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Customer Service Consultant

Customer Service Consultant

CompanyThe Home Depot
LocationHouston, TX, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelJunior, Mid Level

Requirements

  • Must be eighteen years of age or older.
  • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
  • Highly skilled at using a computer-based platform using multiple applications, to include transcription, multitasking, chatting or messaging, and maintaining effective communication with the customer.
  • Skilled at consistently providing excellent customer service, following through on responsibilities to customers and recovering from any errors made.
  • Demonstrated ability to complete projects and assignments accurately, catching errors before completion, despite a large workload, competing demands and a fast paced environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with customers. Possesses effective listening, speaking and writing skills. Skilled at adjusting communication style to meet audience needs and expectations.
  • Comfortable engaging with customers who may exhibit frustration, and comfortable taking responsibility for errors on behalf of the Company.
  • Capable of and interested in continuous learning primarily focused on the business, customer service techniques and products and services sold at The Home Depot.
  • Comfortable with making decisions independently.

Responsibilities

  • Answers inbound phone calls from customers, quickly assesses customer needs and proactively provides solutions with a high degree of accuracy. Provides superior customer service while handling inbound calls for product inquiry, order placement, and order follow-up. Documents details of customer interaction into system.
  • Drives customer loyalty by providing, excellent service, accurate product and service knowledge to customers and looks for ways to reduce customer effort in ordering, shipping, order inquiry and return/refund experiences.
  • Keeps customers informed on the status of their order, reconciles errors in a cost effective manner, resolves post-order issues such as returns and follows up to ensure all customer needs are fulfilled.
  • Where needed, acts as liaison between customer and manufacturer, as well as between customer and freight carrier.
  • Meets or exceeds various performance requirements, including but not limited to: customer service skills, accuracy, schedule adherence, speed to resolution, etc.
  • Partners with escalation group to obtain additional order support, customer follow-up, or handling of complex customer cases.

Preferred Qualifications

  • College Degree preferred
  • 3 or more years of customer service or retail sales experience is preferred.