Customer Support Manager

Caterpillar Inc.; Burlington; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer in the heavy equipment industry is seeking a Customer Support Manager in Burlington, Canada. The role involves overseeing customer service operations, managing inquiries, and enhancing service efficiency. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree or equivalent experience and possess strong skills in customer service, conflict resolution, and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs.
• Knowledge of coaching and mentoring; ability to encourage and guide individuals.
• Knowledge of managing conflicts; ability to deal effectively with conflicts.
• Understanding of effective communication concepts and ability to accurately interpret information.
• Knowledge of problem-solving methods; ability to apply knowledge appropriately.
• Knowledge of customer service priorities and maintaining excellent service environments.
• Knowledge of call center management and implementing organizational structures.
• Knowledge of customer retention strategies and promoting long-term loyalty.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the customer service department and strategic guidance.
• Manage complex customer inquiries and balance workloads.
• Monitor customer contact metrics to achieve performance goals.
• Partner with operations to ensure appropriate service levels.

Skills

Service Excellence

Coaching Others

Conflict Management

Effective Communications

Problem Solving

Customer Service Management

Call Center Management

Customer Retention

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Career Area: Finance

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities.

Our common values and focus on inclusion and respect drive the decisions made by our company, teams, and people. This is why we are committed to hiring and building diverse teams representative of the customers we serve globally.

About Cat Financial

Cat Financial is a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives.

Role Definition

Reporting to the Customer Services Manager, we are looking for an individual to join our Caterpillar Financial team in Canada as a Customer Support Manager, overseeing the customer service department and all activities and initiatives within!

Responsibilities

• Assisting with establishing strategic customer service guidance and technical customer support initiatives in order to improve the efficiency of customer services.
• Managing complex customer inquiries and allocating resources for workload balancing.
• Performing real-time management of all customer contact metrics and procedures in order to achieve performance goals.
• Partnering with local and distributed operations and other teams to ensure the achievement of appropriate customer service levels.

Degree Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors

Service Excellence: Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.

• Anticipates customers' needs and satisfies them proactively.
• Resolves complex customer complaints or problems.
• Teaches others how to deliver excellent customer service in a variety of settings.
• Applies the concept of 'Moments of Truth' to customer service.
• Participates in developing a variety of effective ways to deal with difficult customers.
• Recovers from a service failure in a way that enhances customer's esteem of the organization.

Coaching Others: Knowledge of coaching and mentoring concepts and methods; ability to encourage, motivate, and guide individuals in learning and improving effectiveness.

• Determines how coaching can be applied to a situation.
• Coaches others to improve their skills.
• Observes skill practice; offers constructive feedback.
• Offers suggestions for performance or process improvement in own unit.
• Creates skill-practice opportunities for subject of coaching.

Conflict Management: Knowledge of managing conflicts; ability to anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level.

• Identifies and maximizes areas of agreement in order to mitigate tensions.
• Uses a specific methodology for conflict resolution.
• Facilitates reconciliation rather than divisiveness among individuals.
• Under guidance, appropriately confronts others to get issues out in the open.
• Uses active listening skills and probing techniques to understand cause of a conflict.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Customer Service Management: Knowledge of customer service priorities and ability to utilize tools and techniques for maintaining an environment where all understand, and are committed to providing excellent service to internal and external customers.

• Facilitates the resolution of customer problems, issues, or concerns.
• Monitors and reports on delivery of what was promised.
• Participates in a team that provides direct customer service.
• Ensures identification of customer needs and priorities.
• Analyzes problem trends and takes steps to avoid recurrence.

Call Center Management: Knowledge of call center management; ability to implement new or revised organizational structures, business processes, and operational infrastructure required for enabling effective call center operation.

• Names the voice and data technologies currently used in the organization's call center(s).
• Describes the roles and responsibilities of various positions in the call center.
• Answers questions on new call center technologies and on new resource utilization strategies.
• Describes the scope and objectives of recent and current call center restructuring projects.

Customer Retention: Knowledge of customer retention; ability to implement effective strategies and activities that promote long-term customer loyalty.

• Describes specific customer retention strategies being used in own organization.
• Describes the expected benefits of an effective customer program.
• Identifies the purpose of and activities associated with customer retention programs.
• Documents metrics used to evaluate customer loyalty.

Additional Information

• Relocation and sponsorship not offered.
• Applications accepted until 11:59pm EDT Tuesday October 14, 2025

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), we will work to provide accommodations throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties, and effort required of employees assigned to this job.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply