Customer Service Representative - National Sales At US Foods ID- 11622

US Foods has an opening for a dedicated Customer Service Representative - National Sales! This is an exciting Remote opportunity with an immediate start. The role has a strong focus on Excellent verbal communication skills. This position comes with a salary of $35.4k - $53.2k per Year.

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Our Customer Service Reps can start between $19.00 - $20.50/ hour depending on experience and geographical location within the northeast region !   

Schedule


Sunday - Thursday

8:00 am - 5 pm ET

Benefits: Full US Foods Benefits - DAY 1!

medical, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, and much more!

US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus.  

Main Ingredients of the Job

  • Receive inbound calls and place outbound calls to customers in order to provide information about products and services, to take orders, or to obtain details of complaints.

  • Keep records of customer interactions and transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, and comments, as well as actions taken.

  • Resolve customers' service or billing complaints; check to ensure that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems.

  • Contact customers in order to respond to inquiries or to notify them of claim results and any planned adjustments; refer unresolved customer complaints to designated departments for further action.

  • Obtain and examine all relevant information in order to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes.

  • Coordinate same-day deliveries and pickups for customers. Process pickup requests from customers and National Sales team. Respond to delivery/routing questions and issues from customers.

  • Respond to product inquiries from customers. Share new or additional services or products with customers.

  • Compare disputed merchandise with original requisitions and information from invoices, and prepare invoices for returned goods.

  • Contact all customers affected by product recalls and withdrawals.

  • Recommend improvements in products, shipping, service, or billing methods and procedures in order to prevent future problems.


Relationships
Internal: Sales, Operations / Distribution / Support
External: Customers

What You Bring to the Table

This role will also receive: overtime compensation

Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here:.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

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