Customer Care Specialist I

Eastern Carolina Vocational Center Inc. has an opening for a Customer Care Specialist in the Customer Care department. This is not a call center position. The customer care specialist is a member of a small department focused on business development and customer satisfaction. The incumbent will interact with many of the same customers on a regular basis, providing the opportunity to build rapport and positive relationships. This position is responsible for interacting with federal, military and commercial customers to provide pricing quotes and product information, process orders, handle and resolve complaints, maintain customer satisfaction, and help market existing / new products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Interacts with customers via email and over the phone to provide information about products, pricing, availability, lead time, order status, etc.
• Processes orders in Business Central (BC – ECVC’s ERP system) and works with team members to ensure all orders issued by one team member are reviewed by another team member before submission (given to shipping).
• Provides shipping status information for orders (PODs, etc.) to customers.
• Completes Requests for Quotes (RFQs) on standard products. Consults with leadership for special request products, reduced pricing, or questions on prices (based on customer type), etc.
• Electronically files and keeps organized all e-mail data associated with position.
• Maintains office files and computer network files.
• Coordinates with Production Department and suppliers, when needed, to solicit pricing quotes and maintain adequate stock levels to fill orders.
• Works closely with other team members to ensure orders are processed accurately & within established time guidelines.
• Ensures that appropriate actions are taken to resolve customers' problems (issues paperwork to ship replacement / correct product, paperwork for the business office to process credits, nonconforming product tags, etc.).
• Coordinates / communicates with other team members to resolve customer issues (when needed), promote customer satisfaction or report any noticeable trends in issues.
• Records issues, complaints, feedback, etc. into the Customer Care database for accurate tracking in a timely manner. Documents issue resolution detail. (Start to finish) documents the issues, resolves the issues, and records the final outcome of the issue.) All data for the month is recorded no later than at the end of the first week of the next month (to ensure data is available to supervisor for ISO reporting).
• Initiates nonconforming product tags for products when needed based on customer complaints.
• Serves as liaison with General Production customers on scheduling pick-ups / deliveries, answering questions, performs monthly counts, and provides information to AR Accountant in the Business Office for invoicing.
• Provides regular reports on key Customer Care metrics.
• Updates, maintains, and distributes pricing documents for various customer types.
• Serves as subject matter expert on customer pricing and all ECVC products.
• Ensures PIEE / SPRS and other customer order tracking systems are kept current.
• Files shipping claims for lost / damaged shipments with UPS, SEFL, etc.
• Reviews / reconciles / contests UPS chargeback fees for address changes, returns, etc.
• Serves as back up to Penny Hines / ECVC Frame Shop to assist customers / employees with project drop-offs / pick-ups, payments, and battery sales.
• Other duties as needed or assigned.

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