Customer Service Representative
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Acts as the primary liaison between 3M and our customers
- Handles order entry, order status, product info inquiry, complaints, pricing, shipping and inventory requests and issues
- Communicates clearly and professionally with external customers and internal 3M personnel by telephone and/or written correspondence
- Worklist management including raising internal tickets to address issues/concerns with order management, shipping/tracking, product inquiries and pricing/invoicing
- Systematic problem solving in regards to material information records and master data monitoring
- Communicating and working with price change activity, looking at order reports and communicating with customers and internal teams
- Educates and informs the customer of various processes and directs customers to appropriate resources
- Managing the customer order process from entry to delivery
- Develops and leads improvements and/or solutions to work processes and tools
- Handles non-routine and difficult inquiries. Adapts differing techniques and methods to develop solutions for a variety of complex issues
- Resolves non-routine and difficult customer complaints and ensures response to product and service inquiries - Has knowledge and understanding of the current processing systems and can provide service to internal and external customers
- Handles internal and external inquiries, claims and complaints; interprets policies and regulations, investigates problems; and communicate with other departments and providers to research and resolve issues, identify and implement service solutions
- Improves customer satisfaction by identifying patterns of problems and barriers to solutions. Provides insight to resolve problems
- Participates in and maintains a quality service culture within the Customer Account Management Team
- Participates in Business Division/Supply Chain meetings and reviews to discuss customer accounts, ongoing issues and areas of need
- May provide training to new employees and other members of work groups. May develop and lead cross-functional business teams and may act as project liaison. Participates on department process improvement teams.
Skills: To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:
- Ability to problem solve without supervision
- Able to think outside the box
- Able to use multiple resources to gather data/information
- Proactive mindset in communication both with customers and internal areas
- Proactive workload management: follow up, response, clarification inquiries, helping team
- Quick learner (in a remote environment)
- Possess a bachelor's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
- SAP system experience is preferred
- Knowledge or experience within 3M Customer Services role and responsibilities
- Experienced with cross-functional project leadership preferred
- Self-motivated, and able to work effectively, in cross-functional groups, and with internal and external customers
- Ability to resolve conflicts effectively and take the initiative to resolve issues before they become problems
- Ability to follow through with commitments and show concern for the needs of others
- Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills
- Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment and discretion
- Prefers to stay busy with a full workload and enjoys meeting challenges
- Ability to handle work-related stress; handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and meet deadlines
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) AND two (2) years of experience engaging, servicing or selling to customers, clients, and/or a direct experience in a Customer Services role in a private, public or government environment OR High school diploma/ GED (completed and verified prior to start) AND six (6) years of experience engaging, servicing or selling to customers, clients, and/or a direct experience in a Customer Services role in a private, public or government environment