5) M-F.

Hourly starting rate of $19-22 with total rewards package totaling up to $42,000 - $55,000 annually.

Essential Functions

- Confer with customers to provide information about products and services, to take or enter orders/quotes, create accounts and items, or to obtain details of complaints.

- Keep records of customer interactions and transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, and comments, as well as actions taken.

- Check to ensure that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems.

- Field incoming phone calls and direct to appropriate internal staff.

- Promptly respond to customer questions submitted via email or our website.

- Determine charges for customer orders and arrange for billing credit cards when appropriate.

- Refer unresolved customer grievances to designated departments for further investigation.

- Recommend improvements in products, packaging, shipping, service, or billing methods and procedures to prevent future problems.

- Enter customer orders into Prophet 21 system with precise accuracy, checking all locations for stock and substitutes, and selecting shipping method that is the best option.

- Understand and identify a return request.

- Partner with the Sales team to exceed our customer’s expectations.

- Recognize, document, and alert the supervisor of problem trends in quality control.

- Provide customers with backorder information immediately upon order placement as well as after 1 week of a backorder and provide additional follow-up when required.

- Process credit checks for potential new customers. Management must approve the issuance of a terms account number.

- Invoice dropship purchase orders.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Computer Skills: Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, know how to use the internet for research, as well as easily adapt to new systems.

Position Qualifications

- Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

- Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.

- Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.

- Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

- Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.

- Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.

- Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.

- Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

- Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.

- Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.

- Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.

- Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.

- Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

- Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.

- Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

- Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Education & Experience

Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor's degree in a science field is preferred

Experience: One to three years of experience working in a laboratory is preferred. One to three years of experience in customer service is preferred.

Salary Description

$19-22 hourly