Part-Time Customer Service Representative

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, PART-TIME

Global Electronics Association, the global trade association for the electronics manufacturing industry, seeks a PART-TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (CSR). The CSR will Provide best in class service and support for Global Electronics Association's customers and members. Assure high levels of customer satisfaction through quality interactions and timely follow up. Educate customers about the Association's products and services, as necessary. Guide customers to online resources. Monitor issues and provide necessary follow-up and maintain consistency of service. The CSR reports to the Customer Service Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Phone and Email Support – 85%

• Provide a delightful experience for all customers by engaging in polite, positive, professional, and upbeat interactions via phone and in writing.
• Use and share knowledge of company products, services, and policies to assist customers with inquiries, complaints, or problems.
• Respond efficiently and accurately to customers, explaining possible solutions, and ensuring that customers and members feel supported and valued.
• Engage in active listening with callers, conferencing and clarifying information and diffusing angered customers / members.
• Communicate with customer and partners via email in a professional and thorough manner.
• Building lasting relationships with customers, members and internal team members based on trust and reliability.
• Make recommendations for products and services that better suit customer / member needs or complement the products in which they are interested.
• Seek answers to customer inquiries. Escalate issues, as necessary. When appropriate connect customers with other departments / colleagues for higher level support.
• Process phone, email, and web orders in a timely and accurate manner.
• Resolve backorders, follow up on order fulfilment, and keep customers updated on ship dates.
• Process returns and other transactions as necessary within the ERP system.
• Verify and update customer information before processing transactions, add new customer records to database when record does not exist.
• Document all support activities with the case management system.

Special Projects – 15%

REQUIREMENTS

Global Electronics Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering a competitive salary and excellent employee benefits. The Association has a hybrid / virtual work environment. Position reports to the Bannockburn, IL office.

The pay range for this position is $20 - 25 per hour. The Association considers education, experience, internal equity, and other qualifying criteria to determine starting payrates. In addition to compensation benefits, Global Electronics Association offers a variety of health and welfare benefits, based on eligibility, including job status / hours worked each week.

Please send resume and cover letter to e-mail : lyssabernstein@electronics.org Subject line should say : PT CSR

The Global Electronics Association, formerly known as IPC, is the leading voice of the $6 trillion global electronics industry. Since 1957, we've supported the growth and success of more than 3,000 member companies across the electronics supply chain, from design and printed boards to advanced packaging, assembly, and testing.

As a member-driven organization, we deliver internationally recognized standards, trusted certification programs, workforce education, market intelligence, and public policy advocacy to strengthen and advance the global electronics ecosystem. Our mission is to enable better electronics for a better world through smarter collaboration, resilient supply chains, and shared innovation.With global headquarters in Bannockburn, Illinois, the Global Electronics Association has operations in Belgium, China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, and the United States and a presence across dozens more countries to support its members.