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Specialist, Product Support Job Description
- Work closely with product teams to monitor the health of their product and corresponding support metrics
- Project manage product and feature launches for the Support team, to ensure the on-time arrival of our content and Supporter training
- Serve as the cross-functional partner, and knowledge expert, representing Support for other teams within the company
- Shadow and interact with Supporters and Community Managers on a regular basis to capitalize on their expertise and insight
- Set and work towards quarterly targets relating to customer satisfaction, and contact volume metrics
- Participates in the activities of global expertise network leaders to drive TechDirect knowledge management execution
- Analyzes product problems and recommends solutions
- Assist management by reviewing existing operational policies and procedures to assure that best practices are followed
- Responsible for reviewing and reconciling referrals from department sales officers and preparing all monthly pipeline, referral and sales reporting
- Responsible for creating spreadsheets for analytical support and providing monthly partner and market sales analysis reports
- Must display a team-oriented approach with the ability to establish solid relationships with diverse groups of individuals both inside and outside the organization
- Travel (25 to 30%) may be required
- Knowledge of thermal cameras preferable
- AAS Degree or equivalent technical certificate and/or experience in a field service/technological industry position preferred
- SQL Server skills – Understand basic structure of Fields, Tables, and be able to write queries
- Personal / People Skills / Experience
Specialist, Product Support Job Description
- Program strings, rules and required lists in online booking tool
- Add, update, delete messaging as required
- Create and maintain SOP (standard operating process) documents for all new and modified processes
- Work in conjunction with navigation, technology and operations teams to ensure online booking tool optimization for all users
- Suggest initiatives and process improvements
- Help facilitate communication between Customer Support, Development, and other supporting teams
- Assist with Live Operations requests and follow through with resulting investigations
- Maintain extensive up to date knowledge of Blizzard products and services
- Serve as a point of contact for complex escalation issues that current tools and processes do not support, recommend solutions and improvements to tools and process
- Review and influence Product Support and Service Tech projects and policies
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of hospital biomedical departments or repair depot facilities preferred
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and independently solve problems seeking help when necessary
- Knowledge of software development processes and concepts
- Deep technical expertise in supported ERP products
- Experience troubleshooting at a code level in at least one object oriented language
- 4 years of customer contact center or service experience that supports implementation, and troubleshooting of software applications and related technology infrastructure, or equivalent
Specialist, Product Support Job Description
- Incident Management - Responsible for discussing Post Mortems with Supervisor and Manager to derive initial draft
- Manages & responds to customer inquiries and/or complaints received via phone, email or alternate channels
- Recommends Permatex products as solutions to customer inquiries as appropriate
- Responds to inquiries from internal or external customers and takes actions as needed
- Provides solutions to inquiries and escalates issues according to company practices
- Forwards issues to appropriate internal parties for resolution when called for
- Documents customer inquiries for tracking
- Works with Product Management & Innovation teams to identify and resolve product issues and highlight opportunities for new products based on end user feedback
- Keeps abreast of market trends and changes to identify / suggest New Product Initiatives for evaluation
- Works collaboratively with Customer Service group to share information and improve communication and process execution
- Experience supporting Active Directory is a plus, exposure to Terminal and Citrix servers environment
- Must have an innate desire to learn and develop own technical skills beyond the limits of the daily role
- Demonstrate the ability to formulate solutions to an issue based on information available
- Demonstrate the ability to quickly learn and use new software
- Computer applications -- Oracle, E-mail, OMS, Internet
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other similar technical degree is preferred
Specialist, Product Support Job Description
- Take customer feedback and engage in follow up activities
- Provide Technnical and Parts Support internal and external customer
- Review and judge warranty claims
- Drive process and system related projects from a regional point of view
- Financial follow up of warranty cost
- Manning a first level support desk in a rotating shift environment, responding to incoming telephone and email queries from clients, logging faults and diagnosing issues
- Investigating reported data issues thoroughly through the data network and on to the client delivery, following up on these issues with clients, and then closing relevant tickets according to procedures
- To attend client meetings with Account Managers or Sales Executives as required or requested to discuss service requirements, conduct KYC engagements
- Partner with both the Account Managers and Product Groups to provide valuable client feedback
- To be fully aware of product enhancements or developments
- Must be customer service oriented and take ownership
- Basic Computer skills and Familiarity with Microsoft Office Tools
- Passionate about analyzing information to solve problems
- Maintain calm under pressure and manage customer expectations during high severity incidents
- Thrive independently with minimal direction to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines
- Experience in Call Center / Support Desk
Specialist, Product Support Job Description
- Study and be proficient in new product offerings or current product revisions as they arise
- Remain versed in current prescriptive standards such as FM and NFPA as they are updated and revised
- Participate in weekly after-hour call rotation
- Provide training and hands-on instruction to sales field
- Provide first tier Clinical support via phone, email, online web tools
- Open and handle multiple service calls daily
- Facilitate log retrievals from customer systems and assist with log processing and analyzing
- Conduct service call reviews and customer follow up calls daily
- Process product RMA’s and submit service orders in a timely manner
- Coordinate product replacement logistics and in-field repair scheduling to align with the department goal of the 24 hour product replacement metric
- Technology certifications in Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert(CCIE), Certified Wireless Network Administrator(CWNA), Cisco Certified Network
- A minimum of 2 years customer service and/or game testing experience
- Ability to clearly convey complex issues, breaking them down into simple terms depending on audience
- Available and willing to work long hours, particularly around patches/launches
- Must command a strong understanding of Blizzard customer service tools and game platforms
- General knowledge of Supply Chain operations with the ability to assist customers with questions regarding contracts and Supply Chain application issues