Customer Service Team Manager – Mandarin Team (Kuala Lumpur)

Agoda; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel technology company is seeking a Contact Center Team Manager in Kuala Lumpur. In this role, you will manage a team of customer care specialists, ensure service levels are met, and provide coaching and mentorship. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of experience in people management, excellent Mandarin and English communication skills, and a proven track record in contact center operations. This position requires the ability to work rotational shifts and manage multiple projects effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in people management in a contact center.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Mandarin and English.
• Strong track record of leading efficient processes in contact center operations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor team performance, attendance, and ensure service level agreements.
• Provide feedback and coaching to customer care specialists.
• Manage recruitment activities, including screening and interviewing.

Skills

People management

Communication skills in Mandarin and English

Coaching and mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

About Agoda

At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.

Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.

No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.

Get to Know our Team:

Agoda’s Customer Support Team understands that travel can be an everchanging environment. That is why we provide in-person, real-time help around the clock and in 38 languages. No matter the issue, we present the best of Agoda’s values to each and every customer with multiple support channels and a strong desire to serve. Certainly doing more than answering phone calls or replying to emails, our specialists actively look for ways to improve our customer’s experience. We quickly adapt to challenges by collaborating with other teams and experimenting on everything we can. This has allowed us to develop new and effective products that produce meaningful results and continue to drive Agoda’s business performance. Our Customer Support Team serves a daily role in contributing to a core strength and service of Agoda with a clear vision and a focus on efficient and satisfying customer support.

The Opportunity:

Are you passionate about travel and about people? Do you enjoy interacting with people as well as utilizing technology?

We are looking for a talented, energetic, results-oriented person who loves working in a fast-paced, multinational environment. As a Contact Center Team Manager based in Kuala Lumpur, you will support both determined business objectives (KPIs) as well as act as a motivator and decision maker to ensure that the group is working efficiently and in unity.

In this position, you will work closely with the operations management team and other departments within Agoda Customer Experience Group (CEG) to support our contact center. The team manager of operations will provide directions, instructions and guidance to the customer care specialists to achieve a certain goal. Understand the team members’ strengths, weaknesses and motivations.

The position requires you to provide extensive coaching to our contact center agents as well as provide valuable input on processes to our operations team.

You will also be expected to contribute with ideas for continuous organizational and employee skills development but also at the global level impacting our international contact center network.

In this Role, you'll get to:

• Continuously monitor the traffic & highlight discrepancies and take actions on spot if needed to ensure that service levels are met
• Provide constructive feedback - Coach, mentor, motivate and evaluate the performance of the team on a regular basis.
• Identify performance gaps, formulate action plans to address identified gaps, implement and monitor action plans to ensure success.
• Ensure the proper and effective implementation of new and existing customer service structures & procedures
• Understand & analyze traffic reports, proactively make suggestions for improvement
• Monitor team attendance, document infractions and implement corrective action
• Assist with planning/organizing the proper coverage & align staffing
• Supervise the quality assurance process and related training of staff members to ensure quality customer service.
• Participate in recruitment activities (screening, interviewing)
• Act as a backup of Operations Manager if needed

What you'll Need to Succeed:

• At least 2 years of people management experience in a contact center environment.
• Will be managing at least a group of 15 people in an inbound contact center set up.
• Excellent Mandarin & English communication skills (verbal & written).
• Able to work on 24/7 rotational shift including Public holidays & weekends.
• Able to work if the scheduled working day is falling on Public Holiday (including CNY).
• Must have a strong track record of evaluating, analyzing, implementing, leading, and monitoring effective and efficient processes to proactively improve center efficiency and staff performance.
• Excellent personal and interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of individuals, including building strong partnerships with other departments
• Must be able to handle multiple projects and effectively manage different timelines
• Proven experience and knowledge in effective hiring, training, coaching and people management practices
• Experience in managing remote teams is an advantage
• Proficiency in Microsoft products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Discover more about working at Agoda

• Agoda Careers https://careersatagoda.com
• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/
• LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda
• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/agodalife

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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Disclaimer

We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.