JOB SUMMARY
The Order Entry Specialist supports the Customer Sales and Support team by accurately processing orders, maintaining order quality, and helping ensure timely fulfillment for customers and internal stakeholders.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Responsible for ensuring orders within assigned regions are processed quickly and accurately.
- Meet or exceed productivity and quality levels outlined in defined KPIs.
- Understand order requirements and ensure contractual obligations are implemented accurately.
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with customers, Dealers, Sales, and Customer Service counterparts in a timely manner to resolve issues that prevent orders from moving through the process,
- Scenarios to include, but not limited to item & pricing discrepancies, missing information, and/or system errors.
- Review and validate order information for completeness, pricing & SKU accuracy, and shipping requirements.
- Prioritize orders with special handling requirements.
- Work as a team in assisting others in the department to meet group goals.
- Supporting other OE regions & accounts when backlogged.
- Identify opportunities to improve order processing efficiency, accuracy and customer experience.
- Work in multiple systems and programs related to sales, order entry, and quoting.
- Work with the Distribution Center, as needed, to determine complex configuration solutions.
- Participate in ISO audits and documentation updates.
- Assist others in the department through cross-training and onboarding of new hires.
- Effectively balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Maintain a professional, ethical, and respectful attitude while demonstrating teamwork.
- Other duties as needed.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- 3-5 years Customer Service/Data Entry experience.
- High school diploma, college preferred.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to understand technical products. Product knowledge with certified products a plus.
- Digital proficiency, with a strong understanding of Microsoft Suite. Salesforce and Oracle experience a plus.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, through multiple channels such as email and phone calls.
BENEFITS
LION offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical/dental/vision insurance, a 401(k) with Company match, professional development opportunities, and a dynamic, growth-focused environment.
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Skills Required
- 3-5 years of customer service or data entry experience
- High school diploma
- College education
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to understand technical products
- Product knowledge of certified products
- Digital proficiency and strong Microsoft Suite knowledge
- Salesforce experience
- Oracle experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
What We Do
LION is always ready to make sure you're ready for what's next. We have a legacy and ongoing vision of introducing new products and services — designed to ensure the health, safety and performance of the first responders and military personnel who serve our communities and our country. LION PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) Our game-changing PPE innovations are designed to best prepare firefighters, EMS teams and law enforcement officers for the dangers and hazards they encounter on the emergency calls. Our first responder garments also include high-performance CBRN ensembles, rescue wear and LION StationWear™. Additionally our LION TotalCare® maintenance programs help to extend PPE wear life and safety performance, LION FIRE TRAINING Our state-of-the-art fire training tools and custom training facilities provide the global workforce and first responders with realistic, repeatable training scenarios, keeping them prepared for the potential live-fire dangers they face on the job. LION MILITARY LOGISTICS Paradigm-shifting supply chain and logistics programs from our LVI division help keep equip our warfighters for the rigors of training and the challenges of battle. Always keeping first responders ready for action....before, during and after.








