Customer Experience Specialist

Canada Pooch Ltd.; Toronto; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet apparel company is seeking a Customer Experience Specialist. In this remote role, you'll engage with customers, solve their issues, and ensure they feel valued. The ideal candidate has customer service experience and exceptional communication skills. This position offers competitive pay and generous paid time off, including three weeks of vacation at the start.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Three weeks’ vacation

Comprehensive group benefits

Wellness stipend

Company discounts

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in customer service dealing directly with customers.
• Ability to listen and understand the customer's fundamental needs.
• Attention to detail - include favorite dog breed in application.

Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact with customers, solving problems.
• Create, edit, or modify orders and shipping labels.
• Monitor social media channels for customer comments.

Skills

Customer service experience

Verbal and written communication

Time management

Microsoft Office proficiency

Empathy towards customers

Education

Post-secondary degree or equivalent

Tools

Customer support tools

Shopify

Job description

Who We Are

Based in Toronto, Canada Pooch is one of the fastest growing pet companies in North America and ranked one of Canada’s top growing companies in 2021 and 2022. We design premium pet apparel and accessories that focus on style and quality. We believe that pet products should be held to the same standard as “human” products because pets are our family. Come see what it’s like to work at an innovative, pet-obsessed company!

The Role

We're looking for a talented and experienced Customer Experience Specialist to join the team at Canada Pooch. This is a permanent, full-time remote position (40 hours/week) within the operating hours of Monday-Sunday, 8am-9pm EST.

In this role, you'll be communicating directly with our customers, turning them into advocates of our brand. Our customers are incredibly important to us, and we're seeking a hard-working, enthusiastic, and solutions-oriented individual who is ready to work in a fun and fast-paced environment. You'll be responsible for prompt responses to customer inquiries while working cross-functionally to provide an unparalleled customer experience. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

What You'll Do

• Act as the first point of contact with our customers; solving their problems and answering their questions in a timely, professional, and friendly manner
• Create, edit, or modify online orders and create shipping labels on behalf of our customers
• Escalate bugs or website issues, as well as complaints or cases as needed internally
• Learn and maintain a high level of expertise related to Canada Pooch's products and pass this knowledge along to our customers to help assist in problem resolution
• Act as the customer's champion by sharing feedback, requests, and trends internally to help continuously improve their experience
• Handle any other tasks that come your way in helping us successfully provide best-in-class customer support
• Monitor social media channels for customer comments and direct messages, responding promptly and professionally
• Track social media metrics and report on engagement, customer sentiment, and emerging trends
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and implement community engagement strategies
• Foster a positive online community environment by moderating discussions and addressing customer concerns

What You Bring

• 1+ years of experience in customer service dealing directly with customers on a day-to-day basis
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint)
• Post-secondary degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to see things from the customer's point of view and go the extra mile to ensure all customers feel valued and appreciated
• Ability to listen and understand the customer's fundamental needs using an empathetic approach to solve problems quickly and effectively
• Attention to detail - please include your favorite dog breed in your application!
• Demonstrated ability to transform a negative customer experience into a positive one
• Great communication and team player skills

Nice To Haves

• Fashion retail or pet industry experience
• Bilingualism (French/English)
• Experience working with customer support tools or ticketing systems
• Experience working with Shopify
• Experience managing social media accounts and engaging with online communities

We Offer

• A competitive salary
• Generous paid time off including:
  • Three weeks’ vacation at the start
  • Additional personal, sick days, and half-day Fridays on long weekends
• Comprehensive company-paid group benefits from day one
• Wellness stipend
• Company discounts
• The opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact with a dynamic company with a great culture
• A fun and dog-friendly workplace in Toronto

Our Values

• We stick together
• We do the right thing
• We are all entrepreneurs
• We are product obsessed
• We tell it like it is
• We’ve got our customer’s back

We are a values-driven company and strive every day and in every way to live them fully!

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

We value diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Applicants requiring a disability-related accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process should contact the recruiter. As required by legislation, Canada Pooch will consult with applications requesting such an accommodation to ensure that Canada Pooch's recruitment process takes into account their accessibility needs.