Customer Service Representative

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  • Newport News, VA
  • 3 days ago

    Highlights

    This role is responsible for researching and resolving order-related inquiries, coordinating with distribution centers, vendors, carriers, and internal departments, and ensuring timely communication and resolution of customer requests. The ideal candidate has customer service experience within a logistics, supply chain, distribution, or order management environment and thrives in a fast-paced, metrics-driven setting.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNewport News, VA

    Description

    Overview

    We are seeking a customer-focused Customer Service Representative to support a Distribution Customer Care team by serving as a key point of contact for internal branch customers. This role is responsible for researching and resolving order-related inquiries, coordinating with distribution centers, vendors, carriers, and internal departments, and ensuring timely communication and resolution of customer requests.

    The ideal candidate has customer service experience within a logistics, supply chain, distribution, or order management environment and thrives in a fast-paced, metrics-driven setting.

    Responsibilities

    Customer Service & Issue Resolution

    • Respond to branch inquiries through ticketing systems and other communication channels
    • Research and resolve order, shipment, delivery, inventory, and fulfillment issues
    • Provide professional and timely updates regarding request status and resolutions
    • Take ownership of issues from initial research through final resolution
    • Maintain accurate documentation of customer interactions and outcomes

    Logistics & Order Management Support

    • Coordinate with distribution centers, vendors, carriers, and internal departments
    • Process:
      • Order cancellations
      • Shipping updates
      • Address changes
      • Freight reconsignments
    • Monitor order flow and shipment activity to ensure timely resolution
    • Support inventory movement and fulfillment-related inquiries

    Administrative & Reporting Support

    • Work with reports and spreadsheets to identify discrepancies
    • Sort, filter, and analyze large data sets in Excel
    • Document findings and maintain organized records
    • Manage communications, reports, and case documentation efficiently
    • Support service level agreement (SLA) compliance and productivity goals

    Continuous Improvement

    • Identify operational inefficiencies and process improvement opportunities
    • Contribute ideas that improve customer experience and service delivery
    • Assist in maintaining team quality and productivity standards

    Required Qualifications

    • High School Diploma or equivalent
    • Minimum 2 years of customer service, order management, logistics support, supply chain, distribution, or related experience
    • Strong preference for:
      • Internal customer support experience
      • Email-based customer support
    • 1-2 years of Microsoft Office experience, including:
      • Outlook
      • Teams
      • Excel
    • Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including:
      • Working with reports and spreadsheets
      • Sorting and filtering large data sets
      • Identifying discrepancies
      • Documenting findings
    • 1-2 years of experience in:
      • Supply chain
      • Logistics
      • Distribution
      • Transportation
      • Warehouse operations
      • Order management
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
    • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
    • Proven reliability, professionalism, and attendance

    Preferred Qualifications

    • ERP system experience such as:
      • SAP
      • Oracle
    • ServiceNow or other ticket management platform experience
    • Workday experience
    • Experience with shipping and tracking systems such as:
      • UPS
      • FedEx
    • Understanding of:
      • Order entry
      • Order tracking
      • Supply chain workflows
      • Inventory movement
      • Vendor relationships

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