Senior Sales Support Specialist

Optimum Communications Inc.; Bethpage (NY); On-site; USD 53,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum is seeking a Senior Sales Support Specialist in the New York/New Jersey area. You will act as the subject matter expert for sales support operations, guide escalations, and improve order management and sales tools to support new product launches.

This role requires prior sales and customer service experience, strong Excel reporting skills, and excellent verbal and written communication. You will work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with management to optimize processes and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; some college preferred.
• Prior sales and customer service experience required.
• Proficient in Excel reporting at an intermediate level.
• Demonstrated coaching and leadership abilities.
• Experience in a fast-paced call center environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and solve problems independently.
• Schedules may include days, nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME and escalation point for Support team agents.
• Manage special projects and campaigns assigned by management.
• Add new build addresses into billing software.
• Develop reports detailing escalations affecting service levels and call volume.
• Determine real-time address serviceability and build addresses in billing software.
• Maintain and administer actions in order entry databases.
• Respond to customer escalations before service installation, meeting needs within guidelines.
• Beta test new sales tools and system enhancements.
• Test product rules for new sales offer launches.
• Provide new build support by updating customers and sales reps through the survey and construction process.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Excel reporting

Communication skills

Coaching / leadership

Call center experience

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college preferred

Job description

Are you looking to Optimize your life? Start your exciting path to a rewarding career today!

We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team, empower lives, fuel businesses, and drive innovation. Connectivity is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.

If you are resourceful, collaborative, and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is for you!

Job Summary

The Senior Sales Support Specialist serves as the subject matter expert for sales support operations, leading escalations, improving processes, and ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of order management, sales tools, and new product launches.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert and a point of escalation for Supportteamagents.
• Manage special projects& campaignsassigned by management.
• Manage addingnew build addresses into billing software.
• Track anddevelopreportsdetailingescalations that impact service levels and call volume.
• Responsible fordeterminingreal-time addressserviceabilityand following business processes, including building newaddresses into billing software.
• Maintain and administer actions in order entry databases, ensuring functionality for order entry.
• Respond to customer escalations, prior to service installation,meetingcustomer'sneeds, whileremainingwithin departmental guidelines.
• Perform beta testing on new sales tools and system enhancements.
• Responsible for pre and post testing of product rules for allnew salesoffer launches.
• Provide new build support by updating customers and sales reps throughout the survey and construction process.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. Somecollegepreferred.
• Previous sales and customer service required.
• Ability to perform intermediate level of excel reporting
• Demonstrated coaching and leadership skills.
• Experience in a fast-paced call center environment required.
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task required
• Ability to solve problems independently
• Schedules may include days, nights and weekends

At Optimum, every action and interaction we take part in, is driven by our three Guiding Principles: Do What's Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These aren't just words, they help us build trust, create real community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Our employees are empowered to do the right thing for our customers and co-workers and to recognize and reward these behaviours when we see them. It's all part of the bigger picture of "Be The Difference" where each employee knows they have the power to enact real change, share new ideas, and understand that learning never stops.

If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team. Together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.

All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company's discretion based on business necessity.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

The Company collects personal information about its applicants for employment that may include personal identifiers, professional or employment related information, photos, education information and/or protected classifications under federal and state law. This information is collected for employment purposes, including identification, work authorization, FCRA-compliant background screening, human resource administration and compliance with federal, state and local law.

Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in New York and New Jersey is $52,547.00 - $86,327.00 /year.For other locations, please inquire with your recruiter. The rates/ranges provided herein are the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and do not reflect future job opportunity.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Please note that at this time, we do not provide visa sponsorship for employment.