Consumer Specialist

  • Full-time

Company Description

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Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing.  We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We’re rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences.  Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Job Description

In this role, you will deliver remarkable customer service to our consumers or dealers who make inquiries about our products and services or who purchase our product online.   You will also ensure that issues or concerns are handled promptly and thoroughly through verbal or written communication. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide our consumers with a “WOW” experience by providing friendly, knowledgeable Customer Service that exceeds their expectations.
  • Assist consumers with questions regarding ordering, order status, product selection, shipping/returns of online purchases.
  • Educate consumers about product and services and recommend the appropriate product solution. 
  • Receive, answer, and resolve consumer/dealer concerns and/or inquiries via phone, e-mail, written correspondence, web forms and chat.
  • Direct consumers to their nearest store or online retailer to facilitate sales.
  • Log consumer cases into Salesforce.com.
  • Escalate Product Quality concerns from dealers and consumers through Salesforce.com.
  • Obtain necessary information by maintaining knowledge of RWSC’s electronic communication software.
  • Maintain remarkable service by establishing, following, and enforcing organization quality system standards.

Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and one to three years related experience/training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Experience must be related to customer service.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

  • Experience working in the ecommerce channel
  • Significant Knowledge of product offerings
  • Proficient use of Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, Salesforce.com, Serenade, and order systems.
  • Analytical thinking skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Customer service driven.
  • Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
  • Must be able to relate to all different types of people from different cultures and backgrounds. They must establish trust between customers and the company, and must give the impression of sincerity, empathy and willingness to serve the customer.

Additional Information

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact [email protected] or call 651-388-8211.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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