Customer Service Representative

1 year contract for a Customer Service Representative role with a leading client in Peoria, IL area. APPLY NOW!

Title: Customer Service Representative

Location: Peoria, IL

Workplace type: 100% onsite (M-F, 40 hour work week)

Type: Contract

Pay: $16.95/hour on w2-no flex

Iv process: 1 round

Length: 24 months- possibility to extend

Screenings: no tech, full panel drug and background once hired

+optional benefits

Must haves:

• High school diploma or GED required. Associates degree preferred.
• Customer service related experience required.
• MS Excel capability.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Ability to assist unsatisfied customers in a positive manner. Responses should be professional and business appropriate.
• Self-starter with strong initiative. Little to no follow-up required.
• Able to easily identify what work should be prioritized.
• Candidate will be working in the credit card company’s software.
• MS Excel (Pivot Table, V-Lookup knowledge is required).

Soft Skills

(Required)

-Team player. We have a high functioning team environment and need a candidate that can contribute effectively.

-High level communication skills (verbal and written)

-High level confidentiality

Business etiquette. This position will be communicating via Chat and Email to every level employee at the company. It is a requirement to have the ability to construct an email with relevant subject line, greeting, body, and closing that clearly communicates relevant information. Example, Late credit card statements, outstanding transactions needing submitted in the expense reporting tool, personal transactions that need reimbursed. Ability to capture screenshots and insert into body of email for further clarification.

**During the Interview process we will ask for demonstrated MS Excel capability, specifically V-lookup.**

(Desired)

Ability to learn new systems/software quickly.

SAP Concur experience.

Previous credit card administration experience.

Expense book reconciliation.

Bookkeeping/accounting background

Summary:

The main function of a call center/customer service specialist is to interact with customers to provide information in response to inquiries about products and services and to handle and resolve complaints. A typical customer service specialist is responsible for determining the client’s issue, offer possible solutions or providing follow-up as needed. Customer service agents may be inbound, outbound or a combination of both.

Job Responsibilities:

• Approve the resolution of customers’ service or billing complaints by authorizing activities such as exchanging merchandise, refunding money, and adjusting bills.

• Act as escalation point for clients/customers.

• Approve the referral of unresolved customer grievances to designated departments for further investigation.

• Review, monitor and audit records of customer interactions and transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, and comments, as well as actions taken.

• Obtain and examine all relevant information to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes.

• Solicit sale of new or additional services or products.

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, customer service skills and interpersonal skills.

• Strong ability to work independently and manage one’s time.

• Strong ability to accurately document and record customer/client information.

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.

• Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

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