Customer Service Representative

At Percepta, we deliver award-winning services for every stage of the automotive and mobility customer journey. As a Customer Service Representative working on-site in Melbourne, Florida, you'll become part of a community that values your success, supports your career growth, and celebrates your contributions.

What You'll Be Doing

The Customer Relationship Center (CRC) Customer Service Representative is responsible for providing timely and professional customer service in response to inquiries and concerns by using available resources.

During a Typical Day, You'll

• Promptly process and answer, and/or resolve customer inquiries and concerns, determining the appropriate actions based upon job aids, research, and existing desktop solution tools, and taking the appropriate action with utmost priority and speed, to ensure service level metrics are achieved.
• Communicate professional, grammatically correct verbal responses to customer inquiries and concerns; educate the customer on client products and services.
• Place outbound calls to customers and dealers (when necessary) to understand the needs of the customer and respond to customer inquiries and concerns.
• Actively listen to the consumer providing answers, while controlling the call to lead the consumer in an efficient, professional manner.
• Act as a liaison between customers and dealerships, providing excellent service to both by following up and being organized and knowledgeable.
• Master desktop applications, such as the client CRM, Intranet, Company Search engine, Warranty, and Policy Manuals, etc.
• Ensure that all customer contacts are properly documented in the client's CRM, to allow for an accurate historical view of customers' contacts with the CRC;
  Manage follow-up Log and audit documentation of customer files.
• Communicate the resolution of inquiries to customers via outbound calls, based on defined inbound procedures, and customer issues.
• Handle difficult customer issues and avoid escalation whenever possible, positively and professionally.
• Liaise with various CRC departments, i.e., Research, etc.
• Attend team meetings, pep sessions, focus groups, and training sessions as scheduled.
• Work on activities and/or projects as requested by the Team Leader.
• Identify and relay to the Team Leader areas for improvement within the inquiry and concern resolution processes.
• Relay customer service problems to the Team Leader when necessary.
• Support the operation through business processes and practices designed to support employee retention, productivity, profitability, and consumer satisfaction.
• Suggest marketing offers to customers during service calls.

What You Bring to the Role

• A high school diploma or GED is required
• A minimum of one year of experience in customer service and/or sales is preferred
• Prior knowledge/experience in the automotive industry is a plus
• Strong written and oral communication skills with all levels of the organization
• Strong customer service, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills
• Strong multi-tasking skills
• Strong organizational, time management, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Strong team-building skills, self-sufficient, resourceful, and works well with minimal supervision
• The ability to demonstrate a high degree of professionalism
• Working knowledge of computers
• Experience with FMC
  360 or Customer Contact systems is an asset

What You Can Expect

• Starting pay rate of $15.00 per hour
• Health/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) with company match
• Vacation/Sick Time and Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Training and Development Programs (Percepta College)
• Award-winning Employee Rewards Program (Perci Perks)
• Hours of Operation currently: 8:00 AM
  -11:00 PM Monday-Friday, Saturday 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM. An 8-hour shift would fall somewhere in between for a 40-hour workweek.

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