Customer Service Representative

Customer Service Representative

The Customer Service Representative facilitates internal and external customer satisfaction.

Critical Job Functions:

• Answers internal and external customer inquiries in a timely, courteous, and professional manner.
• Faxes hot sheets to the correct terminals.
• Assists terminals with granting requests for special delivery requirements.
• Traces freight for customers.
• Performs other administrative duties such as answering telephone lines, print and fax customer reports, supply rates quotes and contracts, print and update monthly service studies.
• Manages assigned accounts.
• Receives pick-up calls.
• Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Performs routine duties with minimal supervision following standard practices or procedures; occasional check of work while in progress; work is reviewed upon completion.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months' related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Relies on written and verbal communication.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Communicates internally with Collections, Dispatch, OS&D, MIS, Safety and Rates, and externally with terminals, sales force, and customers.
• Specific industry or position skills.
• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Preferred knowledge of AS/400 and Microsoft Office.
• Proficient typing, filing and ten key skills.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

• Sedentary physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and talk and hear others in conversations via the phone or in person.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

Work Environment:

• The noise level is moderate based on general conversation tones, ringing phones and laser printer operation.
• Work in well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.

Compensation: The estimated compensation for this role is $18.00 per hour.

Job Location: Milwaukee, WI

Benefits: PTO Paid Holidays Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance 401k