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Customer Solutions Representative I

Edmund Optics
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Jan 2026
💰 $40,000/yr

About the role

Overview

Delivers exceptional customer service with a friendly, positive, and professional demeanor. Efficiently manages intricate customer order processing with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail. Proactively responds to customer inquiries, resolves complaints, and provides timely updates on order status. Demonstrates strong problem-solving abilities to identify effective solutions while supporting customers across multiple channels.

 

Location and Hours: This position is open to candidates based in either Tucson, AZ or Cherry Hill, NJ. Standard working hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm (Tucson) or 11:30am - 8:00pm (Cherry Hill), Please note that during Daylight Savings Time, Tucson hours will shift to 9:30am - 6:00pm to align with Eastern Time. 

Responsibilities

  • Review customer concerns, evaluate potential options, and develop an effective solution to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Receive inbound customer correspondence which may result in:
    • Accurately entering customer orders into the system.
    • Processing catalog requests and ensure timely fulfillment.
    • Preparing quotations based on customer specifications.
    • Researching and providing updates on the status of existing orders.
    • Providing detailed product information, including pricing, availability, and technical details.
    • Resolving customer service issues promptly and professionally to ensure customer satisfaction.
    • Processing customer returns and backorder information requests while coordinating with the appropriate departments and ensuring timely customer responses.
  • Maintain customer information in CRM database:
    • Ensure customer information is current, accurate and complete.
    • Merge duplicate customer accounts.
    • Contact customers to verify any address changes.
  • Resolves returned package issues by investigating and coordinating corrective actions 
    • Files claims/tracers for lost or damaged shipments to ensure timely resolution and customer satisfaction.
  • Daily report monitoring
    • Reviewing daily quality reports and correction data.
    • Monitors expedite order status and proactively provides customers with updates.
    • Reviews credit hold report, contact customers regarding payment or account issues, and coordinate the release of orders once resolved.
    • Reviews backorder report and communicate delivery date changes or availability updates to customers.
  • Monitors and assigns work within shared tools and inboxes, including but not limited to:
    • Web orders
    • Sales Support emails
  • The ability to handle complex customer inquiries, including processing and managing the following types of inquiries:
    • Process and manage high-volume standard product quotation requests, using established pricing guidelines.
    • Blanket order processing and management by updating customers proactively regarding any changes to order status, delivery schedules or product availability.
    • Process Canada orders & quotations, ensuring accurate handling of currency distinctions between Canadian and US dollars.
    • Process returns and monitors return queue.
  • Conduct proactive outbound customer calls to  drive sales, develop opportunities and enhance customer satisfaction. Types of outbound calls include but are not limited to:
    • Customer and opportunity development to identify new sales or service opportunity.
    • On Hold Orders to ensure timely processing.
    • Quote follow up to provide follow ups and encourage order placement.
    • Addressing Customer concerns to resolve issues quickly and professionally.
    • Gather customer feedback to continuously improve the customer experience.

 Essential Qualifications:

  • Punctuality and attendance: Timeliness and regular attendance are required; report to your workstation and be ready to work at the scheduled time
  • Customer support coverage: Provide consistent phone and chat coverage for the duration of the full work shift.
  • Special account support: Ability to provide dedicated support for special customer accounts.
  • Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations
  • Flexible shift coverage: Capable of providing coverage during special shifts with limited management oversight, including:
  • Late shift
  • Saturday shift
  • Skeleton crew

 

Qualifications

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable

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