SR Coordinator, Customer Relations

8901 - Corp Office West Crk - 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia, 23238

Car Max, the way your career should be!

Position Overview As a Sr. Coordinator, Customer Relations, you will be the ultimate advocate for Car Max customers, ensuring every interaction reflects our commitment to integrity and excellence. In this role, you’ll manage escalated customer concerns, including high-risk and executive-level cases, while partnering with cross-functional teams such as Legal, Public Relations, Risk, and Accounting. You’ll exercise independent judgment to deliver innovative solutions, mentor peers, and lead through Car Max’s Iconic Issue Resolution strategy.

This position requires exceptional communication skills and the ability to influence outcomes that protect our brand and create iconic customer experiences.

Why Car Max?

At Car Max, we are the nation’s largest retailer of used cars with stores from coast to coast, and we are still growing. We’re rethinking the way people buy cars – and it’s our associates that help us do just that. We believe work should feel meaningful and rewarding, with opportunities to make an impact every day. This is where innovation meets passion – be inspired and supported to take us to the future.

Team Overview This role is part of the Customer Relations team, which is dedicated to delivering an unrivaled customer experience and supporting Car Max’s commitment to exceptional service. The team works collaboratively to resolve inquiries, identify customer experience gaps, and contribute to projects and initiatives that enhance overall satisfaction.

Role Responsibilities Support customers across the end-to-end journey and post-purchase experience

Deliver exceptional customer service through phone, social media, and written communication.

Thrive in a fast-paced environment and maintain high energy while supporting frequent customer interactions, including robust volume of inbound and outbound inquiries

Exercise independent judgment and leverage the Car Max Iconic Issue Resolution strategy to solve preliminary concerns

Successfully utilize de-escalation techniques to appropriately assist customers experiencing a variety of potential scenarios with varying degrees of urgency

Effectively identify and progress issues which require escalation to internal resolution teams, including high-risk and executive-level concerns

Collaborate across departments to ensure seamless resolutions and uphold Car Max quality standards.

Navigate and utilize all available tools and resources to provide accurate information to internal and external customers

Maintain compliant case documentation with detailed notes and next-step recommendations.

Mentor and guide associates, influencing creative solutions for complex customer situations.

Provide on-call support for urgent customer activity, including social media engagement.

Required Qualifications Demonstrated alignment with Car Max values:
Do the Right Thing, Put People First, Win Together, Go for Greatness.
2+ years of customer service experience, preferably in a customer-centric environment.

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights

Proven ability to mentor, motivate, and influence others toward positive outcomes.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills for complex messaging across diverse audiences.

The hourly rate for this position is:$19.90 - $27.90

About Car Max:

At Car Max, we revolutionized the used car buying experience over 30 years ago by introducing transparency and integrity into the process.

Our commitment to customer experience, innovation, and community has made us the nation’s largest used car retailer. With over 250 store locations and over 30,000 associates, we are proud to have been recognized as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For and are committed to helping our communities thrive.

As an associate, you are part of an innovative movement to empower the modern customer and drive progress. Your work fuels change—sparking ideas, overcoming challenges, and shaping what’s next. Join us in creating a better future– for our company, our customers, and the communities we call home.

Car Max is an equal…