
Service Dispatcher
- Phoenix, AZ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Monitor technician schedules to ensure timely arrival to customer appointments and notify customers if a technician is running behind.
- Ensure all same-day and next-day calls are routed, locked, and dispatched appropriately.
- Address and reschedule any calls dropped by the optimizer, ensuring no unscheduled calls are left.
- Respond promptly to all emails, text messages, and Slack messages; text messages immediately, emails within an hour, and ensure no communications are left unanswered by the end of the day.
- Follow up on "on hold for parts" calls from the previous day to maintain service continuity.
- Track and coordinate part orders for warranty repairs, ensuring proper scheduling and follow-up.
- Maintain superior customer service levels within assigned districts.
- Coordinate and monitor service requests and appointments using web-based scheduling software.
- Collaborate with Service Managers, Technicians, Customer Service Representatives (CSRs), and Customer Account Executives (CAEs) to resolve scheduling and customer issues.
- Optimize scheduling to improve efficiency and minimize operational costs.
- Communicate any potential service delays to customers and field teams, ensuring all customer commitments are met.
- Receive and respond to all customer service requests in a timely manner.
- Handle inbound calls for service requests and make outbound calls for pool closing season.
- Ability to multitask
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and exceptional phone etiquette.
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer proficiency with above average keyboarding skills.
- Consistently positive, professional interaction with contacts at all levels.
- Previous scheduling/dispatching experience.
- 2 years of retail or call center customer service experience.
- History of good attendance and work habits
- Ability to learn the ‘technical’ aspect of the swimming pool industry.
- Able to work flexible work schedule and weekends, with mandatory overtime
- Comprehensive medical, pharmacy, dental, & vision plan options.
- Health savings account (with enrollment in the high deductible health plan option).
- Health & dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance.
- Company-paid short-term disability and voluntary long-term disability insurance.
- Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) with company match.
- Paid vacation, sick, and bereavement leave.
- Paid holidays, including a floating personal day.
- Employee assistance and wellness programs.
- Earned Wage access is available, allowing early access to a portion of your earned wages before payday.
- Product discounts at Leslie’s Retail stores.