Cust Serv Rep Local Sales
About The Position
We’re excited about your interest in pursuing the next step in your career with US Foods! Your continuous growth and development is critical to our success. US Foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our US Foods Application Accommodation Line at 855-873-2468. You will be prompted to leave a message. Please state the specifics of the assistance needed and your contact information. A member of our HR department will return your call within two business days. https://www.usfoods.com/careers/job-application-accomodation.html NOTE: Before you begin your internal job search, please review the criteria you will need to start the process. BASIC PURPOSE Provide contact and liaison between National Sales customers and the sales team and internal departments. Process incoming orders; receive, evaluate, and respond to written or telephoned customer inquiries in a timely manner. Work within established guidelines in order to achieve the objectives of the service agreement consistent with customer expectations, company policy and profit and quality requirements. Back up to Sales Coordinator roles.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of three years experience in customer service call center environment required.
- Excellent verbal communication skills and problem resolution ability required.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook required.
- CRM / Phone Technology experience preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in food service distribution a plus.
Responsibilities
- Receive inbound calls and place outbound calls to customers in order to provide information about products and services, to take orders, 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.
- Resolve customers' service or billing complaints; check to ensure that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems.
- Contact customers in order to respond to inquiries or to notify them of claim results and any planned adjustments; refer unresolved customer complaints to designated departments for further action.
- Obtain and examine all relevant information in order to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes.
- Coordinate same-day deliveries and pickups for customers.
- Process pickup requests from customers and National Sales team.
- Respond to delivery/routing questions and issues from customers.
- Respond to product inquiries from customers.
- Share new or additional services or products with customers.
- Compare disputed merchandise with original requisitions and information from invoices, and prepare invoices for returned goods.
- Contact all customers affected by product recalls and withdrawals.
- Recommend improvements in products, shipping, service, or billing methods and procedures in order to prevent future problems.
- This role adheres to a designated schedule, which includes set workdays, start and end times.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
