Customer Relations Manager

ASHA Special Interest Group; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is seeking a Customer Relations Manager to serve as frontline support for members, consumers, and constituents. You will provide courteous, knowledgeable service across phone, email and chat, guiding members through ASHA’s programs, products and services and handling memberships, orders, and renewals.

The role emphasizes empathy, teamwork, and clear communication, with multi-channel engagement and occasional travel to conventions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of work experience.
• 2+ years of customer service experience.
• 2+ years data entry/order processing experience.
• 1+ years of product sales.

Responsibilities

• Provide a positive experience and professional service to ASHA customers.
• Respond promptly to telephone and email contacts and update member accounts.
• Investigate inquiries, troubleshoot, and report service trends.
• Maintain understanding of policies to promote ASHA membership and certification.
• Process orders and payments for dues, products, and services; initiate refunds as required.
• Utilize selling skills to increase sales and non-dues revenue.
• Provide technical support to access online services and content.
• Participate in outbound telephone campaigns.
• Direct inquiries within National Office as needed.
• May travel to attend annual ASHA conventions.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Sales

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM databases

Microsoft Office

Job description

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all.

Salary Range (Non-Negotiable): $61,624 - $68,471

FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

As our customer relations manager you will be a friendly, trusted voice to Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and those they serve. Through active listening, clear guidance, and providing resources, you will help people feel confident, informed, and valued every step of the way.

Every day you will:

• Provide support through phone calls, emails, and chats to our association of 247,000 members and affiliates.
• Contribute to a close-knit, supportive team that values collaboration and often serves as a steppingstone to growth and new opportunities within ASHA.
• Stay connected and informed through regular team meetings, one-on-ones, team activities, and ongoing communication through Microsoft Teams.

Success in this role requires empathy, patience, and a passion for helping others, as well as an active commitment to teamwork and collaboration.

Description

The purpose of this position is to serve as a frontline contact center representative, providing courteous, knowledgeable service to ASHA’s customers (members, consumers, and other constitu­ents). The customer relations manager operates in a multichannel environment requiring the ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communication. The incumbent will use good judgment and initiative in marketing ASHA’s programs, products, and services and will provide assistance, which includes disseminating detailed information, answering questions about ASHA membership and certification policies and requirements, processing orders for products and journal subscriptions, updating membership accounts, and processing product orders.

This position requires a broad organizational knowledge; critical thinking skills; the ability to prioritize assignments; proficiency in utilizing organizational databases; and an in-depth knowledge of all programs, products, and services offered by ASHA. The incumbent frequently serves as a liaison between ASHA customers and other National Office staff and is expected to ensure a maximum positive experience from each external and internal interaction. As required, the incumbent will also provide reception services for the National Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide a positive experience and professional service to external and internal ASHA customers.
• Respond promptly to telephone and email contacts and perform timely updates and adjustments to member accounts.
• Investigate inquiries thoroughly, apply initiative and creativity in troubleshooting and resolving problems, and report service trends to supervisors and the team.
• Maintain up-to-date understanding of policies and procedures and a wide range of organizational knowledge to promote ASHA membership and certification, and to provide information on ASHA programs, products and services.
• Employ best practices and efficient use of the telephone system and other contact center technology to meet established service levels.
• Process orders and payments for ASHA dues and fees and ASHA products and services, including certification application fees and payments for the CE Registry and Special Interest Groups; initiate refunds, claims, and reimbursement for dues/fees and for products and journal orders as required.
• Utilize consultative selling skills and an in-depth knowledge of ASHA products and offerings to increase sales and non-dues revenue.
• Provide technical support to assist members with accessing online services and content including webinars, journals, online communities, and online dues renewal.
• Participate in outbound telephone campaigns.
• Apply knowledge of association’s functional areas to appropriately direct inquiries within the National Office, as required.
• May include some travel to attend annual ASHA conventions.

Knowledge Typically Acquired Through

• Obtaining a bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of work experience, and
• 2 or more years of customer service experience,
• 2 or more years data entry/order processing experience,
• 1 or more years of product sales.

Scope and Depth of Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Intermediate to advanced level experience with computer functions, including Microsoft Office applications and CRM databases. Skills acquired through experience with email management, website and intranet navigation.

Scope and Depth of Non-Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Communicate clearly and effectively on the telephone, in email, through webchat and on TTY
• Independently organize and maintain reference information
• Exercise maturity, judgment, tact, and diplomacy during interaction with customers
• Have a proven track record of reliability
• Possess critical thinking skills and ability to prioritize assignments

EOE/minorities, women, persons with disabilities, veterans with disabilities and Vietnam veterans are encouraged to apply.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 247,000 members, certificate holders, and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology assistants; and students.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2200 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850
Members: 800-498-2071
Non-Member: 800-638-8255