Customer Service Representative

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Competitive rates! Excellent opportunity for growth and development within a global company.

Join our exciting, dynamic team and become a part of the GEODIS family!

We offer health benefits, 401k matching, paid time off, and opportunities for overtime, all in a stable and ever-growing industry!

As part of the GEODIS Family, you will have access to:

• Bonus Programs and Regular Increases
• COVID-19 Incentive for Fully-Vaccinated Teammates
• Referral Bonus
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance
• Our Telehealth Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Open Door Policy with Our Management Team, Including Regular Open Forums

If you have experience as a customer service rep or administrative assistant and are looking for a day shift in Excelsior Springs, MO or the surrounding area, we want to speak with you! Bring your resume and stop by for an interview during out walk in interview hours below!

• WHEN: June 24th, 10:00am - 4:00pm
• WHERE: 4101 Empire Rd, Kansas City, MO 64120 (hiring event takes place at a different facility from the Excelsior Springs location the position above is for)

Summary:

The Customer Service Representative is responsible for customer service activities such as responding to inquiries, processing orders, and handling customer complaints and questions in a prompt, courteous and effective manner.

Job Duties:

Interacts with customers by phone, email, or in person and receives orders or changes in service

Adjusts complaints concerning billing or service rendered, referring complaints of service failures to designated departments for investigation

Processes and inputs all customer orders and receipts. Runs stock reports to check for product availability

Generates all related paperwork and necessary information required for customer work orders, checks all orders for special requests, and posts inventory records

Coordinates special, last minute shipping requests with the transportation departments, expediting orders as necessary

Traces orders as required and notifies customers of any activity concerning their merchandise, including shipping and tracing information

Assures proper invoicing of accounts by verifying computer generated invoices

Maintains a good working relationship with customers by responding to all inquiries and complaints concerning receipts, invoices, shipments, inventory counts, etc., in a courteous and efficient manner

Reports customer feedback to management, including any signs of customer dissatisfaction

Acts as liaison between the warehouse and the customer in administration of accounts and between the office and customer regarding invoicing and credit changes

Performs paperwork associated with orders including the maintenance of customer files

Performs clerical work as required including answering phone calls, operating various office machines and computers, corresponding with customers and greeting customers and visitors in the office

Maintains current and accurate procedure book which details the processing requirements for each account; prepares any report concerning customer services activities and performs other customer service and company related duties as necessary

Notifies management of all requested changes from the customer regarding shipping, handling, or administrative characteristics

Works with management regarding product routing for customers

Other duties as required and assigned

For food accounts, incumbent is responsible to report food safety problems to senior management to initiate action

Requirements:

High school diploma or GED (General Education Diploma) equivalency

Minimum 6 months related experience and/or training

Experience with AS400 operating systems and warehouse management systems preferred

PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and co-workers

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles and is regularly exposed to ambient lighting and temperate climate conditions. The employee may be exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold including climates consistent with outside weather conditions.

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Job Duties as documented in this job description are considered “Essential Functions” and have been created by the standards of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) require that employees be able to perform “Essential Functions” of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the “Essential Functions”.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location