Aspire Customer Relations Agent

Swissport; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airport hospitality provider is seeking a highly motivated Customer Relations Agent to join their Global Lounges team. This role involves delivering exceptional customer service across various channels, managing customer journeys, and promoting additional products and services. Successful candidates will have strong communication skills and experience in a similar role. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a company dedicated to exceptional guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• Ability to manage workload and deadlines effectively.
• Good working knowledge of online tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional inbound customer service via various channels.
• Liaise with B2B partners to deliver outstanding support.
• Promote the company's products to build long-term relationships.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office

Salesforce Service Cloud

Job description

UK Remote

About Aspire Executive Lounges

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the most exciting and fastest growing sectors in Travel & Hospitality? Do you have a passion for delivering world class guest experience, leading hospitality teams and a track record of delivering outstanding NPS & commercial results?

We are Aspire Executive Airport Lounges, the hospitality division of Swissport one the world’s largest Aviation support services business. With more than 35years of ward winning airport hospitality experience, we are Europe’s number one, and the world’s number two brand of premium airport lounge. In 2023 we served over 5.2 million customers worldwide. We operate 80+ lounges at 40 airports in 19 countries, that’s over 14,000 guests every day, and we are growing.

The market is in strong growth (17% CAGR and predicted to grow from $4b to $8b by 2029). We are at the forefront of this growth and investing heavily in our strategy, technology, team & pipeline to maintain our market leading proposition.

Aspire Executive Lounges is the number one brand in UK, Europe and Australia and No 2 globally… and growing fast. Our ambition is to the be the best, not the biggest - starting with guest experience.

We deliver outstanding customer experiences, bringing sophistication to everyday travel, delivering our brand promise of ‘the perfect start’.

The culture of Swissport is shaped by our corporate values, which guide our actions and decision‑making processes. These values are at the core of our culture, shaping our business and underpinning our commitment to measuring our impact. They capture the essence of who we are at Swissport and help us deliver value across the entire company.

“Show You Care” underlines that our actions are perceived and valued from the perspective of the people around us. So, whatever we do, we do it purposefully and consciously, taking in the perspective of our colleagues, customers, and passengers.

“Doing the right things” means that we do the things that are valuable to our colleagues, customers, and passengers. We are trained to do this safely and trusted to do the right thing in any given situation.

“Win as a Team” highlights the importance of teamwork. Either we win as a team, or we fall as individuals. Together, we can surpass ourselves and handle any situation.

These values capture the essence of who we are and our unwavering commitment to excellence, and give actionable guidance for individual behaviour of employees, leaders, and executives, serving as a compass for how to act and deliver.

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and personable Customer Relations Agent to join our Global Lounges team. This team looks after 80+ Aspire Executive Lounges, Swissport’s airport lounge business, and it will be your role to deliver exceptional customer service to our lounge customers as well as B2B customers, via each of the channels that we currently employ. Reporting to the Global Head of B2B Marketing & Bids, you will be hard working and friendly, going out of your way in order to bring customer issues and queries to an amicable conclusion.

Job Responsibilities

The following responsibilities are associated with this job role: Deliver exceptional inbound customer service via the different channels we employ such as telephone, email, web portal, online chat and social media.

• Regularly liaise with our B2B partners and their respective customer service teams in order to deliver outstanding support to their customers when called upon.
• Own the customer journey, ensuring that the customer is kept informed every step of the way. Bring the interaction to an amicable, positive conclusion in a swift yet thorough manner.
• Embrace our mantra of ‘Be Remembered’; delivering empathetic, personable, customer focussed interactions - leaving customers with a lasting, positive impression of our products and services
• Ensure that the company’s other products and services are promoted where possible, ensuring that long term relationships are built with both B2C and B2B customers alike
• Work within the defined current customer service parameters to calmly, professionally and eloquently handle difficult situations should they occur.
• Process the dispatch of certain purchasable products in a timely manner.
• Assist the Global Lounges senior team and colleagues when required

Qualifications And Competencies

• To be self‑motivated with demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Able to manage workload and deadlines effectively
• Strong communication skills essential
• Work effectively within a team
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products as well as proficiency with online tools (training will be given)
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Experience of Salesforce Service Cloud is desirable

The list is not exhaustive and is not intended to restrict the scope of the job but clearly define a starting point and may vary depending on location and local customer requirements.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.