Customer Support Representative

Sumitomo Electric Group; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc. in San Marcos, CA, is hiring a Customer Support Representative to handle customer inquiries and manage scheduled orders on site. You will coordinate with Sales Service Representatives and report to the Sales Operations Administrator.

Role requires strong communication, ERP and data-entry skills, and familiarity with JDE. Local candidates only; relocation not offered. On-site work in the North San Diego area.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years of customer service or sales experience in a distribution and/or manufacturing environment.
• Basic knowledge of SEIP’s product lines.
• Sensitivity to the customer’s point of view and concerns, and a demonstrated ability to efficiently solve the particular situation is required.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word required.
• ERP and data entry experience required.

Responsibilities

• Send acknowledgements with delivery information to customers after entering the sales order.
• Print pickers, file customer purchase orders, acknowledgements, and associated documents daily.
• Work with departments to ensure orders are handled in a timely manner.
• Respond to all customer inquiries via phone and e-mail.
• Enter orders into JDE and confirm promise date to customer.
• Provide price and availability as needed and approved by Supervisor or Manager.
• Expedite customer orders per their request.
• Research and inform customers regarding returns and/or credits.
• Provide samples and literature upon request.
• Respond to complaints professionally and courteously.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Customer service

Product knowledge

Data entry

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

ERP systems

Job description

Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc., a Sumitomo Electric Group company, is looking for a Customer Support Representative role in San Marcos, CA (North San Diego Area).u00A0

The Customer Support Representativeu2019s primary role is to support customersu2019 immediate questions, concerns, and scheduled (placed) orders, including unassigned accounts. They provide support through direct and indirect contact with the customer and the Sales Service Representative. This person will report to the Sales Operations Administrator.
We ask that staffing firms do not contact us regarding our job listing.u00A0

We are located in San Marcos, CA, and are looking only for local candidates, to perform work on site. Relocation not offered.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties include the following (other duties may be assigned):u00A0

• Send acknowledgements with delivery information to customers after entering the sales order.u00A0
• Print pickers, file customer purchase orders, acknowledgements, and associated documents daily.u00A0
• Work with personnel from those departments to ensure the customersu2019 orders are handled in a timely and efficient manner so that delivery dates are met.
• Assist with various duties, key accounts, and/or special projects as needed.
• Respond to all customer inquiries via phone and e-mail, concerning the following areas:
• Enter orders into JDE and confirm promise date to customer.
• Provide customers with SEIP Price and Availability as needed and approved by Supervisor or Manager.
• Expedite customer orders per their request.
• Research and inform customers regarding their specific returns and/or credits.
• Provide SEIP customers, their customers, and all other inquiries with samples and literature upon request.
• Respond to customer complaints professionally and courteously.
• Provide or refer technical assistance if needed.
• Use various customer portals to acquire order release data.
• Send advanced shipping notices as requested by various customers.
• Coordinate the creation and details of special labeling requirements by various customers as needed.
• Maintain literature inventory.
• Maintain and update the Spec Library.
• Maintain customer contact information.
• Various other operational functions as needed.
• Perform tasks accurately and thoroughly.u00A0 u00A0
• Demonstrate a positive customer service attitude.u00A0
• Contribute to u201CTeam Effortu201D to ensure customers receive their products on time and in excellent condition.u00A0

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:

• Minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years of customer service or sales experience in a distribution and/or manufacturing environment.
• Basic knowledge of all SEIPu2019's product lines is required
• Sensitivity to the customeru2019's point of view and concerns, and a demonstrated ability to efficiently solve the particular situation is required.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word required.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and data entry experience required.

Preferences:

• Bacheloru2019s degree from an accredited institution.
• Work experience in the heat shrink tubing industry.
• A multilingual speaker.

Special Position Requirements:

• This role operates in a professional office and manufacturing environment. This role routineuses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.u00A0 u00A0

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be occasionally required to bend, twist, and lift up to 50 pounds.u00A0

Pay Range:

$29 - $31 per hour, depending on experience

About Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc.

Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc. (SEIP) was founded in 1985 as a sales and marketing company. The company was originally formed to sell products made by Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. in Japan to North American customers. SEIP is an independent U.S. company and is wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer (SFP). In 1996, SEIP began US production by building a new manufacturing site in San Marcos, CA. SEIP produces, markets, and sells products based upon heat-shrinkable plastics technology. We supplyu00A0products to a diverse range of customers in a variety of industries. These include the automotive, aerospace, appliance, communications, electronics, medical, and transit industries to name a few.

To learn more about SEIP, please visitu00A0https://www.seipusa.com.

About Sumitomo Electric Group

Sinceu00A0the founding of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. in 1897 with copper wire production, we have developed many new technologies and products through innovative R&D activities based on Sumitomo Electric manufacturing technologies for electric wires and power cables. With more than 350 subsidiaries worldwide, we continue to introduce a wide variety of products that fulfill the expectations of society, in five business fields: Automotive, Information & Communications, Electronics, Environment & Energy, and Industrial Materials. We are a Fortune global 500 company.

To learn more about Sumitomo Electric Group, please visitu00A0https://global-sei.com.u00A0