Customer Service Representative

Genuine Parts Company; Sedalia (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation and holiday pay

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company is seeking a Customer Service Representative located in Sedalia, Missouri. This role is responsible for fulfilling customer orders accurately and managing customer inquiries through various communication channels.

The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma or GED with up to three years of related experience. Strong communication skills, reliability, and organizational abilities are required, along with moderate computer skills.

Motion Industries offers a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare coverage, 401(k), paid vacation, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED and 0 to 3 years of related experience.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening communication skills.
• Moderate computer skills including email communication and internet searching.

Responsibilities

• Respond to customer inquiries about products and manage order entry.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by partnering with account representatives.
• Adjust pricing for non-contract customers within guidelines.

Skills

Communication skills

Reliability

Organization

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

SUMMARY

Under close supervision, the Customer Service Representative is responsible for accurately fulfilling customer orders and managing incoming customer calls.

JOB DUTIES

• Responds to basic customer inquiries regarding products, provides quotes, and handles order entry.
• Places customer orders via telephone, fax, email, electronic methods, or walk-in (counter sales).
• Influences Motion Industries' gross profit through negotiating the sale price and purchase price within certain parameters.
• May adjust non-contract customer pricing to meet the demands of the customer based on competition, while maximizing the profit for Motion Industries.
• Builds customer relationships to drive repeat business by relating to the customer and drive process improvements.
• Orders items to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained for customers.
• May place orders without approval for orders up to $5,000 per line and $10,000 per purchase order.
• Responsible for sourcing products in branch inventory, distribution center inventory or supplier inventory.
• Determines the most cost effective shipping method for customer orders.
• Partners with Account Representatives to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Expedites backorders; may pull inventory and prepare order for shipment to customer.
• May handle customer returns.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Typically requires a high school diploma or GED and zero (0) to three (3) years of related experience or an equivalent combination.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Reliability, organization, and attention to detail required.
• Strong communication skills including written, verbal, and listening.
• Ability to multi-task and time management skills required.
• Moderate computer skills, including information processing, communicating internally and externally via email, using business systems and searching capabilities to find products on the internet.
• Product knowledge is preferred.

COMPANY INFORMATION

Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition, reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.