Customer Service Representative

Location : Horizon Sarasota FL - H813; 1550 Sarasota Center Blvd Sarasota Florida - 34240

Pay : $17.00 -$20.00 / hr and up to $2500 through our performance bonuses in the summer.

The Job

The Customer Service Representative (CSR) empowers our customers to build manage and grow successful landscape businesses by generously sharing product knowledge providing recommendations that will improve their bottom line demonstrating exceptional service and always radiating a positive attitude. They are the face of the sales center and our customers primary point of contact for walk-ins phone orders and will call service.

Responsibilities :

Eagerly greets walk-in and phone customers and listens to understand their needs and challenges.

Treats customers as business partners by recommending product solutions upsell options and complimentary items designed to make their jobs easier and more profitable.

Collaborates with team members and utilizes all company resources to sell Horizons value and give customers the best service and experience possible.

Prepares sales orders and assists customers in selecting and loading merchandise.

Makes follow-up calls to potential and existing customers to introduce opportunities and solicit additional business.

Resolves customer complaints professionally and in a timely manner.

Maintains a clean well-organized well-stocked sales center.

Assists in receiving shipping and general warehouse duties.

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

Strong customer-service attitude.

Self-motivated and detail-oriented personality.

Thrives in a fast-paced environment focused on serving business owners with urgent needs.

Understands information and communicates clearly through spoken and written words asks questions as appropriate and thinks critically to identify solutions to problems.

A cooperative dependable team player.

Good computer and record-keeping skills and aptitude to learn ever-evolving systems programs handheld technology and processes.

Ability to frequently lift and move items that weigh up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds.

Possess or obtain forklift certification.

Must be 18 years of age or older to apply.

Preferred :

High school diploma or GED.

Bilingual (English / Spanish) a plus.

Irrigation experience is a huge plus and knowledge in other landscape products is helpful.

The Company

Horizon Distributors Inc. (Horizon) is a wholly owned subsidiary of POOLCORP the worlds largest publicly traded distributor of swimming pool landscaping and outdoor living products which employs over 6000 team members in more than 445 sales centers worldwide.

Horizon operates 90 of those sales centers across the US and is a leading distributor of landscape and irrigation products with a focus on serving the needs of professional landscape contractors. With more than 60 years of industry experience Horizon prides itself in offering the convenience and buying power of a national company with the personalized service and attention to detail of a local store!

Why Horizon

At Horizon our people ARE our priority and there are so many reasons to join our team! Heres a few :

Career Opportunities : Looking for a career not just a job Then we may be the place for you! We have both the career opportunities and training needed as you grow. We offer continuous learning locally in sales center training sessions virtually in our online learning center in the classroom at our training facility in Dallas TX and through tuition reimbursement. At Horizon the sky is the limit.

Excellent Benefits : Our generous benefit package includes : group medical prescription dental vision and life insurance; 401(k) offered currently with a company match; an employee stock purchase program; seasonal sales and rewards programs; an Employee Assistance Program exclusive vendor discounts offered to POOLCORP / Horizon employees and more.

Winning Team : Our history of success is the result of our winning team. At Horizon you will work with some of the best and brightest in a stable environment with predictable work hours and the ability to earn even more through overtime and continuous rewards when targets are metwhich is often the case. Join us and youll join a winning team.

So whether you are new to the business or are a seasoned professional Horizon has a place for you.

Bilingual Military Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply! We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him / her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian professions.

All offers to external candidates for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background verifications before employment is finalized. This position is considered safety-sensitive and includes tasks or duties which could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the tasks or others.

POOLCORP including all its subsidiaries is a drug-free company and Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. The Company understands respects and values diversity unique styles experiences identities ideas and opinions while striving to be inclusive of all people. This commitment is critical to our success as a global company as we seek to recruit develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Hiring and promotional decisions are based solely on the qualifications required for the job to be filled.

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Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

Typing,Data Entry,Customer Service,Basic Math,Computer Skills,Windows,Banking,Upselling,Pricing,Sanitation,Cash Handling,Stocking

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 17 - 20