Customer Support Specialist

Recruitment Avenue; London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Customer Support Specialist to join their dynamic team in London. In this role, you will provide exceptional support to both UK and international travel agency customers, ensuring their needs are met with efficiency and professionalism. You will be responsible for managing support cases, delivering technical assistance for specialized software, and maintaining high standards of customer service. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment while gaining valuable experience in the travel industry. If you are passionate about helping others and possess strong technical skills, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree highly desirable with experience in travel industry.
• Strong technical aptitude and excellent communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding customer service and manage support cases.
• Offer 1st line technical support for software and log bugs in TFS.

Skills

Customer Service

Technical Support

SQL Databases

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

GDS Knowledge

Teamwork

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Dolphin Reservation Module

Dolphin Booking Management Module

Team Foundation Server (TFS)

Job description

Role – Customer Support Specialist

Location – London

Salary – £23k – £25k

As part of our clients Customer Support team you will help them continue to deliver industry-leading customer service by supporting their UK and international travel agency / tour operator customers by phone, email and remote access.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To provide outstanding customer service.
2. Own and manage support cases throughout their lifecycle within the company, working closely with different teams to ensure customers receive a timely response to their queries.
3. Provide 1^st line technical and functional support to users of Dolphin Dynamic’s range of software including: Dolphin Reservation Module and Dolphin Booking Management Module (full in-house training will be given).
4. Replicate and log bugs in Team Foundation Server (TFS).
5. The person will be expected to gain a good understanding of SQL databases, Citrix networking, customer product installations and Crystal reports to resolve issues.

Role Challenges:

1. Managing your own workload against customer and internal SLA’s.
2. Maintaining a high level of attention to detail and accuracy is required, ensuring all parties are continually informed.
3. Succeed in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.

Skills and Competencies:

1. Must be able to work under pressure and prioritise own tasks.
2. Show confidence in dealing with internal and external customers in a polite and professional manner, especially when there is a difficult situation to deal with.
3. Be comfortable working as part of the Support team whilst capable of seeing a personal task through with minimal supervision (once trained).
4. Possess a sound understanding of travel agencies/tour operators.
5. Able to thrive in a small, fast moving and demanding organisation.
6. Excellent written, verbal and telephone communication skills.
7. Fluency in English is essential and proficiency in other languages desirable.
8. Strong technical aptitude.
9. Essential to be team orientated.
10. Knowledge of GDS’ is desirable.

Minimum Education/Experience Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree highly desirable.
2. Varied experience of working in the travel industry and/or providing technical support to travel agents.
3. Knowledge of supporting PC’s and Windows.

Training:

1. Technical training will be provided on the company’s software products.
2. Some training on internal database tools will be provided as necessary.