Job Summary
This position serves as a key liaison between customers, service technicians, and the company, helping to ensure that service requests are handled efficiently from the initial customer call through scheduling, dispatch, follow-up, and completion.
Qualifications & Experience
- Previous customer service (at least 1 year), scheduling, dispatch, call center, office administration, or receptionist experience preferred.
- Experience coordinating field service technicians, and/or service appointments is a plus.
- Administrative support, filing, scheduling, or bookkeeping experience is advantageous.
- Experience with QuickBooks preferred but not required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and professional phone etiquette.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable handling negotiations, customer objections, and unexpected scheduling changes.
- Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a collaborative team.
- Reliable, adaptable, proactive, and eager to learn.
Key Responsibilities:
Customer Service & Communication
- Provide professional phone, email, and in-person customer service with excellent communication and phone etiquette.
- Answer customer inquiries regarding services offered, account status, maintenance, and service agreements.
Scheduling, Dispatch & Route Coordination
- Schedule and coordinate service appointments based on customer availability, technician availability, service requirements, and priority.
- Create, optimize, assign and monitor daily service routes with consideration for traffic, geographic location, and efficient use of technician/driver time.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflow and operational efficiency.
Service Records & Administrative Support
- Maintain accurate electronic records of service requests, service orders, repair orders, maintenance agreements, subscriptions, customer interactions, and work performed.
- Track customer maintenance schedules, service agreements, and subscriptions.
- Contact customers regarding upcoming maintenance, service needs, agreement renewals, and subscriptions.
- Assist with general office administration and other duties as assigned.
Customer Follow-Up & Business Support
- Conduct outbound calls to confirm appointments, follow up on completed service, gather customer feedback, and address outstanding customer needs.
- Identify opportunities to educate customers about available maintenance programs, service agreements, subscriptions, and additional services.
- Assist with processing customer payments when necessary.