Customer Advocate

Upper Crust Food Service, LLC; Eugene (OR); Remote; USD 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Greek House food service industry is seeking an Account Manager to enhance customer experience, manage contracts, and build lasting relationships. The role requires strong communication skills, customer service experience, and the ability to multitask effectively. Knowledge of food service will be a plus. Join an organization that values quality, variety, and exceptional service.

Qualifications

• 2 years work experience as an Account Manager or in a Customer Service Role.
• 2 years of outside sales experience is preferred.
• Food Service experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Customer Experience process to enhance contracts and relationships.
• Engage with key customer decision-makers to identify needs.
• Negotiate and execute renewal contracts.
• Retain and renew annual client contracts.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Detail-oriented

Multitasking

Organizational Skills

Database Management

Interpersonal Skills

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Education

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Google Workplace

Zoom

Excel

Job description

Proudly serving Sororities and Fraternities, Upper Crust Food Service is known for freshness, quality, variety, and excellent customer service. Upper Crust Food Service began with a vision to solve a problem that many Fraternity and Sorority houses face. That problem is a lack of consistency and professionalism in the kitchen. With a focus on great food and personal service, we’ve remained true to our roots. Today, the chefs of Upper Crust Food Service prepare tens of thousands of meals weekly for students across the country.

This position is responsible for communication and coordination between customers, operations and sales, with a focus on improving the customer experience, renewing annual food service agreements, and preserving Upper Crust Food Service reputation as the leader in the Greek House food service industry.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own and drive the Customer Experience process to preserve and enhance customer contracts, relationships, and experience
• Offer feedback and suggestions on how to enhance the Customer Experience
• Actively engage with key customer decision-makers to identify customer needs and uncover roadblocks to ensure commitments to customer satisfaction are met (Phone, Zoom, Email, text)
• Coordinate with other departments, including Sales, Operations, HR and Finance to solve customer concerns.
• Maintain and report an accurate forecast of renewals within the assigned territory
• Negotiate and execute renewal contracts that align with customers needs and UCFS financial requirements
• Identify upsell opportunities to maximize customer growth
• Work with sales and operations staff to retain at-risk customers
• Analyze agreements and calculate new billing rates for number or service changes
• Assist where needed in the coordination of Special Events, Pre Semester Service and Summer Camps
• Retain and renew annual client contracts, while meeting account retention goals

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Communicate proactively, clearly, effectively and professionally, both written and verbal.
• Build lasting relationships and deliver exceptional customer service
• Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask and stay focused in a fast-paced work environment
• Recognize and escalate urgent issues to the appropriate UCFS department.
• Multitask while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Improve business practices through process and procedure
• Work productively in a remote office setting with minimal oversight on day-to-day operations.
• Solve problems by thinking critically and utilizing UCFS resources to make the best business decisions possible.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Database management using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Email, Microsoft Suite, Google Workplace, Zoom, Excel, Calendar
• Database management

Preferred Education and Experience

• College level mathematics and algebra preferred
• 2 years work experience as an Account Manager or in a Customer Service Role.
• 2 years of outside sales experience is preferred
• Food Service experience is a plus in understanding client needs
• Associate’s Degree, with a bachelor’s degree preferred

Special Demands

• This position may require phone calls, emails, text messages to the customer and/or UCFS employees during weekends and evenings
• Occasional Planned Travel (15-25%) is required for customer service touch points
• Speedy, reliable home internet is required

Upper Crust Food Service provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The pay range for this role is:

60,000 - 60,000 USD per year (Sigma Nu - Oregon)