Customer Specialist - Full Time

CarMax•Houston, TX

About The Position

As a Customer Specialist, you will be empowered to provide an iconic experience for our Customers by acting as a guide and offering support during every step of their CarMax journey, reinforcing our simple and seamless process. While communicating and partnering effectively with teams across the organization, you will work to ensure each customer has a positive experience buying and selling cars. We’ve become the nation’s largest retailer of used cars due to our honesty and transparency, and those same values will help you succeed, too. General Summary: Under limited supervision of the Business Office Manager, the Customer Specialist- Alternative Delivery provides exceptional customer service in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment through the completion of sales transactions, while working in multiple environments including both indoors, outdoors, and offsite (“home”) delivery of vehicles. The Customer Specialist-Alternative Delivery will also focus on the facilitation of paperwork and post-sale processing. The Customer Specialist-Alternative Delivery will also perform vehicle condition verifications and prepare the vehicles for delivery.

Requirements

Must possess a valid driver's license that meets the CarMax Driver Safety Points Evaluation System criteria, as explained in the CarMax Driver Safety Policy.
Successful completion of all assessments.
Demonstrate exceptional communication skills and attention to detail
Demonstrate active listening skills.
Meet or exceed CarMax guidelines for customer satisfaction.
Perform multiple duties in a high energy, fast-paced working environment.
Use miscellaneous computer programs, demonstrating intermediate PC skills.
Read, interpret, and transcribe data in order to maintain accurate records.
Lift objects that weigh as much as 25 lbs.
Complete all formats of job related training.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the completion of Home Delivery sales transactions
Present and/or confirm MaxCare and finance decisions
Follow and execute strategies to achieve store’s sales budgets.
Maintain a working knowledge of available financing options, titles and extended service policies.
Interact with customers, other associates and team members to provide outstanding internal and external customer service.
Provide customer service to customers by complying with CarMax procedures, including, but not limited to: processing Home Deliveries, listening to and answering customer questions and explaining paperwork process.
Perform various Business Office tasks, including, but not limited to: Completing Express Pickups, delivering Sales paperwork, completing Appraisal Purchases, processing paperwork associated with the state DMV, processing titles and processing auction sales.
Perform various administrative and clerical duties, including, but not limited to: Document copying, filing, payment management, reconciliation of missing dealer plates or information and data entry into Microsoft Excel and proprietary systems as required for logging vehicle registration tags.
Drive vehicles to and from various locations as requested by supervisor.
Adhere to all CarMax policies and procedures.
Adhere to the Customer Specialist- Alternative Delivery training timeline.
Process paperwork associated with retail vehicle sales.
Manage multiple payment types including receiving and counting money, distributing funds, preparing deposits and handling of the safe with considerations to security and asset protection.
Conduct vehicle condition verifications and convey results to Buyer or Senior Buyer for analysis
Present appraisal offers to customers
Perform cosmetic inspections and ensure that all vehicles meet CarMax Final Quality Standards.
Prepare vehicles for delivery to customers.