Manager Guest Relations & Baggage Claims

Etihad; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Etihad Airways as the Manager Guest Relations, leading the Guest Relations and Baggage Claims teams. You will set the strategy for customer care, manage vendor relationships, and ensure exceptional service delivery. Your role will involve oversight of operational efficiency and maintaining high standards in customer interactions, directly contributing to the airline's reputation as a leading international carrier.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years management experience in a customer service environment.
• Preferred knowledge in handling baggage claims.
• Experience managing outsourced vendor teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement guest relations strategy for exceptional customer experience.
• Manage vendor performance for baggage claims.
• Evaluate team performance and provide support.

Skills

Customer service

Vendor management

Team coaching

Budget management

Education

Degree level education

Job description

Synopsis

Let your career take off with the World’s Leading Airline, Etihad Airways. Work in the forefront of the airline and travel industry, with the airline that has reimagined the flying experience through its pioneering products and services.

The Manager Guest Relations has overall responsibility for the Guest Relations and Baggage Claims teams. A key role in the Customer Care Leadership team, the Manager Guest Relations sets the vision and strategy, whilst ensuring processes and procedures enable the team to meet business objectives and work to measurement frameworks and SLAs. The manager is also responsible for BPO Vendor Management for the Baggage Claims and Flight Disruption teams.

Accountabilities

• Plan, develop and implement the Guest Relations and Customer Care strategy, to ensure an exceptional customer experience, and maintain departmental integrity and values. Responsible for setting and controlling of allocated budget used for service recovery.
• Manage outsourced vendor Teleperformance teams, for Baggage Claims and Flight Disruption. Constantly assess vendor performance and establish review mechanisms to ensure quality control and increase operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Coach, mentor, and direct the Guest Relations department/supervisory team.
• Evaluate and audit Guest Relations Officers’ performance, to ensure effective resolution, identify improvement opportunities, and provide appropriate support and feedback.
• Coach and develop teams to deliver exceptional and consistent guest service recovery.
• Support and advise stakeholders and Executives on effective guest complaint resolution.
• Manage Guest Relations and Baggage Supervisors to control, monitor and regulate compensation.
• Manage escalations from Etihad executives, to investigate and resolve the issue.
• Ensure regular reporting on quality measures and standards is completed and communicated to internal and external stakeholders, translating analysis into actions
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders, working together to resolve identified trends and/or systemic problems and reports from Guest Relations/Baggage Claims.
• Oversee completion of team activities, ensuring channels are effectively managed; mailbox, CRM workflow activities, daily responsibilities, to deliver against KPIs and SLAs.
• Record, track, and communicate regularly with Executives and Director Customer Care, on trends, improvements, and business outcomes.
  
  

Education & Experience

• Degree level education preferred, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years management in a customer service/Guest Relations environment .
• Knowledge and experience handling baggage claims (preferred).
  
  

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com

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