Job Description
Job Description
Salary : Competitive Market Value
Basic Function :
The Customer Support Representative is responsible for nurturing customer relationships through professional and positive problem-solving, communication, and efficient support case management.
Activities & Responsibilities :
- Provide ongoing customer support and problem resolution for ABI product owners and users.
- Build and maintain healthy emotional relationships with customers in an effort to encourage future engagement and sales.
- Leverage oral and written communication skills both internally and externally.
- Quickly and efficiently process product orders and resolve parts order cases.
- Maintain best customer support practices to all customers by utilizing excellent, in-depth knowledge of company products and programs.
- Follow up with Customers post-delivery to ensure satisfaction and coordinate communication with more senior-level Customer Support team members when necessary.
- Respond to incoming phone calls for support during normal work hours and assigned after-hours shifts to manage any customer support issues.
- Accurately and timely document all customer interaction, ensuring that customer files are up to date and with pertinent information.
- Assist with completion of warranty claims, no charge product request, request to ship, and product return forms to ensure compliance with company policies.
- Provide support to all ABI staff regarding product questions, orders, modifications, and applications.
- Projects and other duties as assigned.
- Answer & Route Phone Calls :
- Professionally and enthusiastically answer phone calls and route them appropriately throughout the business, serving as an integral intermediary between the public and the ABI team.
- Answer multiple incoming calls almost simultaneously.
- Create cases for the Customer Support Team.
- Utilize ABIs CRM (business software) to discern the callers context and document all pertinent activity.
- Identify and properly escalate priority issues while seeking to reassure and emotionally deescalate customers.
- Act as a gatekeeper, providing a kind and professional filter to streamline or divert calls in a manner consistent with ABI brand story and core values.
- Emotionally engage, empathize with, and serve callers, assisting with their needs even if not ABI related.
- Manage Company Mailings
- Process catalog requests.
- Ensure catalogs and mailings are properly labeled, posted, and routed correctly.
- Manage company postage machine and supplies
- Create & Maintain Customer Records in Database :
Create new and update existing customer records with accurate contact and request follow-up details, in accordance with ABIs rotation assignment policy. This lead entry function serves as a backup role to the primary lead entry staff member and enters marketing lists data as it becomes available.
Skills & Qualifications
Mechanical skill set and / or outdoor equipment knowledgeExcellent oral and written communication skills requiredAffinity for and / or experience with outdoor work industriesMust have unwavering integrity and positivityMust be emotionally intelligent, a humble contributor to group goals and company needsMust be a self-motivated and driven learner with a desire to grow and be developedMust be willing to participate in ongoing educationMust be proficient utilizing computers, mobile devices, and core office applicationsAdvanced ability to manage multiple tasks and projectsDeveloped ability to identify, analyze, and resolve problemsEducation & Experience :
GED, Diploma, Degree or EquivalentMinimum of 2 years of experience in a direct customer support capacityPhysical Requirements :
Must be willing to work in-houseMust have the ability to safely lift 40 poundsMust have the ability to stand, sit, and / or see a screen for a full work shiftAbility to talk or hear to communicate with others via phone, in-person, and / or computerAbility to listen to customers / vendors / colleagues, problem solve, and respond accordinglyMust be legally authorized to work in the United StatesAbility to read, write and speak English fluentlyEnvironmental Conditions & Travel :
The employee is exposed to manufacturing and warehouse environments with moderate to loud noise as well as office environments with moderate noise.The employee is required to wear suitable Personal Protective Equipment while working in the warehouse or manufacturing environments.Travel : Less than 5%.