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Customer Service Representative – Sales

Lubbock, Texas

Customer Service

As a Customer Service Representative, you’ll be part of a team of professionals dedicated to assisting customers with billing issues, technical questions, or just providing general help regarding their service. You’ll accomplish all of this using various tools and systems, as well as through your research savvy and resolution skills.

Skills profile

Hold the phone — this will be huge. You’ll be the voice of a global company. What’s on the line? The chance to put your customer service skills to work and endless opportunities for your career.

Job Description:

This position reports to our 2321 N University Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79415 location and works in center. If selected, you must be able to report to this location.

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Address:

Workforce Solutions South Plains

2002 W Loop 289

Lubbock, TX 79407

This is your opportunity to be the voice of AT&T – a global leader in communications and technology. As a member of our team, you’ll redefine customer service, creating meaningful connections with each customer.

Every interaction is an opportunity to introduce the latest technology, services and offers. While you drive to meet your daily and monthly sales goals, you’ll help our customers stay connected to what matters the most.

How you’ll make an impact As a Business Premier Service Consultant, you’ll assist Business customers with requests, questions, and inquiries on all products and services offered. In this multi-faceted role, you’ll be trained to address a broad range of customer service call types including, billing, collections, retention, service activations and changes, credits and adjustments, troubleshooting, advanced technical support and more. You’ll use creative problem-solving skills to address complex customer questions and concerns while navigating between multiple tools and systems to update customer accounts and maintain records. Your goal will be to provide effective and timely resolutions for customers and deliver personalized recommendations for our latest products and services. Your consultative approach will help you meet monthly sales goals and to ultimately deliver an outstanding customer experience.

What your day-to-day will look like

- You’ll instill confidence and loyalty in the customers through thoughtful listening, utilizing your knowledge of AT&T’s products and services to effectively service and retain customers.

- You’ll be an expert at simplifying the explanation of customer bills, rate plans, and features of AT&T’s products and services.

- You’ll also engage Tier 3 support (network and IT), third party vendors and suppliers as needed to address issues, service faults and provide customer resolution.

- With your vital knowledge, you’ll handle wireless local number portability (WLNP), relocations, combined bill support, after hours inquiries and pre-paid service.

- You'll use your problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve various customer-impacting issues such as voice and data, that span multiple networks and elements.

You'll need to keep up with changes to technology and applications, so you can provide the best resolution for the customer.

- Get customers up and running with the latest products and services such as air cards, USB devices, as well as AT&T-provided software & applications.

- In this full-time position (40 hours/week) you’ll work a set schedule including breaks, lunches and scheduled open time to ensure availability to answer the customer’s call and provide exceptional service.

What we’re looking for

- Call center or customer service experience.

- Flexibility to work any schedule during hours of operation is essential.

Specific job assignments may require day, evening, weekend, or holiday hours. Occasional overtime may be required.

- Desire to work onsite in one of our call centers.

What’s in it for you? We offer paid training as well as resources to encourage your career growth. Our Business Inbound Call Center Sales position starts at $ 15.00 hourly with the potential to earn up to $3,000 in commissions yearly if all sales goals are met. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

- 401(k) plan

- Tuition reimbursement program

- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

- Paid Parental Leave

- Paid Caregiver Leave

- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected

- Adoption Reimbursement

- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

- Life and Accidental Death Insurance

- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) - Extensive employee wellness programs

- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone Career possibilities are limitless with AT&T.

You will have the chance to round out your experience with training on the latest technology, devices and our entire lineup of products, services and promotions.

If you’re ready to take the lead as the voice of AT&T, we’d love to hear from you!

#connectourcustomers .

The Business Premier Service Consultant assists Business customers with requests, questions, and concerns on all products and services offered by the Company (ex: billing, rate plans, features, services, network, coverage, handsets & devices, accessories, repair & troubleshooting, credits & adjustments, credit checks, service activations and changes, receivables management/collections, relocations, combined bill, after hours inquiries, and pre-paid services). Requires excellent communication and follow-up on progress with complex issues. Customer interaction may result from direct calls from customers, transferred callers or the resolution of trouble tickets. May resolve inquiries received via telephone, e-mail, e-care, correspondence, TTY, and on-line chat. Must possess a working knowledge of a broad range of Voice and Data products/services. Must have the ability to use various tools and systems to effectively and accurately research, troubleshoot, problem solve, and educate others. May sell products and services offered by the Company. May support end users in areas such as billing and equipment. May also interact with enterprise customers and their IT managers on the installation & configuration of AT&T Mobility software as well as configuration of devices. May support returns, exchanges, upgrades, accessory orders or missing order requests. May perform Accounts Receivable work for several hundred corporate or government accounts at one time, working with Sales and Service Management teams to determine the best approach for collections of past due dollars (also supports small business accounts). May process credit applications and activate service. Coordinates with all sales channels for retention efforts on existing customer base. May be responsible for leading projects, and performs other duties as assigned by management. Responsibilities within the Business Premier Service Consultant role also include those that require additional training in other areas within the broad duties of general customer care once competency has been demonstrated. By way of example, these may include, but are not limited to sales, saves, high value customers, billing and adjustment teams, advanced technical support, and/or complex collections work. Exhibits in-depth knowledge of all systems, products, services, rate plans, feature bundles, and offers to provide best solution options and totally resolve customer issues. Maintains appropriate records, prepares required reports, and updates customer accounts on a computer terminal. Develops a proven track record of resolving issues and retaining customers.

