Associate Customer Service- Contract

Job summary

The Customer Service Representative is responsible for accurately processing customer orders, managing relationships, and resolving complaints in a professional manner. They will coordinate with various internal departments to ensure order accuracy, inventory availability, and timely delivery.

Job details

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.​ We build communities, let us build your career THIS ROLE IS A 6 MONTH - 1 YEAR CONTACT ROLE. SUMMARY Under the supervision of the Customer Service Supervisor, the Customer Service Rep is accountable for establishing a strong customer relationship – based on trust and responsiveness. The CSR will accurately process customer orders in an efficient manner to ensure customer demands are met, manage customer complaints and issues and be empowered to resolve issues in a timely and professional manner. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES May include, but are not limited to, the following: Schedule and maintain orders received via EDI or email in to SAP/JDE and SFDC Verify orders to ensure pricing, products, footage and ship to address are correct Calculate % of products per line in determining Truck Load percentage and later create deliveries for released orders by calculating truck loads. Check stock and/or line time availability Verify all POs migrated by Independent Reps for accuracy & make any necessary changes according to the customer PO. Advise customer and/or Rep of changes if any Understand and correctly interpret Service Level Agreement for customer and sales team, including all retail customer contracts and requirements Communicate with Reps/Customers to obtain T/L fills and B/O releases Send weekly open order reports to all Reps Coordinate with Planners, Sales Manager/Representative, Credit Manager and Salesforce.com Administrator Properly accepts, logs, manages and resolves customer and sales issues in a professional and empathetic manner Keeps customers informed of any issues of orders/deliveries Manage the Return Material process within agreed upon policy parameters, ensuring customer satisfaction, while guidelines are achieved. Research deductions/short payments/credit disputes & communicates with customer in a professional and empathetic manner to resolve dispute/issue Process credit applications for new or updated customer SAP/JDE accounts EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Formal education such as a Bachelor’s degree or certifications or 1-3 years of practical customer service/order entry. Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills Experience and comfortable in conflict resolution Ability to multi-task Good systems aptitude and solid PC/keyboarding skills Strong basic math skills PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. WORK ENVIRONMENT The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as normally based in an office. Some of the work may be required in the operating units which can require usage of required PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, etc. May also result in exposure to outside elements and may require usage of stairs and elevators. Travel including air travel or auto travel may occasionally be required. Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation. If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.

What you’ll do

The Customer Service Representative is responsible for accurately processing customer orders, managing relationships, and resolving complaints in a professional manner. They will coordinate with various internal departments to ensure order accuracy, inventory availability, and timely delivery.

Requirements

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree or equivalent certifications, along with 1-3 years of practical customer service or order entry experience. Strong interpersonal skills, proficiency in PC systems, and the ability to handle conflict resolution are essential for this role.

Listed skills

• SAP · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Multi-Tasking · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred
• JDE · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Customer Service
• Order Entry
• SAP
• JDE
• Salesforce.com
• Conflict Resolution
• Relationship Management
• Data Entry
• Math Skills
• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Multi-tasking
• Inventory Management
• Credit Dispute Resolution
• Empathy
• Professionalism
• Salesforce Certified Administrator
• Research
• Customer Relationship Management
• Credit Management
• Sales
• General Mathematics
• Multitasking
• Sales Management
• Salesforce
• SAP Applications
• Service-Level Agreement

Job areas

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