Associate Representative - Customer Service

EECOL•Winnipeg, MB

1d•CA$18 - CA$22

About The Position

When you join EECOL, you become part of a global leader in business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain management solutions. We take pride in having an inclusive and family-like work environment. We provide a compensation package that offers competitive wages, flexible hours, excellent benefits, and a career you can be proud of. There are endless opportunities with our promote-within culture! As an Associate Representative - Customer Service, you will respond to customer inquiries by telephone, e-mail and/or walk-ins to provide inquiry or problem resolution. You will resolve routine and basic problems and communicate solution or requested information to the customer. You will analyze a customer's service needs and refer to other service or technical departments for follow up as needed.

Requirements

High School Degree or Equivalent required
0-2 years of relevant experience
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including, customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
Ability to build working relationships with other functional areas to best support mutual objectives
Basic problem-solving skills and ability to analyze information in order to provide excellent service to internal and external customers
Ability to research and resolve customer issues
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Basic computer skills
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
Ability to build and maintain long-term relationships with customers

Nice To Haves

Associate degree (U.S.)/College Diploma (Canada) preferred
1 year of sales experience preferred
Direct Sales (B2B) experience preferred
Strong knowledge of retail and wholesale sales principles, methods, practices, and techniques preferred

Responsibilities

Interacts with customers by phone or in person to provide information and to ensure best service possible.
Handles and resolves customer complaints, special orders, or returns in-store, via phone or mail.
Obtains and examines all relevant information to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes.
Receives and processes orders, provides information concerning pricing, changes in service, discontinuance, and shipping.
Keeps records of customer interactions and transactions, records details of inquiries, complaints, comments, and actions taken.
Refers unresolved customer grievances to designated departments for further investigation.
Completes customer invoicing.
Identifies additional product or service opportunities with existing or potential clients, and determines with customer sales and service manager, whether customer sales and service or outside sales should manage opportunity.
Maintains regular contact with existing clients, continually working to understand new or existing "pains" and needs and developing strategies to address those pains.
Prepares for, attends, and participates in weekly sales meetings.
Remains current on industry trends, market activity and competitor products.