The Customer Care Representative (Brand Ambassador) is a passionate customer care professional responsible for providing an authentic, world class customer experience for our client’s customers via phone, email, and chat. The Brand Ambassador assists customers with all aspects of customer service including order placement, facilitating returns and replacements, product inquiry and recommendations, general customer service assistance, and escalated issues across all product lines—cosmetics, skincare, and bath & body. The Brand Ambassador utilizes a variety of resources and information to assist customers in a courteous and professional manner that supports and reinforces brand standards, always with a focus on providing best-in-class customer service.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
- Convey energy, excitement, authenticity, and a deep appreciation for the mission and values of our client’s brand
- With the utmost professionalism, represent a growing and leading brand that is committed to providing luxurious high-quality, high-performance products without harmful ingredients
- Utilizes proactive and intuitive techniques to increase customer experience by providing suggestions for products that match customer interests and needs
- Utilize multiple service channels (email, chat, phone, text, etc.) to provide an outstanding customer experience
- Ability to retain and convey thorough knowledge and benefits of the client’s products
- Confident and driven to find solutions to customers issues with the ability to probe for full understanding of customer needs
- Meets or exceeds all program metrics as outlined in training and manuals (e.g. attendance, quality, sales, etc.)
- Thrive in an environment with high performance standards
- Communicate with customers and exhibit genuine empathy
- Embrace the commitment to customer service and nourishes brand loyalty
- Ability to accurately document customer interaction details with limited errors
- Applies high-quality customer service guidelines while servicing customers
- Applies client and VIPdesk Connect policies as applicable whenever interacting with customers
- Other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have a home-office environment, phone line, wired internet connection, headset and a computer system that meets VIPdesk Connect policies and maintenance requirements, including system upgrades as applicable, which may change over time
- Able to work at a desk for scheduled shifts
- Able to work weekends and holidays
- Experience and proven success in customer service
- 3+ years of experience in Retail or Customer Care
- Strong sense of urgency, demonstrates ownership, high energy, and team player
- Excellent interpersonal skills; strong oral and written communication skills
- Savviness and experience with technology is essential as multiple systems are in use
- Flexible, adaptable and willing to take on new challenges
- Have experience with premium beauty brands
- Detail oriented with a focus on quality and accuracy, ability to multitask, strong sense of urgency and commitment to excellence
- Have a genuine passion for beauty products including cosmetics and skincare
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Able to successfully pass a credit, criminal, and employment reference security check
- Must live in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, or Wisconsin
QUALIFICATIONS:
- HS Degree or equivalent required. Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Previous ecommerce and/or direct selling industry experience preferred
- Experience working with Bright Pattern or Zendesk (or a comparable customer service ticketing system) strongly desired
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Genuine passion for beauty products including bath and body, skincare, and cosmetics
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Able to type at least 35 WPM with proper spelling and use of grammar
- Able to use effective and probing questioning and listening techniques to identify customer needs
- Able to learn and work independently and exhibit ownership as well as in a team environment
- Able to successfully pass a credit, criminal, and employment reference security checks
Compensation: $16.00 per hour
Available Shifts:
- Full-time team members are scheduled up to 5 days per week, between 32-40 hours. Full-time team members will have 2 days off per week.
- All team members will be scheduled for one weekend shift (Saturday or Sunday) each week.
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Shift Offerings:
- Monday-Sunday between the hours of 9:00 am – 6:00 pm ET, up to 5 days per week
- Monday-Sunday between the hours of 12:00 pm-9:00 pm ET, up to 5 days per week
Training:
New team members will attend training remotely via web cameras from secure, noise-free, distraction-free home offices that meet our requirements. Learn more about our virtual training in our FAQs https://vipdeskconnect.com/faqs.
System and Office Requirements to be provided by the Customer Care Representative (Brand Ambassador). Please refer to the Remote Office Requirements listed in our FAQs: https://vipdeskconnect.com/faqs/.
VIPdesk Connect is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V.
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