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Sauder Gets Center of Excellence for Customer Service
November 10,
2015 by in Industry, RTA, Special Events 
Ready-to-assemble supplier Sauder Woodworking Co. has received a Center of Excellence certification for its customer support contact center for an 11th consecutive year.
Contact centers achieve the award based on best-practice metrics drawn from a database of objective and quantitative data that is audited and validated by researchers from BenchmarkPortal.
“It is an honor to receive the Center of Excellence certification for the 11th year in a row,” said Jacqueline Schnitkey, Sauder director of consumer services. “At Sauder, we are committed to delivering the best customer service within our industry and continuing to surprise and delight customers with unmatched quality and service. We are extremely proud of our staff members and their ongoing commitment to providing the ultimate in customer service.”
BenchmarkPortal awards the designation to customer service call centers that rank in the top 10 percent of the call centers surveyed. Centers are judged against a balanced scorecard of metrics for efficiency and effectiveness. Those contact centers that demonstrate superior performance on both cost-related metrics and quality-related metrics compared with their industry peers earn the award.
“Certification is an important distinction because it is based on best-practice metrics drawn from BenchmarkPortal’s database of contact center metrics, which was founded at Purdue University and is the largest in the world,” said Bruce Belfiore, BenchmarkPortal CEO. “This achievement confirms the call center’s ability to deliver service that is efficient and effective.”
Headquartered in Archbold, Ohio, Sauder is a privately held, third-generation, family run business.
“It is important to make sure the customer has a positive experience from the time they purchase our furniture through the moment they complete the assembly and place the furniture in their home,” said Kevin Sauder, president and CEO. “I believe our Ohio-based call center is one of the best in the industry, and this certification is a demonstration of just how committed we are to providing an outstanding experience for our customers.”