What are the responsibilities and job description for the Customer Service (Partitions Drafter) position at Bobrick?
The Customer Service - Partitions Drafter is crucial in supporting direct sales channels, including Distributors, Sales Representatives, Architects, and End-Users. The responsibilities of this role include processing PRIVADA (Bobrick's higher-end, elevated aesthetics cubicles) sales orders via email, responding to inquiries, managing projects, resolving customer problems, and providing technical drafting for a premium, elevated-designed product. Additionally, the role will involve collaborating across departments to ensure complete customer follow-through. This position requires a blend of customer service, technical drafting skills, administrative tasks, and strong communication abilities. All functions must be performed following established company policies and procedures.
Schedule : Monday - Friday, 7 : 00am-3 : 30pm (overtime as needed)
Job Responsibilities : (includes the following, other duties may be assigned)
- Properly execute Customer Service Vision, Mission, and Strategy initiatives.
- Responsible for processing incoming written purchase orders for toilet partitions and entering customer orders into the company's Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) daily. This involves entering each component into our software to generate manufacturing reports and ensuring everything on the drawings matches the paperwork. Additionally, create a hardware sheet for custom height orders. Maintain an error rate within company goals. Take ownership of issues, actively seek feedback, and apply learnings from internal order entry errors.
- Manage multiple partition projects outside the regular workload. This may include training, creating training guides, or focusing on large projects simultaneously. Prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and exceed customer expectations.
- Create Partition Layout drawings utilizing Visio software based on project requirements, specifications, and design criteria. Ensure compliance with relevant building codes, regulations, and industry standards. Prepare detailed technical drawings, including floor plans, elevations, and sections. Additionally, generate material lists, specifications, and any necessary documentation for production and installation.
- Understand the Four-Level Defect Grading System and manufacturing quality escapes. Gather all necessary information from the customer, and based on the findings and the situation, decide on the best solution for the customer. Record the findings via our Customer Complaint form system according to internal processes and follow up with distributors to ensure that resolutions are implemented.
- Handling freight carrier complaints involves identifying the type of claim according to our policies. Exercise judgment to process the claim under the correct account and provide all necessary information before processing the order.
- Support the department's Method Improvement Program by suggesting more efficient methods related to overall company objectives or specific job duties.
- Learn and understand the PRIVADA brand, including its series, mounting configuration, hardware, layout designs, lead times, and design criteria.
- Responsible for responding to Distributors, Sales Representatives, Architects, and End-Users via Zendesk or outlook. Must provide clear and concise information regarding the product, answer customers' questions or concerns, track scheduled ship dates, manage price and availability, track lost shipments, expedite orders, process returns, address field complaints, and address technical or installation inquiries. Maintain adherence to SLA responsiveness goals.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of our sales representatives, including aftermarket and architectural representation. Be knowledgeable about the distribution network for all Bobrick distributors, including who holds a PRIVADA contract and authorized installers. Manage the list of distributors and update the quoting log when adding or removing distributors.
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Benefits :
Salary : $21.15 / hour
About the Company : Bobrick, headquartered in North Hollywood, CA, is the industry-leading manufacturer of Stainless Steel commercial washroom accessories with 100 years of experience (back when it was a start-up, Bobrick invented the lavatory-mounted soap dispenser!). A mid-sized, privately owned company, Bobrick includes brands such as Koala Kare, operates 7 manufacturing facilities throughout the US, the United Kingdom and Canada, and conducts business in over 125 countries worldwide.
Bobrick's Culture : We view our culture as a competitive advantage and a foundation for continued success. Our positive and supportive culture encourages our people to do their best work every day. Bobrick respects work-life balance, has a strong commitment to employee development and attributes its success to four core values and their alignment with its employees, suppliers, sales representatives, distributors and other channel partners. We are dedicated to the following core values :
Salary : $21 - $22