Inside Sales & Customer Service Representative

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Our Company:Coit has been in business for more than 75 years; the industry leader in specialty in-home cleaning services. Serving the Lower Mainland, Greater Victoria area, Nanaimo and Sunshine Coast. We have vision and integrity, and are committed to exceeding our customer’s expectations.

Our Department: fast paced, fun, challenging, goal oriented team

You:a bright, energetic, hardworking, initiative taking, positive, competitive yet co-operative team player. A creative problem solver with a passion for people and closing sales. Most important: you sound fantastic on the phone!

Note: This position requires you to work from our Burnaby BC office, this is not a work from home position. This is a permanent full time position. The shift is Mon - Fri 9am-6pm and a rotation of every other Saturday 730-430 with an alternate day off.

This is a salaried position, wage comensurate with experience but starting at $18.25 hourly plus commissions, bonuses, & benefits and fun contests with extra earning opportunities.

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Inside Sales / Customer Service Representative

DEPARTMENT:Customer Service

REPORTS TO:Contact Centre Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under general supervision, responsible for providing effective customer service for all internal and external COIT Services customers by utilizing excellent, in-depth knowledge of company products and services.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promptly and courteously answers incoming telephone calls.
• Provide timely and accurate information to incoming customer inquiries, demonstrating knowledge of all company products, services.
• Explains fully the benefits of additional cleaning services and obtains order information.
• Upsells all COIT services.
• Informs customers about proper cleaning procedures and maintenance methods. When appropriate, offers alternatives in order to avoid customer dissatisfaction.
• Provides customer with instructions for preparation of carpeted areas or upholstered furniture to be cleaned on the scheduled day.
• Handle customer complaints and challenging situations in a professional manner.
• Resolves customer complaints in a manner mutually satisfactory to both customer and company. Accesses relevant information and contacts appropriate personnel.
• Provide timely feedback to the Company regarding service failures or customer concerns.
• Using email or telephone, communicates effectively with outside personnel (sales, delivery, on-location)
• Effectively coordinates schedules of customers and outside service personnel. Keeps customers informed of any appointment changes or delays.
• As appropriate, reschedules customer service appointments and schedules additional service stops.
• Contact potential customers by telephone and attempt to close unresolved sales opportunities.
• On a daily basis, accurately completes customer invoices, updates routes and maintains supporting paperwork.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Clerical duties as assigned.
• Maintains efficient manual procedures during system downtime.
• All other duties as assigned.

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent communication skills
• Courteous and clear telephone voice
• Excellent customer service skills
• Previous sales experience preferred
• Previous customer service experience desired
• Correct English usage: grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is a sedentary one. Requires sitting for extended periods of time and using the telephone (with a headset), computer monitor and keyboard.

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties upon the request of the supervisor.

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay
• Contests

Benefits:

• Extended Medical and Dental care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Some Saturday availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Burnaby, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• customer service: 2 years (required) preferably in a call centre environment

Work Location: In person only.