Customer Service Supervisor - Fishing

At Johnson Outdoors, home to some of the world's most innovative and best-known outdoor recreation brands, we create amazing outdoor experiences - for adventurers, by adventurers. Innovators from the very beginning, we change the way people fish with our breakthrough technology. Anglers are eager to set their eyes on the newest Humminbird® fish finders, get their feet on Minn Kota® trolling motor foot pedals, and connect it all wirelessly with the iPilot® Link™ - making it easier than ever to get their hands on more fish. Come join our amazing Customer Service Team for these leading industry brands!

Check us out on Humminbird , Minn Kota , Cannon , or find us on Instagram and Facebook!

Based in beautiful and affordable Racine, Wisconsin, at our Headquarters on the shore of Lake Michigan, you'll have incredible access to a variety of outdoor activities whether skiing and snowmobiling in winter, or kayaking, fishing, sailing, hiking or more in summer. Close to both Milwaukee and Chicago, the area boasts a wide variety of amenities including a vibrant arts and culture scene and a host of unique, creative dining options. **Hybrid work schedule**

What you will do:

The Customer Service Supervisor, oversees daily customer service functions and activities to ensure efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. Implements procedures and provides guidance to ensure that customer inquiries and complaints are handled and processed in accordance with company objectives.

• Oversees customer service functions including order entry, pricing and promotions, problem resolution, sales support, and customer/consumer communications.

• Oversees the sales order entry process ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Assists in assigning shipment dates in conjunction the production and shipping department.

• Monitors call quality, volume, and efficiency as well as problem resolution and the resolution of shipping and credit questions. Provides training and guidance to increase quality, effectiveness and efficiency ensuring a continued level of industry leading customer service.

• Oversees and performs database and/or website maintenance/administration functions to ensure accuracy and data integrity. Responsible for setting up and maintaining product pricing and promotion programs in the system.

• Manages fluctuation in workloads to ensure cost effective departmental operation, including the ability to perform customer service functions when necessary.

• Coordinates proactive customer service processes, including communications with dealers and the marketing department, which will ensure a continuing long-term business relationship with the customer.

• Coordinates ISO 9000 documentation for all department responsibilities and tasks, insuring continued maintenance of those documents when processes change. Partners with other internal or external departments on sales, customer service and accounts receivable processes.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

• Supervises the daily activities for a team, ensures productivity, sets priorities, and manages work schedules. Provides input on resource planning and policy development. Coaches team members on performance, completes performance evaluations and recommends pay actions. Participates in and provides input into hiring and termination decisions.

• Provides input into the department budget and control expenses.

What you need to succeed:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of customer service experience which includes leading a customer service team and effectively resolving difficult customer concerns within a consumer products industry.

• Demonstrated skills and abilities to effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with customers, internal departments, and external vendors.

• Expert level skills in resolving escalated customer calls and concerns to ensure customer satisfaction. Ability to analyze and solve unique issues to effectively bring closure.

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, and Outlook). Experience using a database to document customer service calls, orders, and issues. Skills in maintaining information and documents on a website.

• Excellent skills in and ability to organize, prioritize and multitask effectively.

A few pointers about our culture:

• Entrepreneurial spirit and innovation are in our bones! We authentically innovate trusted equipment that gets people out there.
• We are laser-focused on our consumers, and passionate about inspiring people to actively engage with the amazing awe of the outdoors again and again.
• We strive to create meaningful, healthy change in the world as individuals and as a family of brands.
• We value diversity and team members who are willing to wear multiple hats; who take personal initiative, anticipating what needs to be done, and figuring things out to make them happen; but who are also willing to ask for help, to assist others and work together.

What you will receive:

• Share in the company's success - Competitive base salary, with additional earning potential through participation in the annual discretionary cash profit sharing program, and eligibility for annual pay increases.
• Find your work/life balance with generous paid time off and holiday benefits, health insurance and wellness plans.
• Further your career with training opportunities including our tuition assistance program.
• Plan for your future with our 401k with company match and deferred retirement contributions, Sons & Daughters Scholarship program, life and LTD insurance, and more.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at Johnson Outdoors (and all subsidiaries) without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. Johnson Outdoors is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact Human Resources at View email address on click.appcast.io to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

About Us:

JOHNSON OUTDOORS is a leading global innovator of outdoor recreation equipment and technologies that inspire more people to experience the awe of the great outdoors. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories: Watercraft Recreation, Fishing, Diving and Camping. Johnson Outdoors' iconic brands include.: Old Town® canoes and kayaks; Ocean Kayak™; Carlisle® paddles; Minn Kota® fishing motors, batteries, and anchors; Cannon® downriggers; Humminbird® marine electronics and charts; SCUBAPRO® dive equipment; Jetboil® outdoor cooking systems. Founded in 1970 by Samuel C. Johnson, the Company has delivered double-digit compound annual growth over its history, evolving from a single brand into a nearly $663 million global enterprise with around 1,300 employees across 20 countries.

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