Sr. Customer Support Specialist

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

The Sr. Customer Support Specialist will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service and waste support to clients, ensuring their satisfaction with our waste treatment and disposal services. As the escalation point of contact for customers, this position will respond to inquiries, process orders, prepare correspondence, troubleshoot issues, and fulfill customer needs promptly and professionally.

Principal Responsibilities

• Delivers outstanding service to both internal and external clients via phone, email, or in person, ensuring timely and precise assistance.
• Mentors junior staff on the team and provides escalated support to resolve complex issues and enhance customer satisfaction.
• Establishes effective communication pathways to handle customer inquiries.
• Collaborates with appropriate teams to ensure swift resolution of customer concerns.
• Coordinates office services, such as data entry, clerical work, records control, creating forms, and preparing reports.
• Assesses new waste profiles for completeness, inputs data into the company system, and manages supporting documentation.
• Prepares shipping documents, including manifests, using correct DOT hazardous material descriptions for shipments.
• Serves as the point of contact for Sales, Operations, and Customer Support Management.
• Investigates billing discrepancies, processes adjustments, and manages invoicing and collections.
• Provides quotes, schedules, and organizes trucking for efficient waste transportation logistics.
• Evaluates groups assigned to approved profiles and selects pricing sheets based on location, customer type, and regional market to accurately price waste for disposal.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge and the ability to assist Customer Support Specialists with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Laws and Regulations related to waste characterization principles and practices including analysis and evaluation, waste processing protocols, and transportation (DOT) regulations.
• Knowledge of accounting processes.
• Ability to identify trends and data patterns.
• Ability to work within a team environment and handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, DocuSign, and PDF writer.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documentation, technical procedures, and governmental regulations, and to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries.

Qualifications

• Commitment to customer service and possess the ability to actively listen to customers to understand requests and resolve issues or make recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-7 years of progressively responsible experience in a customer-facing role addressing customer needs, preferably in waste disposal, chemistry, or a related field.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range: $20.36 - $30.54

Bonus Plan Details (if applicable): Rewarding Compensation and Benefits

Eligible employees can elect to participate in:

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans, and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

The statements used herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by an employee in this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required by an incumbent so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.

Republic Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, rela...