About the Role
Customer Service Specialist – Retail
US, Remote
Sales – Customer Service /
Full Time /
Remote
Who We Are:
At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.
Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.
Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:
· Runner First
We act in the best interest of the runner
· Word is Bond
We do what we say we’ll do
· Champion Heart
We give our all in everything we do
· There is no “I” in Run
We stay generous with our humanity
· Keep Moving
We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!
We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.
Your Job:
As a Retail Runner Experience Specialist at Brooks, you will provide industry-leading customer service to our retail partners and sales representatives. You will be a creative problem solver and provide key information to Sales to ensure a seamless experience for our retail partners. By building relationships within your territory, you will help our sales team and retail partners achieve success in our shared mission – helping more runners on their path to a better self with the best gear in the industry. You will provide professional support and superior customer experience at every touchpoint and be part of the most renowned team in the business!
Responsibilities:
- Communicate with internal and external customers via phone, email, and other communication channels, providing timely responses to questions and order requests and building relationships
- Provide product pricing and availability quotes
- Complete all facets of order management, including placing new orders, revising existing orders, processing returns, managing future product reservations, providing updates, and other tasks
- Access and combine information from multiple systems to provide order details and analyze problems when they occur
- Understand the science and technology behind Brooks performance gear to enable product conversations
- Manage time effectively by prioritizing and multi-tasking
- Use daily reporting to manage orders in your territory as needed
- Track and report recurring problems and act as a problem identifier and solver
- Monitor customer orders and provide Sales and retailers with the needed updates
- Work with Credit to resolve invoicing errors
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Associate degree or equivalent combination of experience preferred
- 1+ years customer service experience required, 2+ preferred
- Knowledge of athletic footwear, athletic apparel, and sports bras preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with adverse situations positively
- Computer proficiency: Word, Excel, Outlook, and Zendesk (preferred) or other similar CRM
- Accuracy in typing, spelling, and grammar
- Proven ability to work effectively independently as well as with a team.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a positive attitude.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating effective listening through concise, clear verbal and written communication.
- Excellent interpersonal skills that inspire and build trust resulting in effective working relationships across the company.
- Keen attention to detail in planning, organization, and execution of tasks, while still seeing the big picture and understanding how all the pieces fit together and affect one another
- Ability to anticipate how a decision made can affect our customers, our partners, our products, or other departments’ operations and/or morale; “connecting the dots”
- Demonstration of innovation and initiative – always looking at improving our products and processes while also displaying a willingness to dive into the details and help wherever necessary
- Ability to understand and empathize with the runner to develop loyal, engaging relationships with our customers and the Brooks community
- Embraces and lives the Brooks values!