[Remote] Lead Customer Support Specialist
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the environmental services industry, providing comprehensive waste treatment and disposal services. The Lead Customer Support Specialist will ensure exceptional customer service, respond to inquiries, process orders, and manage complex customer issues to enhance satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Delivers outstanding service to both internal and external clients via phone, email, or in person, ensuring timely and precise assistance
- In-directly supervises junior staff members and provides advanced support to resolve complex issues and enhance customer satisfaction
- Establishes effective communication pathways to handle customer inquiries
- Collaborates with appropriate teams to ensure swift resolution of customer concerns
- Manages office services, such as data entry, clerical work, records control, form creation, and report preparation
- Assesses new waste profiles for completeness, inputs data into the company system, and manages supporting documentation
- Prepares shipping documents, including manifests, using correct DOT hazardous material descriptions for shipments
- Serve as the subject matter expert for Sales, Operations, and Customer Support Management activities
- Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, process adjustments, and manage invoicing and collections
- Provides quotes and schedules and organizes trucking for efficient waste transportation logistics
- Evaluate treat groups assigned to approved profiles and select pricing sheets based on TSDF location, customer type, and regional market to accurately price waste for disposal
Skills
- Commitment to customer service and possess the ability to actively listen to customers to understand requests and resolve issues or make recommendations
- 7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in a customer-facing role addressing customer needs, preferably in waste disposal, chemistry, or a related field
- Extensive knowledge and the ability to mentor Sr Customer Support Specialists with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Laws and Regulations as they relate to waste characterization principles and practices, including analysis and evaluation, waste processing protocols, and transportation (DOT) regulations
- Knowledge of advanced accounting processes
- Ability to identify trends and data patterns
- Ability to work within a team environment and handle multiple assignments simultaneously
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, DocuSign, and PDF writer
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documentation, technical procedures, and governmental regulations, and to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries
- Hazardous Waste, RCRA and DOT experience, as well as a customer service background
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
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