Middlesbrough - Customer Service Advisor

FreeSpirits; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading customer service provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Customer Service Advisor to join their Collections team. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to manage customer inquiries in a call centre environment. Responsibilities include arranging debt collections and providing tailored solutions to customers. Candidates must have experience in phone-based roles and a strong customer service mindset. The role offers competitive pay and several benefits.

Benefits

29 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Pension scheme

Medical Cover

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver an outstanding customer experience in difficult situations.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to assess information.
• Ability to manage own workload and prioritize accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Arrange collection of debts through various channels.
• Contact consumers for tailored debt solutions.
• Ensure all interactions are logged on the customer service systems.
• Manage own workload to meet response times.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to deliver outstanding customer experience

Strong computer skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Customer contact systems

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Customer Service Advisor to join our Customer Contact Team based in a call centre environment in Middlesbrough.

• Pay: £12.33 ph
• Salary: £24,043 pa
• Monday to Friday and 1 Saturday in every 3
• Working hours between 9am–8pm Monday to Friday and 9am–1pm Saturday
• Contracted to 37.5 hours per week
• Start Date - Monday 13th October
• Benefits: 29 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), Pension scheme, Medical Cover, Retail discounts

As a Customer Service Advisor, you will work within the Collections department and be the first point of contact for our customers. Through great conversations you will understand the customer finance situation, take full ownership during the call and support the customer to a resolution.

Working as part of a team, our Collections Advisor will ensure all calls into the team are answered with company guidelines, whilst providing excellent customer service. You will also need to navigate multiple systems during the calls, so strong computer skills coupled with the ability to deal with sometimes distressed customers is a must.

Due to the nature of this role, you will need to come from a call centre/phone-based role, have a great telephone manner, a problem-solving mind and a flair for resolving issues.

A DBS and Financial check will be completed as part of the vetting process.

Collections Advisor – Role & Responsibilities

• Arranging collection of the debt through telephone, email and online services
• Contacting consumers to put in place tailored solutions to enable them to address their debt situation bearing in mind their financial well-being; handling general file queries
• Sending out financial statements, evidence and response packs
• Working with vulnerable consumers in line with the firm’s policies and procedures
• Put customers first - taking ownership of their queries, building rapport quickly and providing the highest level of customer experience
• Diagnose a full range of customer needs, providing appropriate product information, help and support to meet the needs identified
• Ensure all customers are acknowledged and responded to within pre-arranged service levels and timeframes
• Ensure all interactions are fully, accurately and consistently logged and updated on the customer service systems
• Respond positively to customer objections using a range of questioning techniques, demonstrating empathy and understanding
• Take responsibility for managing your own workload to ensure all response times are met or exceeded
• Keep knowledge of products, policy and procedures up to date
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with other parts of the organisation to support the delivery of outcomes and great customer experiences

Collections Advisor – The Person

• A proven ability to deliver an outstanding customer experience in difficult situations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A comprehensive knowledge of customer contact systems
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to assess information
• The ability to manage own workload and prioritise accordingly
• The confidence to make decisions within agreed discretionary limits

APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch.

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