Location:
Charleston, SCClosing:
Closing in 1 hours- Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.)/ Business course work or equivalent in related discipline.
- Experience: Customer Service/Order entry strongly preferred, keyboarding accuracy and speed, excellent verbal communication skills, P2000 and order enter/AS400 preferred, Lotus, Microsoft Windows software.
Customer Service Representative 1
Charleston, SC, US, 29407
For nearly 70 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Customer Service Representative for our Microbial Solutions site located Charleston, SC.
The following are responsibilities related to the Customer Service Representative:
Represents company to external and internal customers, answers product-related questions, traces lost shipments, and interprets and clarifies customer orders for the shipping department. Takes orders over the phone when necessary, and may manage web-based ordering. Enters and maintains database records of customer profiles and prepares and maintains status reports. Confers with management regarding customer credits, returns goods for credit, identifies quality assurance complaints, and writes price differentials on mail orders. May approve allocation of stock in short supply, special price quotations and bids, pricing allowances, deductions and adjustments. May manage inventories at customer facilities using EDI [electronic data interchange], forecasting, replenishment and inventory systems, focusing on stock and allocation issues to maximize service levels.
The following are minimum qualifications related to the Customer Service Representative position:
· Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.)/ Business course work or equivalent in related discipline.
· Experience: Customer Service/Order entry strongly preferred, keyboarding accuracy and speed, excellent verbal communication skills, P2000 and order enter/AS400 preferred, Lotus, Microsoft Windows software.
About Microbial Solutions
Our Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 17,000 employees within 90 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2019, revenue increased to $2.62 billion.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vet
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
Nearest Major Market: Charleston South Carolina
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina
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