Associate Customer Service Representative, B2B
Job title: Associate Customer Service Representative, B2B in Kohler, WI at Kohler
Company: Kohler
Job description: Associate Customer Service Representative, B2BWork Mode: RemoteLocation: Remote - United StatesOpportunityThe Associate Customer Service Representative (B2B) provides world-class support to domestic, international, wholesale, retail, and eCommerce customers. Acting as the primary customer point of contact, this role ensures seamless communication and resolution of inquiries while maintaining a proactive and problem-solving approach.Specific Responsibilities
- Customer Support: Lead point of contact managing customer inquiries via phone and email, including inventory checks, purchase order status updates, lead times, pricing inquiries, claims, returns, and more.
- Order Management: Seamlessly execute Customer Service processes and manage orders through entry, order discrepancies, fulfillment, shipments, tracking, cancellations, pricing, claims, warranty, quotes, etc.
- Operational Insight: Learn and maintain familiarity with products, applications, and physical distribution network principles to effectively assist customers through order fulfillment.
- Self-Service Tools: Gain knowledge, advocate, and promote self-service tools including KCIC, SharePoint, & EDI to empower customer autonomy.
- Customer Experience: Drive first contact resolution prioritizing and responding to customer inquiries in a gracious manner, within service level standards.
- Project Support: As assigned by Supervisor/Team Leader; focus areas include process improvement, cost reduction, and customer experience improvement initiatives.
- Adherence: Consistently adhere to assigned policies, schedules, and procedures to ensure optimal service coverage and team reliability.
- High school diploma or GED required; associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
- A minimum of two years' total work experience is required, with 1+ years' experience in Customer Service.
- Experience in Microsoft Excel for business solutions including tasks like data entry, formatting, spreadsheets, creating simple charts or pivot tables, and basic formulas (e.g., SUM, AVERAGE).
- Proficiency in the broader Microsoft Office Suite.
- A proactive approach to problem solving and resolution; using trended data to perform root cause analysis and derive actions.
- Completion of internal Brand Ambassador Program within first year of employment.
- Proficiency in French is considered a plus but is not a requirement for this role.
- Applicant will secure and be responsible for paying their own internet expenses.
- Daily access to hard-wired internet service via cable, fiber, or DSL with a minimum 10mbps service. Wired Ethernet connection that meets upload and download speed requirements as noted. Wi-Fi, dial up, satellite or cellular internet is not acceptable and cannot be used with Kohler systems.
- All applicants will be required to have a separate confidential and distraction free workspace with no background noises.
- Full focus on delivering a world-class service experience, free from other responsibilities during working hours.
- Applicants will be required to work during their assigned shift time Monday - Friday between the hours of 7:00AM - 5:00PM.