Senior Customer Service Representative

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Job Description

The Senior Customer Service Representative is responsible for providing high quality customer care to create a positive experience for our B2B customers. This role requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment that entails the management of inbound calls, emails from customers as well processing customer orders while maintaining accuracy.

This is a remote role. Regular hours are Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.

RESPONSIBLIITIES:

• Responsible for timely and accurate order validation of high volumes of sales revenue ensuring understanding of service expectations to unique and varying customer requirements. 
• Manage order modifications in alignment with customer requests while mitigating negative service impact and dollarized fine risk where applicable.
• Respond to customer inquiries including order status, inventory availability, product information, order discrepancies (claims/returns), account status, pricing and sales programs
• Manage and assess customer-related problems or issues and develop and implement appropriate resolution in all interactions via phone, email and fax while meeting customer experience communications standards
• Work effectively and collaboratively with cross-functional departments, including but not limited to Pricing, Sales Administration, Transportation, Finance, Quality, Marketing and the field Sales Force
• Ensure thorough understanding of current technology to promptly respond to customer requests including but not limited to:  Esker Cloud, Outlook Team-Email, SAP, Customer Websites, AO, BO and QlikView reporting tools.
• Manage order discrepancies for all customers which includes gathering data for trend analysis and making appropriate recommendations to management for sustainable process improvements
• Participate in testing business systems software upgrades and other systems testing as needed.

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Minimum of 4 years of customer service experience in a service industry
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage a high volume of work with accuracy
• Possess excellent interpersonal, written and oral communications skills as well as effective problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, cross-functionally and in a team environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s or Bachelor's degree is preferred
• Prior ERP (SAP, Oracle, etc.) experience preferred
• Supply chain knowledge preferred

Additional Information

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $34,000 USD - $48,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands