Customer Care Professional Soft Sales at LIGHTHOUSE WORKS INC

Orlando, Florida, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Apr, 26

Salary

14.5

Posted On

03 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Service, Soft Sales, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving, CRM Systems, Microsoft Office, Bilingual, Listening Skills, Sales Techniques, Team Collaboration, Record Keeping, Time Management, Adaptability, Customer Relationship Management, Multi-tasking

Industry

Description

Job Details Job Location: Remote - Orlando, FL 32806 Position Type: Full Time Education Level: High School Salary Range: $12.00 - $14.50 Hourly Travel Percentage: None Job Category: Contact Center Description: Lighthouse Works is a mission-driven, values-based organization providing creative, competitive, and integrated employment opportunities for blind and visually-impaired working-aged individuals. Lighthouse Works also drives real business for real customers and supports and grows Lighthouse Central Florida's rehabilitation training. We are seeking motivated and customer-oriented Customer Care Professionals with soft sales experience to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional customer service while utilizing your sales skills to offer product or service solutions. You will answer inquiries, resolve issues, and educate customers on products and services that best meet their needs in a courteous and professional manner. If you have a passion for helping people and enjoy the challenge of guiding customers toward a purchase decision, we’d love to hear from you! Essential Job Functions: Provide excellent customer service by answering calls and responding to customer inquiries via phone, email, SMS or chat. Actively listen to customers' needs and offer solutions that best meet their preferences or resolve issues. Utilize soft sales techniques to offer product or service recommendations in a helpful, non-pressuring manner. Build and maintain positive relationships with customers to foster repeat business. Meet or exceed individual and team performance metrics such as call quality, customer satisfaction, and sales conversion rates. Maintain accurate records of customer interactions and follow-up actions in the CRM system. Adhere to company policies, procedures, and performance standards. Collaborate with team members to improve processes and contribute to a positive work environment. Attend training sessions and participate in team meetings as needed. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications Education: High school diploma, GED or equivalent required. Some business classes, vocational/technical training preferred Experience: 1+ Years’ experience in a customer service call center position. 1+ Years’ Sales experience (preferably soft sales) or upselling in a customer service environment is required. Previous experience in a call center environment preferred. Demonstrated Knowledge and Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong ability to listen, identify customer needs, and recommend appropriate solutions. Basic understanding of sales techniques and the ability to engage in soft sales (offering additional services or products). Proficiency in handling multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Basic computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office and CRM systems. Bilingual (English/Spanish) communications skills, a plus Physical Demands: Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling objects and materials up to 10 lbs. Extended periods of oral communication Hearing verbal conversations with people of various ages, educational levels, and cultural backgrounds in person/by telephone Speaking understandably to people of various ages, educational levels, and cultural backgrounds in person/by telephone Extended periods at a keyboard or workstation Frequent typing & operation of keyboard equipment (computer, calculator, etc.) Follow non-technical/technical directions Work under a tight deadline and have the ability to handle frequent changes in procedures Making decisions with varying amounts of guidance Frequent placing & turning motions, such as sorting, filing, and retrieving Infrequent twisting or bending at the waist or reaching overhead Requirements: Must pass Level II background check Ability to work flexible hours as needed This position may require an employee to be legally blind to meet our State, Local, or Federal contractual obligations. The employee must provide documentation from a physician of legal blindness. Legal blindness is defined as: "Central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses OR whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees." These conditions are based on the federal Javits-Wagner-O'Day work program for legally blind individuals. For employees living with visual impairments, you must provide documentation from a physician of legal blindness. Legal blindness is defined as: "Central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses OR whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees." These conditions are based on the federal Javits-Wagner-O'Day work program for legally blind individuals. The employment policy of Lighthouse Central Florida and Lighthouse Works is to provide equal opportunity to all persons. Our company, therefore, has committed to equal employment opportunity through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. Lighthouse Central Florida and Lighthouse Works will recruit, hire, train, and promote qualified individuals in all job titles and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, and veteran status, or disability. All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and primary duties have been included. Requirements, skills, and abilities have been determined to be the minimal standards required to perform the positions successfully. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and conditions may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. The Americans with Disabilities Act may modify requirements to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made that may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or impose undue hardships on the organization Qualifications Education: High school diploma, GED or equivalent required. Some business classes, vocational/technical training preferred Experience: 1+ Years’ experience in a customer service call center position. 1+ Years’ Sales experience (preferably soft sales) or upselling in a customer service environment is required. Previous experience in a call center environment preferred. Demonstrated Knowledge and Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong ability to listen, identify customer needs, and recommend appropriate solutions. Basic understanding of sales techniques and the ability to engage in soft sales (offering additional services or products). Proficiency in handling multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Basic computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office and CRM systems. Bilingual (English/Spanish) communications skills, a plus Physical Demands: Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling objects and materials up to 10 lbs. Extended periods of oral communication Hearing verbal conversations with people of various ages, educational levels, and cultural backgrounds in person/by telephone Speaking understandably to people of various ages, educational levels, and cultural backgrounds in person/by telephone Extended periods at a keyboard or workstation Frequent typing & operation of keyboard equipment (computer, calculator, etc.) Follow non-technical/technical directions Work under a tight deadline and have the ability to handle frequent changes in procedures Making decisions with varying amounts of guidance Frequent placing & turning motions, such as sorting, filing, and retrieving Infrequent twisting or bending at the waist or reaching overhead Requirements: Must pass Level II background check Ability to work flexible hours as needed This position may require an employee to be legally blind to meet our State, Local, or Federal contractual obligations. The employee must provide documentation from a physician of legal blindness. Legal blindness is defined as: "Central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses OR whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees." These conditions are based on the federal Javits-Wagner-O'Day work program for legally blind individuals. For employees living with visual impairments, you must provide documentation from a physician of legal blindness. Legal blindness is defined as: "Central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses OR whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees." These conditions are based on the federal Javits-Wagner-O'Day work program for legally blind individuals.

Responsibilities

Customer Care Professionals will deliver exceptional customer service while utilizing sales skills to offer product or service solutions. Responsibilities include answering inquiries, resolving issues, and educating customers in a courteous manner.