Job Description

Position:              Business Support Specialist
Department:        Sales

Position Summary:
The Business Support Specialist provides exceptional support and services to the Business Sales Supervisor, Business Account Executives, Agents, Customers, and Partners with courteous, efficient, and attentive consultation and follow-through via phone, electronic, or written communication.  The Specialist creates and maintains accurate records, resolves issues, researches and assesses relevant information to fulfill responsibilities and does other duties as directed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide pre-sales and post-sales support to Business Account Executives and Agents
• Work within multiple systems to complete order entry of new products and services
• Identify customer’s trouble or repair issues and work with engineers for further support
• Provide correspondence to customers, Business Account Executives or agents via phone, chat or email.
• Interact with multiple vendors to provide product solutions for customers
• Coordinate support literature needs with the marketing department

• Excellent customer service skills are required.  Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must.
• High proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications
• Must be able to work independently with little or no direct supervision and contribute to a team environment
• Ability to make sound decisions using the information at hand and perform research to develop required information not currently available
• Strong trouble resolution and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to do critical thinking by using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to coordinate actions in relation to others’ actions.

• High School diploma or equivalent.  Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Previous Customer Service Experience
• Previous administrative or clerical experience with word processing, managing files and records, and other general office procedures.