Representative, Advanced Services

Caleres, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); Presencial; USD 32 000 - 42 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Caleres, Inc. in the United States is seeking a motivated customer service professional to support the consumer services team across phone, email and social media channels.

You will handle escalated issues, provide accurate information, and protect confidential data while delivering outstanding service. You will mentor frontline associates, help reduce contacts by solving problems at the source, and collaborate with multiple business units to improve the customer experience.

Qualificações

• 1+ year of customer service, retail or related experience.
• High School diploma or better; some college preferred.
• Credit and criminal background check is required.
• Proficiency in computer use and internet navigation; fast keyboarding.

Responsabilidades

• Handle escalated consumer compliments or complaints.
• Provide exceptional service via phone, email, and social media.
• Answer internal assist line to help front line associates.
• Track and report on policies affecting customer experience.
• Resolve issues at first contact while maintaining professional tone.
• Train/mentor front line associates.
• Perform tasks and projects as assigned.

Conhecimentos

Customer service

Communication skills

Active listening

Multitasking

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Typing speed

Data entry

Teamwork

Formação académica

High School diploma

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office

Typing

Data Entry

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Founded in 1878, Caleres, originally known as Brown Shoe Company, is a global footwear company comprised of some of the world’s most loved brands including Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl's, and Allen Edmonds and many more. Caleres' legacy includes 145+ years of craftsmanship, a passion for fit with a mission to inspire people to feel great…feet first.

What We Do – Accountabilities

• Assures proper representation of the consumer services department by acting as a subject matter expert and leader in department through:
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of all new and current processes and promotions
• Continually looking for and suggesting process/procedure improvements
• Ensuring the compliance front line Associates compliance with processes and procedures
• Supporting front line Associates by responding to questions and escalated customer issues with detailed, timely, consistent and accurate information
• Maintaining the integrity of personal and confidential information
• Assures effective and efficient processing of customer service requests, complaints, general inquiries and transactions through effective questioning and call control to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Assures resolution of escalated customer calls and complex issues by articulating successfully with customers at the operational and management levels.

Essential Functions

• Handle escalated consumer compliments or complaints.
• Act as trainer/mentor to front line Associates
• Answer the internal assist line to assist the front line associates with questions and customer issues as needed.
• Provide exceptional service by assisting customers via phone, email, and social media.
• Assist with incident ticket backlog as needed.
• Assist with email backlog as needed.Track, report and make suggestions regarding current policies and procedures impact on customer experience.
• Make sound business decisions and resolve escalated customer issues in a professional manner.
• Reduce contacts to call center by resolving customer issues at point of contact.
• Follow up on status of issues to ensure that customer needs are met in a timely manner.
• Provide guidance and advice to front line Associates to improve problem-solving capability by showing them how to obtain information on products, services, policies and use of applications.
• Perform and complete tasks and projects as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications & Education

• 1 + year customer service, retail or related experience.
• Retail call center experience preferred.
• High School diploma (with some college preferred).
• This position requires a credit and criminal background check.
• Proficiency on the computer, including excellent navigation of the internet and keyboarding skills.
• Excellent communication and listening skills, detail oriented, ability to work in high pace environment, flexibility, math skills, organized, accountable, selling skills.
• Must demonstrate initiative, problem solving skills and excellent follow through.
• Training skills and ability to think objectively.
• Multitasker: Ability to handle variety of calls across many business units, and ability to think quickly on feet.
• Needs ability to get to the source of a problem and control the direction of the call
• Must show empathy and keep all calls in professional tone
• Ability to handle and deliver final solutions or ownership on a decision.
• Interpersonal skills required in order to empathize with internal/external clients who raise problems or complaints and to respectfully deal with their needs.
• Adaptability to change is needed to deal with different circumstances or situations, with different client issues or problems, with new work procedures and work environment and to keep abreast of constantly changing tools and technology in products and services.
• Information-seeking abilities are required to research, obtain and gather key information from various sources and third parties, and coordinate to bring resolution to escalations.
• Full Time 7-day operation (requires nights and weekends)
• Required: Basic Microsoft Office Suite; Intermediate PC, Window, Internet, data entry and typing skills

Physical Requirements And/or Environment

• Office/Cubicle

Caleres is an Equal Opportunity Employer by choice. We believe our company should be as diverse as the consumers we serve. We seek and engage talented individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, lifestyles, and belief systems.

Caleres is invested in our Associates. We regularly review our pay matrices and update appropriately based on need. Starting pay is determined by several factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. The actual pay will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Please visit yourcaleres.com to review all associated benefits.