Customer Service Representative II

Posted Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM

For over 30 years, Down East Seafood has been a go-to source for the freshest, highest-quality seafood among New York’s most celebrated chefs. What began as a single van sourcing clams from Maine has grown into a full-line seafood operation, delivering sustainably sourced selections six days a week across the Tri-State area. Based in a 17,000-square-foot facility in the heart of Hunt’s Point, the Bronx, Down East combines local expertise with coastal reach—providing premium seafood to restaurants in NYC, Westchester, Long Island, Southern Connecticut, and Northern New Jersey.

With a commitment to freshness, traceability, and chef-focused service, Down East continues to bring the ocean’s bounty straight to the back of house.

Customer Service Representatives II (CSR II) serve as senior-level contributors within the Customer Service team. In addition to managing complex customer interactions and advanced order processing, CSR IIs provide escalation support, mentor CSR I team members, and act as a key liaison between Customer Service, Sales, and Operations. This role is designed for experienced CS professionals who demonstrate deep business knowledge, advanced problem solving skills, and the ability to influence service outcomes across Customer Service, Sales, and Operations.

In addition, this role is critical to maintaining service excellence, improving processes, supporting team development, and ensuring high-priority customer needs are handled accurately and efficiently.

• Handle complex customer inquiries, escalations, and high-priority accounts with professionalism and confidence.
• Manage advanced order scenarios, including modifications, shortages, credits, RMAs, refunds, and delivery issues.
• Ensure accuracy standards are consistently met or exceeded, particularly for high-risk or time-sensitive orders.
• Serve as a point of escalation for CSR I team members when issues require additional analysis or decision-making.

• Assign incoming customer service tasks, requests, and follow-ups to CSR I team members using established workflows and tools.
• Monitor assigned tasks to ensure timely and accurate completion.
• Follow up on incomplete, delayed, or escalated tasks to ensure resolution.
• Reassign tasks as needed to balance workload and maintain service levels, particularly during peak periods.
• Escalate unresolved or high-risk items to leadership when appropriate.

This responsibility is focused on task coordination and accountability, not formal people management.

• Work closely with Sales Representatives to support customer needs, special order requests, and time-sensitive resolutions.
• Proactively communicate order status, shortages, and service impacts to Sales and internal stakeholders.
• Support one-on-one Sales partnerships by providing knowledgeable, reliable customer service coverage.

• Mentor and support CSR I team members through coaching, knowledge sharing, and best-practice reinforcement.
• Assist with onboarding and training of new CSRs, including platform navigation, orderaccuracy standards, and escalation protocols.
• Provide informal guidance and support during peak periods to help stabilize queue flow and service levels.

• Identify recurring issues, inefficiencies, or training gaps and escalated opportunities for improvement to leadership.
• Assist with testing, reinforcing, and adopting updated processes, SOPs, and system changes.
• Support operational initiatives that improve customer experience, order accuracy, andandinternal efficiency.

• Minimum of 3–5 years of customer service experience or related experience.
• Demonstrated success in a high-volume, fast-paced customer service environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to handle escalations professionally.
• Advanced proficiency in CRM systems, Microsoft 365, and customer service platforms.
• Strong analytical and…