Senior Customer Service Representative

Summary: The Senior Customer Service Representative is responsible for handling customer transactions, processing orders, tracking inventory and optimizing the company’s truckloads.

Work Hours: Monday to Friday from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM, 2 Saturdays a month from 09:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Seniority Level: Associate

Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: This hourly, non-exempt position pays from $24 to $26 per hour, with overtime compensated at 1.5 times the base rate. New hires usually earn between $42,100 and $56,900 annually, or more, depending on experience, overtime hours, and bonuses.

• Effective and efficient handling of customer transactions.
• Accurately record and maintain customer contact information and details.
• Build and maintain company customer relationships.
• Answer inbound sales calls and make outbound sales calls.
• Consistently follow up on promises and commitments in a timely manner with customers.
• Track stock levels to ensure customer orders are handled effectively.
• Assist customers in determining order requirements or services.
• Appropriately identify and elevate customer issues.
• Quote prices and credit terms, and prepare sales orders for customers.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of company products and inventory levels.
• Complete sales transactions and process payments.
• Schedule trucking and delivery of material to customer, based on delivery schedule.
• Create shipping order and packing list.
• Troubleshoot customer issues during delivery process.
• Partner with Sales Representative to keep account transactions and literature up to date.
• Practice customer focus, collaboration, and communication with team.
• Retain up‑to‑date knowledge of company products.
• May be required to travel occasionally.
• Perform additional duties as required and/or requested.

• High School Education Required. Some college work completed preferred.
• Minimum 3 years customer service experience in a Big Box retailer.
• Clear communication ability and positive language use.
• Attentiveness.
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks at once.
• Goal‑oriented focus.
• Good mathematical skills; ability to do calculations quickly.
• Demonstrated experience with PCs and multi‑window navigation.
• Intermediate skills in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

• 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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and communicate verbally. The employee frequently walks, stands, and occasionally sits.
• The employee must regularly lift, pull and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

• Referral, Holiday, and Annual Bonuses
• Annual pay increases
• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company‑paid Short Term and Long Term disability
• Company‑paid Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with company matching contributions
• Charitable donation matching programs
• Free, company‑sponsored 1‑on‑1 tutoring for children/dependents of MSI employees in grades K‑12, including free tutoring for SAT and ACT tests

Founded in 1975, MSI is a leading supplier of flooring tile, countertops, wall and backsplash tile and hardscaping surfaces products in North America. Headquartered in Orange, California, MSI also maintains over 50 state‑of‑the‑art showroom and distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada. MSI's product line includes an extensive offering of Granite, Quartz, Porcelain, Luxury Vinyl flooring, Slate, Marble, Travertine, Sandstone, Limestone, Quartzite, onyx, stacked stone and pavers imported from over 36 countries on six continents.

• Top 5 fastest growing companies — OC Business Journal
• Supplier Diversity Award — Home Depot
• #1 Flooring Distributor multiple years in a row — Floor Covering Weekly
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