It is critical & significant to recognize & provide for the following:

- The AT&T environment is constantly evolving to meet customer and competitive demands and will continue to do so; we need the flexibility to evolve with it. - Customer interactions that are viewed as requiring “specialized” skills today may be mainstreamed tomorrow as we continue to drive tools and technology to enable first call resolution at the frontline.

- Training content, call types and responsibilities may change over time at the discretion of the company as the business evolves and our software, technology & tools advance.

- Continued investment will be made in the self-service options we provide to our customers, eliminating the need for the customer to call in for service and allowing customers to self-service in additional areas.

GENERAL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS WHICH ARE NORMALLY REQUIRED: The essential functions listed below are representative of duties performed by this job title.

Duties generally include but are not limited to the following:

- Answers customer/client requests or inquiries concerning services and products and reports problem areas.

- Utilizes various systems and tools to assist and service customers. May include bulk ordering & care maintenance requests.

- Continually maintains working knowledge of all company products, services, and promotions.

- Make recommendations according to customer’s needs.

- Utilizes operational systems to process purchases of all products and services.

- Handles inquiries from customers related to billing, rate plans, features and services, network, coverage, handsets & devices, accessories, repair & troubleshooting, credits & adjustments, etc.

- Handles credit checks, service activations and changes, and all duties related to receivables management/collections.

- May sell all services and products offered by the Company; handles inquiries and on data products, services, billing, and troubleshooting.

- May handle WLNP, relocations, combined bill support, after hours inquiries, pre-paid service.

- Troubleshoots and resolves customer impacting issues such as but not limited to voice & data issues that span multiple networks and interdependent network elements, considering network conditions, connectivity, devices, applications, provisioning, and billing. (Note: The skill and knowledge required will change with technology and application innovations.)

- Provides support for products and services offered by the Company.

- Assists customers with products and services such as but not limited to laptop connect services: Including air cards, USB devices, initial set-up, configuration of AT&T provided software & applications. -

Handles less routine & repetitive matters and more complex troubleshooting scenarios.

- Identifies, tracks & trends issues to assist in root cause elimination.

- Proactively engages T3 support (network and IT) to address & resolve issues.

- Engages third party vendors and suppliers as needed to address service faults & provide customer resolution.

- Remains proficient in all billing, rate plan and feature matters.

- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PARTICULAR JOB:

- May be responsible for credit/inbound and outbound collections, activations, customer service edge required will change with technology and application innovations.)

- Provides support for products and services offered by the Company.

- Handles less routine & repetitive matters and more complex troubleshooting scenarios.

- Identifies, tracks & trends issues to assist in root cause elimination.
- Proactively engages T3 support (network and IT) to address & resolve issues.

- Engages third party vendors and suppliers as needed to address service faults & provide customer resolution.

- Remains proficient in all billing, rate plan and feature matters.

- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

- Ensure work area is maintained in a clean and professional environment.

- Handles executive escalations to the office of the president as well as any other escalation as directed by management.

- Handles regulatory escalations.

- Demonstrates proficiency in all billing and technical matters to efficiently assist customers & resolve the escalation.

- Coordinates effectively with other departments as needed to resolve customer issue.

- Communicates professionally and effectively with other departments and customers.

- May handle complex tickets/cases from internal partner teams. - May support multiple business chats in a concurrent environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- At least one year customer service experience preferred.

- Call Center experience preferred.

- Advance Typing/keyboarding skills preferred.

SPECIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:

- Specific job assignments may require day, evening, weekend, or holiday hours. - Overtime may be required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to sit or stand for long durations (e.g., 8 hours) and engage with customers as dictated by the needs of the business.

BASIC QUALIFICATION TESTS: Applicants will be expected to pass any assessments or tests associated with the position.

TRAINING

- Classroom training.

- On-the-job training

Weekly Hours:

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Lubbock, Texas

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Job ID R-45802 Date posted 11/20/2024