Customer Advocate

About the role

As North America's largest total beverage distributor, Southern Glazer's is a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933. The Customer Advocate supports customers in resolving issues related to self-service experience, with the goal of providing the highest customer satisfaction by providing better visibility and faster resolution of customer-related issues.

Responsibilities

• Navigate customers through the process of submitting an order through the self-service portal
• Answer inquiries regarding customers' accounts
• Keypunch supplier and sample withdrawals
• Electronic imaging
• Research shortage and miss-shipped claims
• Process/enter orders and pick-ups
• Handle calls from customer service queue
• Process winery direct orders
• Scan and index customer credit files into the imaging system
• Add partners, drop partners, self-incorporated accounts and inactive systems
• Identify outdated, obsolete and duplicate documents from customer files
• Handle all salespersons changes at the beginning of each month
• Research returned mail with an incorrect address and make the necessary corrections
• Handle delivery claims and logs (shortage claims, miss ships, etc.)
• Pull faxes and invoices off the printer and distribute them to appropriate desks
• Communicate with the sales force, customers and A/R
• Perform the job in accordance with company and departmental policies and procedures
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency plus 1 year of experience
• Knowledge with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), federal regulatory guidelines, and organizational objectives
• Proficiency using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets in creating pivot tables, develop charts, and complex formulas

Physical demands

• Physical demands with activity or condition existing a considerable amount of time include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (i.e., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or calculator
• Physical demands with activity or condition existing an occasional to the rare amount of time include walking, carrying, reaching, standing, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

Pay

Compensation begins at $18/hr, after 6 months there is a $1 increase to $19/hr, then every 6 month a $.50 increase until reaching $22/hr – increases all performance based.

Benefits

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

Schedule

The training period is in office full time (60 days). After this period, this is a hybrid role which consists of working remotely (3 days) and in our office (2 days) each week - this is subject to business needs.