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Customer Service Representative

Role overview

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED
  • 0 to 3 years of related experience
  • Strong communication skills
  • Moderate computer skills

Responsibilities

  • Responds to basic customer inquiries regarding products
  • Places customer orders via multiple methods
  • Builds customer relationships to drive repeat business
  • Expedites backorders and may handle customer returns

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Customer Service
  • Order Entry
  • Negotiation
  • Reliability
  • Detail Oriented
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Multitasking
  • Computer Literacy

About the company

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Genuine Parts Company

Automotive Parts & Components

Founded in 1928, Genuine Parts Company is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. The company's Automotive Parts Group distributes automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. The company's Industrial Parts Group distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia. In total, the company serves its global customers from an extensive network of more than 10,000 locations in 17 countries and has approximately 58,000 employees. Further information is available at www.genpt.com.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryAutomotive Parts & Components
Company size10001

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Job description

SUMMARY

Under close supervision, the Customer Service Representative is responsible for

accurately fulfilling customer orders and managing incoming customer calls.


JOB DUTIES

  • Responds to basic customer inquires regarding products, provides quotes, and handles
  • order entry.
  • Places customer orders via telephone, fax, email, electronic methods, or walk in (counter
  • sales).
  • Influences Motion Industries' gross profit through negotiating the sale price and purchase
  • price, within certain parameters.
  • May adjust non-contract customer pricing to meet the demands of the customer based on
  • competition, while maximizing the profit for Motion Industries.
  • Builds customer relationships to drive repeat business by relating to the customer and
  • drive process improvements.
  • Orders items to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained for customers.
  • May place orders without approval for orders up to $5,000 per line and $10,000 per
  • purchase order.
  • Responsible for sourcing products in branch inventory, distribution center inventory or
  • supplier inventory.
  • Determines the most cost effective shipping method for customer orders.
  • Partners with Account Representatives to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Expedites backorders. May pull inventory and prepare order for shipment to customer.
  • May handle customer returns.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Typically requires a high school diploma or GED and zero (0) to three (3) years of related

experience or an equivalent combination.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

  • Reliability, organization, and attention to detail required.
  • Strong communication skills including written, verbal, and listening.
  • Ability to multi-task and time management skills required.
  • Moderate computer skills, including information processing, communicating internally and
  • externally via email, using business systems and searching capabilities to find products
  • on the internet.
  • Product knowledge is preferred.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Excellent driving record preferred. All company vehicles are subject to continuous video monitoring.


COMPANY INFORMATION

Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare

coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

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