Customer Happiness Specialist

La-Z-Boy
United States, California, Los Angeles
Nov 13, 2024
Joybird is the leading maker of handcrafted, custom-built furniture for the modern home and office. Through an innovative online shopping model, Joybird is transforming the way people purchase furniture by putting the customer at the center of the design process. With hundreds of fabrics, finishes and custom dimensions to choose from, each piece of furniture is as unique as the customer creating it. Inspired by mid-century modern design, LA-based Joybird utilizes responsible sourcing and manufacturing practices and offers a 90-day home trial. Job Summary: Our Customer Happiness Specialists are vital to Joybird's success as they are both brand ambassadors and customer advocates. The Customer Happiness Specialist utilizes internal tools to resolve customer inquiries and complaints via chat, email and phone conversations. Job Description: Schedule: Thursday through Monday, off on Tuesday and Wednesdays KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties as assigned): Communicate directly with customers via phone, email and live chat meeting established targets for number of customer issues and several other metrics determined by the Customer Experience Leadership team. Possess expert knowledge on the full Joybird catalog and provides style advice and product recommendations to suit a customer's unique needs. Address customer/designer inquiries and concerns related to cancellations, scheduling, rescheduling deliveries, returns, order statuses and any other questions customers may have. Manage and maintain all trade applications, ensure applications are responded to within 1-2 business days. Assist trade members in creating quotes to present to prospective clients Input and complete purchase orders by placing orders on the customer's behalf, sending invoices, and processing payment. Solve delivery issues, transaction problems and customer experience complaints to exceed customer satisfaction, as well as work closely with co-workers and supervisors to resolve customer issues. Shares valuable insights with our product, marketing and technology teams regarding customer needs and feedback. SCOPE & IMPACT: Meets or exceeds performance expectations including chat responses, call handling, email responses, quality, dependability, and schedule adherence. Ability to impact department financial performance based on offering discounts, waving service fees and recommendations on return good authorizations. Maintain the management of trade accounts and orders ranging from lower hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars. The Customer Service team works to sustain the current annual revenue of $4.5 million acquired by the trade department while aiming to also increase annual revenue. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Highschool diploma or GED with 1-2 years of call center and/or retail experience Comfortable making judgment calls and partnering with leadership to do what is best for the customer & tailor a solution for each customer An expert communicator -must be able to successfully resolve issues via chat, email, or phone and clearly walk customers through the resolution and set clear expectations for deliver Good typing skills (40+ wpm). PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: Resilient - The ability to quickly move past challenging interactions with customers. Empathetic to your colleagues and our customers. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT: Office environment / no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands. Nearly continuously sit, use repetitive hand motion, hear and listen. COMPENSATION: $19.00 to $21.00 per hour OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Weekly Hours: 40 Work Shift: Joybird Privacy Policy At La-Z-Boy Incorporated, we're an equal opportunity employer. We understand that our employees' diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints add value to our ability to create and deliver the best possible service, quality products, and is of upmost importance as we work together to build comfort. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We are committed to fostering an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas to the table. If you are a qualified individual that may need a change or adjustment to the application/interviewing/hiring process as a result of your disability, you may request a reasonable accommodations by emailing our recruiting team at recruiting@la-z-boy.com or by calling 734-242-1444.