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<p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><b><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Job Title: </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Customer Service Manager I - II</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><b><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Work Place Flexibility:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Hybrid </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><b><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Legal Entity:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Entergy Texas, Inc.-GTX</span> </span></p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>***This position may be filled as Customer Service Manager I or II depending on the identified candidates’ qualifications.***</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">Job Summary Purpose</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Responsible for managing portfolio of assigned commercial accounts and maintaining relationships with governmental officials & key constituents; overall responsibility for improving customer service in geographic service territory that includes troubleshooting, recognizing opportunities and creating winning solutions to both customer and company. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">Job Duties and Responsibilities</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Responsible for developing and implementing account plans for Entergy's managed portfolio of identified critical Large Commercial and Small Industrial customers and large metro Governmental accounts, including rate analysis.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Resolve managed portfolio of customer issues/concerns relative to sales and service reliability</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Negotiate and coordinate service and contract activities associated with new and expanding critical commercial & small industrial customers</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Coordinate managed account customer service activities associated with Billing, Engineering, Construction, Power Quality, and interact with the Entergy Business Center.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Develop and maintain targeted relationships with political and key community constituents, influential civic associations and small business leaders in large metropolitan municipal markets in the region.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Manage Municipal franchises within the region including community development, local area economic dev. & strategic marketing plans.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Resolve escalated customer issues from regulators, executive complaints, phone center, media, etc. working with Customer Service Support group.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Responsible for media response, communications and other public facing communications within the region.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Support local media relations</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Interact with Business & Economic Development group on municipal & co-op investment opportunities.</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">Minimum education and experience required of the position</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>CSM I - </strong>Bachelor’s degree and minimum 1+ years of experience in customer service, engineering, or operations OR in lieu of degree minimum 5+ years of experience in customer service, engineering, or operations is required.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>CSM II - </strong>Bachelor’s degree and minimum 3+ years of experience in customer service, engineering, or operations OR in lieu of degree minimum 7+ years of experience in customer service, engineering, or operations is required.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">Minimum Knowledge Skills and Abilities</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Excellent communication and presentation skills, with media & public speaking experience; Self-starter, change agent with strong project management ability. Strong organizational agility with the ability to delegate work and maintain focus on external role for the region. Must possess a strong technical understanding of operations, service requirements, regulatory regulations, company policies; Requires after hours & weekend availability during normal operations and extended support during storm events.</span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">#LI-HYBRID</span></span></span></p><h1><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Primary Location:</b> <span tabindex="-1"><span tabindex="-1">Texas</span></span>-<span tabindex="-1"><span tabindex="-1">The Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands || Texas : Conroe</span></span></span> <br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Job Function</b>: <span tabindex="-1"><span tabindex="-1">Corporate</span></span><br> <b>FLSA Status</b>: <span tabindex="-1"><span tabindex="-1">Professional</span></span></span> <br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Relocation Option:</b> <span tabindex="-1"><span tabindex="-1">Level II</span></span><br> <b>Union description/code</b>: <span tabindex="-1"><span tabindex="-1">NON BARGAINING UNIT</span></span></span> <br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Number of Openings</b>: <span tabindex="-1"><span tabindex="-1">1</span></span><br> <b>Req ID:</b> <span tabindex="-1"><span tabindex="-1">123883</span></span><br> <b>Travel Percentage</b>:<span tabindex="-1"><span tabindex="-1">Up to 25%</span></span></span></span></h1> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click <a href="https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US"><u>here</u> </a>to view the EEO page, or see statements below.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><b>EEO Statement: </b>The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. <br> <br> The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><b>Accessibility: </b>Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click <b><u><a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Accessibility" target="_blank" title="here">here</a></u></b> and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><b>Additional Responsibilities:</b> As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><u><b><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf" target="_blank" title="Equal Opportunity">Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal</a></b></u></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px">The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>WORKING CONDITIONS: </b><br> As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.</span></span></p>