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About the job

The Inbound Customer Support Specialist is pivotal in managing and resolving specific customer issues to enhance customer experience.  They are clients' first point of contact, addressing inquiries and resolving issues via calls, live chat, and email.  The customer relationship specialist is responsible for documenting calls, updating account and customer information in CRM databases, and analyzing customer data to ensure customer interactions are tracked, complete, and leveraged for strategic relationship-building efforts.

As part of the team, you will:

• Develop strong and trusted relationships with customers by providing timely and accurate assistance with their queries and issues via phone, email, or live chat.

• Manage a high volume of customer calls, live chats, and emails to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Proactively validate and qualify customer needs to identify potential sales opportunities before referring them to the appropriate Alfa Laval division.

• Record and maintain customer information and interactions within the CRM system.

• Engage with customers and Alfa Laval employees to ensure customer needs have fulfilled customer expectations.

• Provide feedback and insights with Marketing leadership to improve customer experience and relationship-building initiatives.

We care about diversity, equity and inclusion in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

What you know:

You have a High School diploma, and:

• Minimum 1 year experience in customer service.

• Experienced in handling inbound and outbound calls, emails, and chat messages.

• Proficient in using customer service software, such as Microsoft Dynamics, Call Rail, etc. as well as Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

• Skilled in providing courteous and professional service to diverse customers.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers and staff at all levels.

• Capable of initiating contact with customers and resolving issues efficiently.

• Able to perform assigned tasks independently and proactively.

• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks and priorities.

• A customer-centric mindset, with the ability to understand customer needs, expectations, and pain points, and to deliver solutions that enhance customer value and satisfaction.

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