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Summary of Job Description:

The Customer Service Representative (CSR) will work effectively and efficiently providing consistent, high quality service in a high-volume shared service center environment. Working in a team environment, the Customer Service Representative is responsible for addressing employee and manager inquiries and requests that are received via phone, email, or other channels. The CSR will use a case management system to track, document and respond to inquiries using standardized best-practice processes. As the primary contact point for all customer inquiries to the ESC, it is imperative that they project a professional image through their telephone and writing skills and possess exceptional customer service skills.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Act as a main point of contact for customer inquiries, requests and transactions

  • Assist field HR and employees with navigating through various company systems and related documents (i.e., policies, user guides, SPD’s)

  • Work closely with GPC HR leadership to ensure that transactions are processed timely and accurately

  • Process updates to the employee’s record ensuring accurate documentation for all transactions

  • Create a new case or update an existing case for every request received in the ESC’s case management system

  • Work to resolve as many calls/cases as possible upon first call/contact

  • Perform daily review of open case queues to ensure inquiries/requests are being assigned, resolved, and closed properly and in a timely manner

  • Process administrative transactions outside of the case management

  • Ensure quality employee experiences by using a professional and service-focused approach when handling all inquiries

  • Ensure employee privacy, including confidentiality and protection of sensitive employee reports or information

  • Recommend process improvements

  • Recognize, document, and inform the supervisor regarding trends in internal and external inquiries

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, management, customers, and field HR staff

  • Exercise sound judgment when prioritizing, organizing, and monitoring inquiries while assigning emails and distributing cases timely to team

  • Demonstrate an ability to learn and actively seek out knowledge in a self-guided, keyword driven and document heavy knowledgebase

Qualifications:

  • 2-3 years prior relevant experience in a call center or service center environment

  • Superior Customer Service skills

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

  • Customer-focused professional

  • Exposure to HR and/or case management technologies (e.g., portal technology, case management, human capital management, etc.)

  • Attentive listening skills that enable asking of probing questions to aid in problem- solving and issue escalation

  • Detail oriented and able to multi-task – Good organizational skills

  • Ability to operate well under pressure – Strong problem-solving skills

  • Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel) – PeopleSoft and/or ServiceNow experience a plus

  • Dependable, punctual and able to achieve an appropriate level of attendance

  • Team player with a positive attitude

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