Requirement Detail

Job Title Customer Service Representative
Job Code 208555
Date Posted 03/27/2025
Number Of Positions Available 2
Client Id 20266
Location Lansing, MI USA
Pay Rate $18.00/Hour
Job Description

GENERAL PURPOSE: 

• Supports sales team, manages the production workflow, and interacts closely with customers. 
• Supports department by tracking, investigating, and reporting sales information and resolving problems.
• Maintain complete customer history information.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supports sales force with information and metric sharing and customer support.
• Updates managers by consolidating, analyzing, and forwarding daily action summaries.
• Provides product, promotion, and pricing information by clarifying customer request; selecting appropriate information; forwarding information, and answering questions.
• Provides sales vs. projection results by preparing and forwarding sales tracking reports.
• Maintains customer database by inputting customer profiles.
• Prepares and distributes monthly reports.
• Prepares sales presentations by compiling and analyzing data; and developing presentation formats and creating materials.
• Calls customers and/or Reps to get answers to questions on orders.
• Directly enters order and verifies orders with every customer contact.
• Verifies and/or updates all customer records with every customer contact and/or order entered.
• Enters and/or receives a form of payment with every order initiated.
• Processes/enters all assigned orders received through various means and achieves target productivity goals for orders entered.
• Utilizes credit card program to authorize payment on appropriate orders.
• Verifies each order entered for correct information.
• Resolves order and inventory problems by investigating data and history, identifying alternate means for filling orders, and notifying managers and customers.
• Prints and assembles orders immediately after entry within given guidelines.
• Communicates customer complaints or inquires to appropriate person to achieve customer resolution in a timely manner, including writing credits when needed.
• Communicates in a timely manner to other areas with regards to questions on orders.
• Meets target monthly and yearly metric guidelines for production and accuracy.
• Assists customers at the request of or in the absence of sales.
• Follows all required guidelines and procedural expectations throughout the supply chain as established.
• Distributes orders in a timely manner within established guidelines.
• Backs up other areas of Customer Service as needed.
• Performs other job duties, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.)
• Minimum six months to 5 years related experience.
• Competent in various software applications and certifications, such as Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
• Must be able to communicate effectively via telephone and email.
• Must demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be well-organized and able to manage time efficiently.
• Must be able to function effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be reliable and able to maintain good attendance.
• Must be accurate and thorough when capturing and communicating data.
• Must be willing to work overtime as needed.
• Must be able to perform essential functions of job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. 
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Employee is required to: sit, stand, walk, talk, see, and hear.