Customer Service Representative (Csr)

Summary: The Customer Service Representative (CSR) is responsible for working with customers face to face and helping with product selection.

Compensation: This is a non-exempt, hourly role. Hourly rates start at $20.00, plus Over Time (paid at 1.5x), plus Bonuses. Annual pay for new hires generally ranges between $50,100 and $66,000 or more, depending on experience, overtime hours worked and bonuses.

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to complete the following essential duties and responsibilities:

• Quote prices and credit terms, and prepare sales orders for customers.
• Answer inbound sales calls and make outbound sales calls.
• Retain up to date knowledge of company products
• Schedule trucking and delivery of material to customer, based on delivery schedule.
• Practice Customer focus, collaboration, and communication with team
• Track stock levels to ensure customer orders are handled effectively.
• Build and maintain company customer relationships.
• Effective and efficient handling of customer transactions.
• Complete sales transactions and processing of payments.
• Consistent following up on promises and commitments in a timely manner with customers.
• Partner with Sales Representative to keep account transactions and literature up to date.
• Appropriately identify and escalate customer issues.
• Troubleshoot customer issues during delivery process.
• Create shipping order and packing list.
• Perform additional duties as required and or requested.
• Accurately record and maintain customer contact information and details.
• Assist customers in determining order requirements or services.

Additionally the candidate must meet the following Education and/or Experience requirements:

• Good mathematical skills; ability to do calculations quickly.
• Minimum 2 years’ customer service experience.
• Goal oriented focus
• Demonstrated experience with the use of PCs, along with the ability to navigate in a multi-window based environment.
• High School Education Required. Some college work completed preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Clear communication with the ability to use positive language.
• Intermediate skills in MS Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks at once.
• Attentiveness.

This role has the following physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits: MSI offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Paid Time Off
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with company matching contributions
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Referral, Holiday, and Annual Bonuses
• Company-paid Short Term and Long Term disability;
• Charitable donation matching programs
• Annual pay increases
• Free, company-sponsored 1-on-1 tutoring for children/dependents of MSI employees in grades k-12, including free tutoring for SAT and ACT tests.
• Tuition Reimbursement

About MSI: Founded in 1975, MSI is a leading supplier of flooring, countertop, wall tile, and hardscaping products in North America. Headquartered in Orange, California, MSI also maintains over 30 state-of-the-art showroom and distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada. MSI's product line includes an extensive offering of quartz, porcelain, ceramic, LVT, natural stone and glass products imported from over 36 countries on six continents.

Over the years, MSI has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including:

• Supplier Diversity Award - Home Depot
• Top Workplaces Award winner multiple times - Top Workplaces
• Top 5 fastest growing companies - OC Business Journal
• MSI Founder named the Entrepreneur of the Year - Ernst and Young
• #1 Flooring Distributor multiple years in a row - Floor Covering Weekly

MSI is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and fosters inclusion and belonging for all employees. We provide a work environment that allows all employees to do their best work, free from all forms of discrimination. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship status, military status, religion, disability status, or any other legally protected group.MSI provides reasonable accommodations for all employees and applicants.If you believe you require an accommodation, please speak with your recruiter or a member of our