Associate - Chat Support

Tesco Bengaluru; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Performance bonus

Leave policy 30 days

Job summary

Tesco Bengaluru is seeking a customer service associate to handle first-line queries through written channels, providing tailored solutions in a timely manner. The role emphasizes empathy, accuracy, and a strong customer focus in a collaborative team setting.

You will work in a hybrid model with shifts to cover customer queries, and you will contribute to sustaining high NPS scores while delivering reliable service. Training and growth opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Customer service orientation and written communication proficiency.
• Experience delivering service via written channels.
• Excellent written English and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Handle first-line customer queries via written channels.
• Maintain knowledge of work processes and share with colleagues.
• Resolve tickets within agreed timelines and meet quality standards.
• Contribute to improvement of processes and practices.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Excellent written English

Written communication

Team collaboration

Typing speed

MS Outlook

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Job Description:

About the role

Refer to you will be responsible for section

You will be responsible for

Job Summary:

This role is responsible to handle first line contact across a range of queries and service areas via written communication channels, leveraging skills, knowledge and tools available to provide tailored solutions that meet the needs of individuals I engage with. Handling queries efficiently and providing and a range of solutions to ensure I deliver the best possible service.

In this job, I am accountable for:

• Ensuring I understand our Core Purpose and the role I play in delivering this


• Role modelling the Tesco values and leading by example in what I do and how I behave


• Understanding the part I play in delivering our key metrics and performance measures


• Delivering all relevant critical metrics consistently and to agreed quality and reliable service standards


• Handing and resolving first line contact and queries via written communication channels


• Handling first line contact efficiently, to minimize any impact to customers and colleagues and deliver strong NPS scores


• Delivering my own personal objectives, preparing for and participating fully in everyday and structured conversations with my colleagues and manager


• Knowing and maintaining my knowledge of work processes and sharing that knowledge freely with others


• Using my continuous improvement skills to look for and raise opportunities to improve processes and practices in the business and embrace change


• Continually developing my skills to be the best I can be in my role


• I ensure that all open tickets are closed to agreed timescale


• I am expected to work in roster shifts to support customer queries


• Responsible for completing tasks and transactions within agreed metrics- Solves problems by analyzing solution alternatives

Key people and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco:

• CCEC Colleagues


• N/A


• Managers


• Leads


• Vendors


• Store colleagues


• Other functions/departments

People, budgets and other resources I am accountable for in my job:

• CCEC Colleagues


• N/A


• Managers


• Leads


• Vendors


• Store colleagues


• Other functions/departments

You will need

Operational skills relevant for this job:

Experience relevant for this job:

• Customer service orientation


• Customer Service preferably in written channel


• Excellent Written Communication in English


• Communicating and working in a team environment


• Conflict Resolution


• Empathy and customer focus


• Typing speed and accuracy


• Basic Microsoft Office e.g. Outlook email

Whats in it for you?

Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment.

Performance Bonus - Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually

Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company’s policy.

Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary - In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF.

Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws.

Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents.

Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request.

Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan.

Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle.

About Us

At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating everyone fairly and with respect, valuing individuality and uniqueness to create a true sense of belonging. Diversity and inclusion are deeply embedded in our values—we treat people how they want to be treated. Our goal is for all colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work, and we are committed to helping them thrive. Across the Tesco group, we are building an inclusive workplace that actively celebrates the cultures, personalities, and preferences of our colleagues, who in turn contribute to the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

At Tesco Bengaluru, we are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, highlighting our commitment to creating a supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We are dedicated to offering equal opportunities for all candidates and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Our recruitment process is fully accessible, and we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments during interviews. If you need any accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed.

We also believe in fostering a work environment where you can excel both professionally and personally. Our hybrid model allows you to work flexibly - spend 60% of your week collaborating in person with colleagues at our office locations or local sites, and the rest of the time working remotely. We understand that everyone’s life journey is unique, whether you are starting your career, pursuing passions, or navigating life changes, and we are here to support you. Flexibility is a core part of our culture, and we encourage open conversations about how we can best accommodate your needs, so talk to us throughout your application process on the support required.