CUSTOMER ACCOUNT COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a Customer Account Coordinator who stands as the gateway to exceptional customer service, adeptly managing inquiries through calls, emails, and website communications. This role goes beyond addressing queries, focusing on building and enhancing relationships with customers and distributors to improve retail account relations. By coordinating business resources and processes, you ensure seamless service delivery, reinforcing our dedication to top-tier customer support and strong relationship management.
An Overview of Customer Account Coordinator Job Description Responsibilities and Qualifications
1. As a Customer Account Coordinator, you'll play a pivotal role throughout the entire customer service journey-responding to inquiries, generating quotes, overseeing account management, and facilitating order processes. We're in search of a customer service aficionado who prides themselves on their integrity, boasts exceptional communication skills, and possesses a meticulous attention to detail, ensuring a seamless and efficient customer experience.
Customer Account Coordinator Duties and Responsibilities:
- Answer and direct incoming calls, Emails, and website inquiries
- Field customer and distributor inquiries, providing technical information and recommendations
- Assist with customer inquiries regarding returns, shipping, and order statuses
- Provide and follow-up on quotations and confirm production and delivery schedules
- Identify sales opportunities and proactively work to move customers down the sales funnel
- Build customer relationships and maintain customer accounts, updating CRM database
- Report on activity, trends, and competition to management and other staff, advising on areas for improvement
- Collaborate across departments as necessary to ensure thorough customer assistance
- Provide administrative services as needed
Customer Account Coordinator Skills, Abilities and Experience:
- A high school diploma or GED required
- Associate’s degree in a business-related field or three years experience in customer service
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Excellent customer service skills including the ability to interact with international contacts
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills including a proven ability to learn and explain complex technical concepts
- Must be highly organized with strong attention to detail and instruction
- Proven ability to multi-task and problem solve
- Thrives in a fast-paced small team environment
- Able to be highly flexible and adaptable
- Understanding of global geography
- Must be able to maintain a business casual appearance
- Able to sit for long periods and occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds
- Occasional travel to out-of-state trade shows and conferences required
2. The Customer Account Coordinator is a pivotal figure in maintaining and enhancing retail account relations. This role involves the seamless coordination of business resources, administration, and support to ensure top-notch customer service across the board. With responsibilities including strengthening working relationships and optimizing sales and service delivery, the holder of this position acts as the essential bridge between retail customers and our business, working within a dynamic duo to maximize service excellence.
Customer Account Coordinator Functions:
- Ensure that the retail sales department operates in an efficient, professional and profitable manner at all times.
- Ensure that all Customer Purchase Orders are supplied in line with their delivery schedules and ensure that they are correctly priced.
- Effectively administer all Accounts in accordance with standard contractual requirements.
- Assist the Accounts Manager where necessary with information, reporting and presentations.
- Manage individual accounts that are passed over by the NAMs.
- Help improve the profitability of all accounts through cross-selling and up-selling.
- Extensive B2B telephone sales/customer service experience
Customer Account Coordinator Abilities and Experience:
- Ability to demonstrate a methodical approach to work and exacting attention to detail
- Demonstrable problem-solving skills and conflict resolution
- Ability to communicate, develop relationships and negotiate with people at all levels
- Ability to multi-task in a busy environment
- Desire to learn a wide and diverse product range
- Effective use of Microsoft Office and sound all-round IT skills
- Experience within a technical sales environment would be advantageous but is not essential.
- Experience gained through a similar role within the engineering industry or other technical products would be useful.
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