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Gordon Food Service Hiring for Customer Care Generalist at Edmonton, AB Full Time
About Us:
Are you looking for a new opportunity with a strong and stable company? Do you want the opportunity for excellence and advancement in your career? If so, Gordon Food Service could be the place for you.
Are you looking for a new opportunity with a strong and stable company? Do you want the opportunity for excellence and advancement in your career? If so, Gordon Food Service could be the place for you.
As one of the largest privately held foodservice distributors in North America, our family business has a history of developing talented professionals, pursuing innovative ideas and building strong relationships.
We are seeking great people looking for professional and personal growth. If you are interested in joining an innovative, supportive, values-driven company, we invite you to consider a career with Gordon Food Service. Take a look at these videos to learn more about who we are and what we do!
Responsibilities & Qualifications:
Position Summary
Provides friendly and efficient customer service, order processing and delivery support to customers of Gordon Food Service via phone, email, SMS, and chat. This role will focus on assisting customers with their day to day inquiries to ensure their needs are being met. Promotes and utilizes E-Commerce technologies (Shift will start off as Sunday – Thursday Sun- 8:00AM to 4:30PM PST)
Location: Alberta
Service Oriented: Responds with a sense of urgency to meet the needs of customers, employees, and suppliers.
Communication: Expresses thoughts clearly and concisely (both written and verbally).
Integrity: Establishes trust and deals with issues directly.
Results Oriented: Effective in the planning, prioritization, and timely execution of work
Self Management and Development: Takes personal responsibility for own growth and development
Teamwork: Modifies personal style, focusing on the needs of others, listening effectively to achieve a common goal
Change: Embraces and creates change
Business Acumen: Understands and applies business knowledge
Essential Functions
Maintain current knowledge of business processes within divisions and distribution centers to assist District Sales Representatives and customers
May mentor new Customer Care Generalists and attend ongoing training sessions
Arranges exception deliveries in collaboration with Transportation departments, 3rd party order/delivery systems, UPS or any other delivery services aligned with Gordon Food Service
Determine appropriate credits for customers. Assists with Invoice and Credit Memo inquiries as well as processes appropriate credits for customers as needed
Supports Recalls Communication Management, as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to provide an exceptional first impression and comfortable, efficient and reliable customer service, order entry and issue resolution.
Must have excellent attention to detail, time management and organizational skills.
Develops solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope. Refers to policies and practices for guidance.
Must have the ability to multitask, prioritize and be able to work independently or within a team environment.
Highly motivated self starter with a focus on details and accuracy in a fast paced environment
Must be a strategic thinker, inquisitive, innovative, and creative in order to problem solve, build relationships, network, link resources and apply business practices
Must have good customer service and time management skills.
Ability to demonstrate understanding of Foodservice industry and operations
Ability to adapt to frequent technological and GFS proprietary application changes and program functions
Ability to perform 10-key data entry
Watch these videos for even more information about Gordon Food Service!
** Gordon Food Service welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including visible minorities, Aboriginal People, and persons with disabilities.
Gordon Food Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We’re a company with integrity at its core. We believe in treating each other with respect and working as a team to get things done right. And because of this collaboration, we’ve created an atmosphere that’s fun, supportive, and alive with energy!
Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer.
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