Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is seeking a Customer Solutions Specialist to join our team located in Pittsburg, CA.
Linde Employee Benefits
- Competitive pay with hourly rate from $23.88 to $35.03 commensurate with experience
- Comprehensive benefit plan (medical, dental, vision and more)
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)
- Employee Discount Programs
- Career growth opportunities
The Customer Solutions Specialist is responsible for performing customer service activities in a call center environment with the objective to create a better overall customer experience. Customer Solutions Specialists receive and handle all incoming customer inquiries; taking complete ownership of issue(s) until the customer's goal and/or need is achieved.
Responsibilities
- Maintains ongoing relationship with regional customers and sales staff by answering incoming calls, correcting order issues, processing customer orders, and resolving customer product or service issues.
- Processes sales orders and order changes and confirms shipment/delivery dates and cancellations.
- Provide specialty gas/supplies sales and support to customers, other Customer Solutions Specialists, as well as our outside sales team.
- Uses business software systems to retrieve customer information, verify inventory levels and process orders.
- Verifies customer credit status and completes necessary paperwork to issue credits or debits.
- Provides quotes and assistance to sales force and management within set parameters.
- Suggests additional and/or alternative products and services to meet customer needs, following established pricing guidelines.
- Provides customers with informational materials such as sales brochures, marketing flyers, etc.
- Responsible for phone inquiries for service calls and part orders.
- Builds and maintains effective working relationships with all internal Linde customers.
- Performs at a high level to meet call center performance metrics.
- Outsources products and goods from internal and external locations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma required, college or equivalent experience preferred
- Minimum of 2 – 4 years of customer service or in store sales experience required
- Prior industry experience including knowledge of current company products (hardgoods and welding supplies, industrial gas, specialty gas and medical gas) required
- Hands on experience in Specialty Gas/Hydrocarbon industries, required
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft applications and Lotus Notes
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Proficiency in computer systems and computers applications
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and be self-motivated
- Ability to work flexible hours
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies, and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde’s industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements, and emissions reductions. For more information about the company, please visit our website at www.lindeus.com.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.88 - $35.03 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Shift:
- Day shift
Weekly day range:
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
- In-person
- Office
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
- Industrial Gas: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Pittsburg, CA 94565: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person