About the Role
Provide contact and liaison between National Sales customers and the sales team and internal departments. Process incoming orders; receive, evaluate, and respond to written or telephoned customer inquiries in a timely manner. Work within established guidelines to achieve objectives consistent with customer expectations, company policy, and profit and quality requirements. This role serves as backup to Sales Coordinator roles.
Responsibilities
- Receive inbound calls and place outbound calls to customers to provide information about products and services, take orders, or obtain details of complaints.
- Keep records of customer interactions and transactions, including details of inquiries, complaints, comments, and actions taken.
- Resolve customer service or billing complaints and verify that appropriate changes were made.
- Contact customers to respond to inquiries or notify them of claim results and planned adjustments; refer unresolved complaints to designated departments.
- Obtain and examine all relevant information to assess the validity of complaints and determine possible causes.
- Coordinate same-day deliveries and pickups for customers.
- Process pickup requests from customers and the National Sales team.
- Respond to delivery/routing questions and issues from customers.
- Respond to product inquiries from customers.
- Share new or additional services or products with customers.
- Compare disputed merchandise with original requisitions and invoice information, and prepare invoices for returned goods.
- Contact all customers affected by product recalls and withdrawals.
- Recommend improvements in products, shipping, service, or billing methods and procedures to prevent future problems.
- Adhere to a designated schedule, including set workdays, start and end times.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum of three years of experience in a customer service call center environment required.
- Experience in food service distribution is a plus.
- Excellent verbal communication skills and problem resolution ability required.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook required.
- CRM / Phone Technology experience preferred.
Skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Problem resolution ability
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook
- CRM experience
- Phone Technology experience
Location
- Northeast Region of the United States
- Indianapolis IN
- Cincinnati OH
- Cleveland OH
- Detroit MI
- Greensburg PA
- Manassas VA
- Buffalo NY
- Allentown PA
- Bridgeport NJ
- Swedesboro NJ
- Perth Amboy NJ
- Albany NY
- Watertown NY
- Norwich CT
- Seabrook NH
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Minimum of three years experience
Education Level
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $17 - $32
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Pre-tax spending accounts
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Life insurance
- Overtime compensation
About the Company
- US Foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.
- US Foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status
