Customer Service 3

EMSER TILE LLC•Ontario, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Central Services Representative (CSR) ensures a high level of support is provided to external/internal customers regarding the day-to-day order management of Emser’s national accounts within the Builder, Commercial, Retail, and Mass Merchant/Internet segments, and for providing additional branch support regarding the order administration of high-volume-transaction accounts as well as occasional phone coverage. This position reports to the Central Services Manager/Supervisor. The Central Services Team is positioned as a “next-level” service model providing a “single-point” of contact for high volume, multiple location customers. The Central Services Team is expected to be the “solution” for branch teams and customers through utilizing an in-depth knowledge of company systems, order processes, products, and service programs; as well as maintains a high level of productivity and accuracy.

Requirements

Knowledge of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) ordering systems
Excellent customer service skills; especially when handling customer escalations
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Attention to detail; focus on execution and timely completion of tasks
The ability to recognize potential issues and quickly resolve prior to resulting in service failures
Business knowledge relating to the sales cycle, credit, shipping, and customer order management
Ability to work with a broad cross section of internal and external business partners, personalities and department functions
Service driven with both internal and external customers
Ability to adapt well to change

Responsibilities

Understanding of customer and company requirements for assigned customer accounts through the usage of order entry guides
Timely Receipt, validation, and processing of purchase orders
Communication of order issues including incorrect pricing, improper package configurations, product size, terms and conditions of sale, etc.
Communication of product problems, anticipated receipt of required products or potential substation of in-stock products to limit re-selections and customer issues
Sourcing of product to support on-time shipment and delivery of orders
Creation and distribution of order confirmations including communication of potential shipment or delivery issues regarding lead times and their potential resolution
Coordination of transportation and scheduling of delivery at the customer or job site
Resolution of issues and problems associated with any or all the above
Reconciliation of short pays and issuing of credits
Processing of Return Authorizations due to a number or reasons, including freight/concealed damages, order entry/shipping errors, quality issues, etc.
Handling of queue calls from customers ranging from expediting freight requests, inventory availability, order status updates, pricing inquiries, etc.
With Support of the Central Services Manager/Supervisor, coordination of all aspects of each business transaction with internal departments, customers and suppliers as required to meet customer order requirements
Identification and resolution of issues that may negatively affect operations in a proactive and decisive manner
Management of account activities, including: Workload management, Quality and accuracy of work performed based on key metrics, Scheduling and execution of assigned tasks and functions, Implementation of new business processes and day to day management of existing processes
Other duties as assigned