What are the responsibilities and job description for the Customer Service and Sales Support - AV Technology position at Visual Sound Inc?
Visual Sound is seeking an experienced Customer Service/Sales Support Representative to provide exceptional customer service and support to our clients while promoting Visual Sound's products and services. The ideal candidate would have previous experience with audio-visual technology, inside sales, customer support, conflict resolution, purchasing, and data entry. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, in addition to being a sharp, agile learner. This role also requires interacting professionally with customers and multitasking in a fast-paced environment. Please note that this position is onsite.
Responsibilities:
- Sales Support
- Set up new customers, sites, and contacts
- Quote entry & pricing check on all items within a quote for best pricing
- Registration of products & processing credit card orders
- Answer customer calls when the Sales Team is out of the office
- Send quotes to customers as needed
- Monitor box sales backlog & keep customers updated Box sales as projects
- - monitor and close out when complete
- Process demo order requests & check quotes prior to sending to accounting for credit approval
- Process change orders for box sales & update of tax-exempt forms
- Report credit card orders to accounting at the end of the week
- Inside Sales / Bid Desk
- Inside Sales (those customers not assigned to an Account Manager)
- Accounts that are low margin
- Bid Desk
- Qualify opportunities & send to the appropriate Sales Representative
- Follow-up with Sales Rep to ensure they are responding to emails
- If Sales Rep does not want to respond, respond on behalf of the company
- Load the bid items into quote form & provide support for Sales Rep if submitting a response
- New Construction opportunities: find information & help qualify
- Assist with selling clearance and aged inventory (eBay, etc.)
- Inside Sales (those customers not assigned to an Account Manager)
- Tech Ops
- Process ITF (against install materials)
- Assist with CCO and ICO processing
- Check changes prior to processing or sending to be released
- Pricing check on all items within a quote for best pricing
- Purchasing
- Set up inventory masters
- Set up and update new vendors and vendor contacts
- Follow-up on PO status/delivery date and update information
- Assist with keeping vendor pricing sheets/notes current
- Other
- Process internal orders: Rental and Staging, University of Penn., Remote offices
- Process orders for Innovation Center, Showrooms, & Conference Rooms
- Assist all departments with obtaining RMAs & process RUSH orders & conduct follow-up
- Assist with damaged shipments and replacements
- Facility Event Support
- Set up and clean up for luncheons, order food as requested
- Ensure areas are clean and ready for customers
- Work with new Visual Sound employees on processes and procedures
- Assist with annual inventory
- Switchboard/Front Desk Coverage (1 hour/wk)
- Handle incoming calls, sort mail, greet visitors, forward faxes, manage customer equipment repair requests
- Warehouse: Assist with product deliveries, processing paperwork, managing shipments, pulling orders