Client Services Representative I

Company: CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Employment Status:
Regular

Time Type:
Full time

BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM STARTS WITH YOU

At the heart of CSA Group is a vision: making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place. It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years: from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today.

Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day househould items to leading edge technology-to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact.

Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen.

Job Summary:

The Client Services Representative will be a primary contact for external customers, partners, regional offices, and public concerning CSA Group's services. The Client services Representative will respond to incoming inquires (via telephone, fax, e-mail and web) pertaining to general and less complex inquiries, administrative inquiries (billing, credits, services available) and project status. The position will be primarily focused on processing related tasks within the Customer Service Center. These tasks may pertain to creating new accounts, client record changes and agreement tasks. The Client Services Representative will have a good understanding of the end-to-end processes within the organization in order to resolve customer issues and enhance service delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Provides accurate information (verbally and/or written literature) to customers about CSA Group services (such as testing capabilities, office locations, certification programs etc) and the Certification process (such as information on applicable standards, application requirements, class numbers, quotes, requirements for payment, product sample requirements, shipping instructions, testing location and completion dates).
• Provides prompt and efficient customer service. Forwards all technical inquiries to the appropriate subject matter expert.
• Collects, records and forwards appropriate customer sales inquiry information.
• Where appropriate, provides quotes for potential/existing clients using pricing information provided.
• Provides status of projects to incoming inquiries from customers with the assistance of an on line tool and the Project Group Manager while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Requests legal documentation from acceptable signing authorities necessary to substantiate a change in ownership affecting Certification.
• Verifies and processes customer change requests, and customer document updates and corrections, such as (corrections in name, address, additions and deletions of factories and classes, full cancellations of Master Contract) and finalizes Changes of Records.
• Processes and prepares a variety of reports (such as error and Z table reports).
• Responds to customer billing and credit inquires, may issue credits or debits as necessary with management approval.
• On a daily basis, manage phone queue calls and meet customer needs
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  • Post-Secondary Education or equivalent experience.
  • 6 months to 1 year of related Customer Service experience.
    
    Skills:
    
    • Strong computer skills, MS Office (Excel, Outlook), SAP
    • Strong phone contact handling skills
    • Excellent oral and written communications
    • Detailed and results oriented
    • Some knowledge of engineering and technical terminology
    • Problem solving skills and conflict resolution skills
      
      CSA Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on any grounds stipulated by applicable laws. We are an organization where opportunities are based on skills and abilities, and differences are respected and valued. Please contact us at human.resources@csagroup.org if you require accommodation in the interview process.

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