Canada Customer Service Representative

Job summary

The Customer Service Representative is responsible for processing customer orders, quotes, and inquiries while maintaining high standards of service excellence. They must proactively manage customer relationships, resolve issues, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure timely delivery and satisfaction.

Job details

ACCOUNTABILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS · Provides optimal customer experience, exhibiting Mouser values to each customer. · Accurately processes various types of customer requests, including but not limited to orders, special handling, quotes, returns, catalogs, samples, product information, and information regarding Mouser services. · Determines customer expectations and provides options to meet their needs. · Generates new and repeat business through customer service initiatives and offering associated products and promotional items. · Follows up with customers to ensure on going customer satisfaction. · Promotes and maintains high standards of quality and service excellence. · Processes work in a timely manner and meets daily productivity objectives; displays a sense of urgency while achieving quality and productivity goals. · Researches and expedites customer requests. · Monitors and ensures delivery date and product quality to meet customer requirements. · Provides price and delivery quotes to customer within company specified deadlines. · Understands and is able to correctly work with multiple currencies and other requirements with regard to processing international orders. · Effective time management and planning/organizing skills. · Self-motivated and results oriented. · Effective interaction with individuals and groups both inside and outside of the organization and works effectively as a team contributor on all assignments. · Maintains a high level of commitment to achieve goals. · Effective performance independently or as part of a team. · Ability to build relationships with key customers, pro-active approach to customer service. · Strong analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills, and analyzes the impact of decisions before execution. · Supports local Customer Service teams, and provides support for other teams when needed. · Provides Chat support as required, local language plus other required languages. · Regular attendance at work is an essential part of the job. · Adapts to changing situations and restructures tasks and priorities as changes occur within the · business and organization. · Works well under the pressure of deadlines. · Supports and participates in the company's total quality and customer service expectations. · Understands the business and customer needs and provides constructive feedback using the internal feedback tool. · Trustworthy and maintains confidentiality. Other duties as assigned. SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS · Professional verbal and written communication in local language (minimum), including in a · telephone environment. Additional languages may be required. · Fluent reading and writing in English. · PC experience in a Microsoft Windows environment, proficient with internet, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other software. · Ability to use, read, and interpret spreadsheets, printed reports, and a dual terminal screen. · Able and willing to use our telephone headsets. JOB LEVELS Customer Service Representative I · Exhibits the desire to provide excellent service, carry out correspondences in a professional · and courteous manner, and interact directly with customers as needed. · Exhibits motivation and ability to advance. Customer Service Representative II Requirements · 2+ years customer service experience required. For internal candidates, experience can be a combination of internal and external experience. · Internal Candidates: o Successful completion of Customer Service Representative I Professional Progression Plan. o Consistently meets or exceeds Customer Service Representative II performance metric requirements. o Overall Effective Performance as Customer Service Representative I. o Takes initiative to expand knowledge for position utilizing all available sources. · External Candidates: o Exhibits competencies and experience to perform at level II. Customer Service Representative III Requirements · 4+ years customer service experience required. For internal candidates, experience can be a combination of internal and external experience. · Internal Candidates: o Successful completion of Customer Service Representative II Professional Progression Plan. o Consistently meets or exceeds Customer Service Representative III performance metric requirements. o Overall Highly Effective Performance as Customer Service Representative II. o Supports with updates on work queue status. o Proven ability to work independently. o Supports new hires and existing team members (CSR I & II) o Successful collaboration with others to ensure service excellence requirements are met. · External candidates: o Exhibits competencies and experience to perform at level III. Senior Customer Service Representative · Successfully performs all Customer Service duties. · Actively supports the team by providing assistance for complex or uncommon requests and best practices. · Handles first level escalations. · Responsible for daily reports. · Liaison with other teams for assistance when needed for ensuring service excellence. · Supports local CS training needs when necessary. · Provides support with projects. · Ensures workflow is maintained if coordinator and management are not available. · Pro-active involvement in Team Talk planning. · Team subject matter expert. Requirements · 6+ years customer service experience required. · Internal candidates: o Experience can be a combination of internal and external experience. o Minimum Highly Effective performance in current role. o Successful completion of Customer Service Representative III Professional Progression Plan. o Consistently meets or exceeds Senior Customer Service Representative performance metric requirements. Mouser Electronics, founded in 1964, is a globally authorized distributor of semiconductors and electronic components for over 1,200 industry-leading manufacturer brands. We specialize in the rapid introduction of the newest products and technologies targeting the design engineer and buyer communities. Mouser has 28 offices located around the globe. We conduct business in 23 different languages and 34 currencies. Our global distribution centre is equipped with state-of-the-art wireless warehouse management systems that enable us to process orders 24/7, and deliver nearly perfect pick-and-ship operations.

What you’ll do

The Customer Service Representative is responsible for processing customer orders, quotes, and inquiries while maintaining high standards of service excellence. They must proactively manage customer relationships, resolve issues, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure timely delivery and satisfaction.

Requirements

Candidates must possess strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Depending on the level, the role requires between 2 to 6+ years of relevant customer service experience.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Negotiation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Multitasking · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred
• Technical Support · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Customer service
• Order processing
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Negotiation
• Time management
• Microsoft Office
• Data entry
• Analytical skills
• Relationship building
• Multitasking
• Technical support
• Conflict resolution
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork
• Planning
• Management
• Operations
• English Language
• Problem Solving
• Workflow Management
• Trustworthiness
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Writing
• Customer Service
• Time Management
• Performance Metric
• Self-Motivation
• Proactivity
• Product Quality (QA/QC)
• Confidentiality
• Electronics
• Constructive Feedback
• Microsoft Windows
• Electronic Components
• Microsoft Word
• Spreadsheets
• Semiconductors
• Warehouse Management Systems
• Promotional Merchandise
• Cataloguing

Job areas

• Customer Service & Support
• Logistics
• Administrative
• Customer Service Representative
• Customer Service Representative (General)
• Inquiry Clerks
• Customer Service Representatives