Maui Jim - Peoria, IL

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Peoria, IL
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers

About the position

At Maui Jim, you can expect a unique culture, a well-known brand, and the opportunity to grow with a company that has a great reputation. We offer an inclusive, collaborative, and 'high touch' work environment that values the members of our ‘Ohana. We work hard to develop our leaders who in turn develop their team members to reach their full potential, and we are committed to building a team that focuses on solid customer service. The major function of this position is to resolve issues and customer inquiries to the customer's satisfaction. This role involves providing professional and accurate service for escalated calls regarding sunglass products and services, acting as a resource to team members by coaching, monitoring, and fielding questions. The primary responsibilities and essential duties of this position include exhibiting and maintaining exceptional customer service skills and a proactive customer-focused attitude. You will be responsible for providing internal and external customers with 100% satisfaction, offering daily direction, communication, and guidance to employees to ensure customer requests are addressed in a timely, efficient, and knowledgeable manner. Additionally, you will assist in the development and implementation of new training materials, maintain and enhance existing training materials as needed, and become proficient with our digital service platform, Zendesk. You will troubleshoot basic system issues with the DSR team and provide feedback to supervisors and admins on system performance and potential issues/improvements. Your role will also involve aggregating feedback and data regarding the website and our customer journey on it. Providing team support and leadership by being the first line of contact for employee concerns and feedback is crucial. You will communicate and escalate any issues that deserve the attention of your manager, such as behavior, attendance, and quality. Maintaining a presence in the department by keeping open communication with representatives and acting as a resource for questions and/or concerns is essential. Identifying and presenting potential system, process, and workflow improvements to enhance team efficiency and customer experience will be part of your responsibilities. You will participate in call monitoring to identify areas of development for existing representatives and assist in delivering feedback. Working closely with your supervisor/manager to plan effective call coverage, material flow, quality standards, and operating procedures is also expected. You will collaborate with the manager to identify trends and emerging issues and proactively look for ways to improve the overall representatives' experience. Additionally, you will participate in the selection of candidates and play an active role in training and onboarding new customer service representatives. Providing feedback to the manager and participating in monthly discussions with representatives regarding adherence, call monitor scores, and other development areas will be part of your duties. You may also be required to back up/support any position in production as needed, take ownership of escalated calls, and ensure customer satisfaction is maintained by appropriately responding to difficult calls and referring calls to supervisors and/or managers if necessary. Acting as a role model for all employees, upholding company policies and procedures, demonstrating respect for co-workers, encouraging and supporting diversity, presenting a professional image, and supporting an Aloha environment at all times is crucial. You will perform other work-related tasks as requested or required.

Responsibilities

  • Resolve issues and customer inquiries to the customer's satisfaction.
  • Provide professional and accurate service for escalated calls regarding sunglass products and services.
  • Act as a resource to team members by coaching, monitoring, and fielding questions.
  • Exhibit and maintain exceptional customer service skills and a proactive customer-focused attitude.
  • Provide internal and external customers with 100% satisfaction.
  • Provide daily direction, communication, and guidance to employees to ensure customer requests are addressed in a timely, efficient, and knowledgeable manner.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of new training materials.
  • Maintain and enhance existing training materials as needed.
  • Become proficient with our digital service platform, Zendesk.
  • Troubleshoot basic system issues with the DSR team and provide feedback to Supervisor and Admins on system performance and potential issues/improvements.
  • Assist in aggregating feedback and data regarding the website and our customer journey on it.
  • Provide team support and leadership by being the first line of contact for employee concerns and feedback.
  • Communicate and escalate any issues that deserve the attention of your manager, such as behavior, attendance, and quality.
  • Maintain a presence in the department by keeping open communication with representatives and acting as a resource for questions and/or concerns.
  • Identify and present potential system, process, and workflow improvements to enhance team efficiency and customer experience.
  • Participate in call monitoring to identify areas of development for existing representatives and assist in delivering feedback.
  • Work closely with supervisor/manager to plan effective call coverage, material flow, quality standards, and operating procedures.
  • Work with the manager to identify trends and emerging issues and proactively look for ways to improve the overall representatives' experience.
  • Participate in the selection of candidates and play an active role in training and onboarding new customer service representatives.
  • Provide feedback to manager and participate in monthly discussions with representatives regarding adherence, call monitor scores, and other development areas.
  • Backup/support any position in production as needed.
  • Take ownership of escalated calls and ensure customer satisfaction is maintained by appropriately responding to difficult calls and referring calls to supervisor and/or manager if necessary.
  • Act as a role model for all employees, upholding company policies and procedures, demonstrating respect for co-workers, encouraging and supporting diversity, presenting a professional image, and supporting an Aloha environment at all times.

Requirements

  • High School graduate with a minimum of 2 years customer service experience is required.
  • Minimum of 1 year experience as Maui Jim Customer Service Rep.
  • Training experience is preferred.
  • In lieu of education, three years of work experience in a Customer Service Department and/or ophthalmic related industry with training experience is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

  • Ability to work flexible shifts.
  • Ability to coach/motivate others in a positive manner.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Detail, problem-solving, and logic skills.
  • Pleasant personality.
  • Ability to teach others.

Benefits

  • Inclusive and collaborative work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • Support for reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
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