Bilingual Supervisor, Customer Service

Serefin; Toronto; Remote; CAD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Serefin Experiences is seeking a Bilingual Supervisor, Customer Service to lead a 20-30 person contact centre team, working remotely. You will coach, monitor performance, and ensure exceptional customer interactions across multiple channels, reporting to the Manager, Customer Service.

The ideal candidate brings 1+ years supervisory call center experience, strong English/French communication, and a proactive coaching style.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supervising a call center or similar team.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities with a customer-focused mindset.
• Bilingual English/French with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 20-30 person Customer Service team, coaching and monitoring performance.
• Ensure high-quality customer interactions across channels and resolve escalations.
• Coordinate with managers on procedures and training material; support scheduling and payroll data input.
• Foster a positive team environment and drive KPI attainment.

Skills

Call Center Supervision

Customer Service

Leadership

Coaching

Conflict Resolution

Time Management

Bilingual English/French

Team Building

Problem Solving

Communication

Tools

NICE Software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Bilingual Supervisor, Customer Service

Department: Serefin Experiences

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Compensation: CA$55,000 - CA$65,000 / year

Description

Who Are We?

Serefin Experiences is a young and energetic company delivering exceptional client service. In continuing to build an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and appreciated, we are growing our dynamic team by recruiting and retaining the most talented people. Our environment is reflective of our commitment to fostering our corporate values of

• Collaboration - We work as one team to delight our customers and build strong relationships that last.
• Integrity - We conduct ourselves with the highest level of honesty and transparency and place a premium on clarity and focus.
• Leadership - We are empowered to take the initiative – to proactively deliver to our partner's unique needs and help drive our company’s growth.
• Ownership - We are personally accountable for our actions and, as professionals, are proud to deliver on our commitments.
• Creativity - We provide innovative, flexible solutions that lead us, and our partners, into the future.
• Community - We value each other and work together to have a positive impact on the world around us.
• Fun - We create a culture that attracts extraordinary talent, welcomes diversity, and brings enjoyment into the workplace.

What Is The Opportunity?

We are currently seeking a Supervisor, Customer Service, to join our multi-channel Contact Centre who will work remotely. In this exciting and challenging Supervisor role, you will report to the Manager, Customer Service, while leading a team of 20-30 Customer Service Representatives and Team Leads. The Supervisor is responsible to staff, develop, train and coach the team in delivering an exceptional customer experience in each interaction and monitor the team's ongoing performance levels. Our ideal candidate is a decisive and effective communicator across a wide range of stakeholders who can motivate a team and possesses excellent verbal and written skills, superior organizational and multi-tasking skills with a can-do attitude who thrives in a fast-paced high-volume setting.

What Is Your Day Going to Look Like?

• Communicate latest updates on programs, policies, procedures, requirements, initiatives to team
• Listen to calls and review scorecards; schedule coaching session and provide training and coaching including role playing and Q&A component and attend to any questions or concerns such as clarifications of program details or call workflow
• Monitor individual agent and overall team's performance including QA scores and internal call quality standards, schedule adherence and KPI requirements and address issues as appropriate
• Collaborate with Managers and Supervisors on procedural matters, training material, unexpected technical issues, questions or concerns which may impact customer experience and assist in the production of program documentation delivered to the agents for their sound understanding of protocols
• Handle specific requests from the agents with regards to work schedule, time off, etc.
• Monitor overall agent schedule to ensure proper coverage for each campaign and request appropriate adjustments as needed
• Track agent hours for Payroll
• On Call coverage as assigned
• When possible, participate in team building games and activities
• Other duties as assigned

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate the success and ongoing development of a customer service team sharing your expertise of client programs, policies and procedures in continuously striving for an exceptional customer experience and meeting customer service goals reflecting customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Professionally manage customer escalations, assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues
• Support and oversee back-office operations and ticket management
• Accurately collect and input data related to customer and team interactions, agent productivity and issue resolution to meet business reporting and analytical requirements
• Engage with Quality Assurance and RTA/Planning teams to understand and ensure your agents’ performance on quality scores and schedule adherence both on an individual and overall team basis
• Collaborate with Managers and Supervisors to identify gaps or inefficiencies in procedures, create new training material and capitalize on coaching and mentoring opportunities to meet team’s KPIs
• Foster a healthy and pleasant work environment offering encouragement, guidance and constructive feedback in a positive, respectful, objective and tactful manner
• Communicate updates to company or client programs, policies, procedures and initiatives
• Oversee special projects as assigned by Manager
• Assist in front and/or back-office customer service needs as required

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 1+ years proven experience as a Call Center Supervisor or similar supervisory position
• 2+ years experience in customer service with a high standard of care and customer-focused mindset
• Strong management and leadership skills and capable of efficiently managing workflow
• Superior empathy and effective listening skills, ability to handle difficult or sensitive situations and skilled in conflict resolution, meeting the needs of both the customer and the business
• Computer knowledge including advanced Microsoft Office Suite and previous experience with NICE software an asset
• Proficiently bilingual, spoken and written - English/French
• Exceptional inter-personal skills, proactive with a strong desire to coach, train and build skillsets to enhance team’s capabilities and maintain quality in all aspects of work
• Adapt well to change and quickly and successfully, when necessary, shift priorities as needed
• Proven time-management skills with the ability to work effectively and meet all deadlines
• Analytical and critical thinking while solving complex problems, detail-oriented and keenly thorough
• Must successfully complete initial training and you will also be required to attend ongoing training and educational sessions to develop and refine skills and performance
• Varied shifts, flexible full-time schedule available - 24/7, 365 days per year including weekends