Overview
The Customer Service Supervisor is instrumental in ensuring that customers receive excellent service, addressing their needs, and continually improving the customer experience.
Responsibilities
- Team leadership & Development: Lead, train and supervise the Customer Service Team to meet customer expectations; Set clear operational goals and objectives for the customer service team; Provide coaching, mentoring and training to develop team skills and competencies
- Customer Experience Management: Visit customers when necessary to gather customer feedback for continuous improvements
- Resource Management: Manage staffing levels and allocate resources effectively to meet service level agreements; Participate in recruitment, hiring and onboarding customer service staff; Ensure staff is knowledgeable on group processes, SOPs & tools; Develop and implement crisis management procedures for handling unexpected customer service challenges or disruptions
- REPORTING: Regular reporting on performance to Customer Service Assistant Manager; Produce on demand performance reports as per request
Key Performance Indicators
- First Call Resolution Ratio (FCRR)
Qualifications and profile
- Analytical & Reporting aptitude (Data, Qliksense)
- Strong knowledge in shipping (minimum 5 years of experience in liner shipping)
- Excellent customer service experience (minimum 2 years of customer facing activity)
- Supervisory/managerial experience of 2-3 years
- Effective communication skills (Ability to articulate various business scenarios with customers, senior business leaders & middle management)
- Great customer facing skills with ability to build and nurture relationships
- Demonstration of professional demeanor, positive attitude, and ability to manage stress through challenging situations
- Excellent knowledge in LARA all modules
- Understand CMA CGM group organization, processes & tools
- Basic proficiency with MS Office