Customer Support Representative II

Job Title: Customer Support Representative II

Location: Johnston IA 50131

Duration: 6+ Months on w2

Pay Rate: $18.78/hr.

Shift: 1st Support hours fall between 7am - 6pm CST, Monday – Friday and 8 am – 12 pm CST, Saturday.

Job description: 

Provides information/solutions as frontline support to channel partners/customers/Company personnel on product related inquiries on moderately complex policies, issues and concerns to optimize customer satisfaction and retention. (Note that products may include parts, whole goods or product related services.

Primary Responsibilities & Duties: 

• The Enterprise Contact Center Tier I team provides front-line technical support / information / solutions to customers on product related inquiries, issues, and concerns to optimize customer satisfaction and retention. Technicians provide phone support while effectively documenting each interaction.
• Provide advanced product/service information and respond to complex customer questions about the product/service.
• Record and process custom/special orders that may require additional resources for delivery and coordinate with those teams as required.
• Respond to more advanced issue escalations promptly and appropriately; provide managerial approvals as required.
• Make calls (by telephone or in person) to allocated customers to develop new relationships. Act as a first point of contact for resolving customer queries and complaints.
• Schedule follow-up actions and enter relevant information into the CRM system after each contact with a customer to create a call plan and to ensure that the organization has quality data to enable effective customer retention and business development activities.
• Interview the customer, following a complex multilevel sales script, to clarify the customer's requirements, or assist in conducting interviews with potential customers, making detailed notes to collect client requirements.
• Provide exceptional service to customers to encourage continued use of the organization's products/services.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Common calls include:

• General product questions, availability, compatibility
• Ag, Residential and Commercial Turf, and Golf product issues/complaints
• Warranty registration, and extended warranty coverage
• Out of warranty assistance
• Parts and publications lookups
• Loyalty Rewards programs

Required skills, knowledge, and relevant work experience:

• Skills in interpersonal communications, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 6+ months experience with customer service/support experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
• High comfort level and experience with consumer software applications.
• Strong computer, research and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work support hours and occasional holidays to support the business.
  

Desired skills, knowledge, and relevant work experience:

• Knowledge of agriculture, turf (mowers) and utility vehicles.
• Prior work experience in Agriculture or Technology dealer channels.
• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Business, Communications, Engineering related field, IT or a similar discipline.

Special Considerations:

• Training and mentoring will be on the 8-4:30pm shift and last approximately 6 weeks.
• Takes approximately 3-4 months from start date to reach full productivity.
• Training will consist of 2 weeks of classroom training and an additional 2-4 weeks of on-the-job training and mentoring with an experienced technician.
• The primary responsibilities for this opening could be for tier 1 support.