Key Responsibilities
1. Frontline Customer Support & Case Follow-up
- Personally handle incoming customer calls when required, make outbound callbacks, respond to customer inquiries, and follow up on pending cases during the initial low-volume phase.
- Provide product-related assistance and troubleshooting guidance in accordance with approved product instructions and company procedures.
- Handle complaints professionally, document case details accurately, and track unresolved issues until the required follow-up actions are completed.
- Maintain call recordings and case records in accordance with company policy, ensuring customer interactions are traceable and available for quality review.
- Escalate complex cases, potential product quality issues, and safety-related concerns to the appropriate team according to established procedures.
- Balance frontline customer support with training, quality monitoring, and complaint follow-up responsibilities.
2. Training & Team Coaching
- Deliver onboarding and refresher training using existing product materials, SOPs, and training resources.
- Coach customer service representatives on customer communication, case documentation, complaint recognition, and escalation procedures.
- Use practical scenarios and call reviews to verify that team members understand and correctly apply established procedures.
- Provide clear feedback and follow-up coaching when service or quality gaps are identified.
3. Service Quality Monitoring
- Review call recordings and case records to assess accuracy, completeness, customer communication, and compliance with established procedures.
- Track complaints and outstanding cases, follow up on pending actions, and identify recurring execution issues.
- Maintain basic service quality reports and communicate significant issues or improvement suggestions to management and headquarters.
4. Daily Operations & Future Team Development
- Support the initial operation through direct customer handling, callbacks, case follow-up, and service process execution during agreed Philippine office hours.
- As customer demand increases, support the recruitment, onboarding, coaching, and performance monitoring of additional customer service representatives.
- Help coordinate handovers, staffing arrangements, and shift coverage as the operation expands to support US customer service hours.
Requirements
- Good spoken and written English, with clear and professional communication skills for US customer support.
- Previous customer service or call center experience; experience in team coaching, quality monitoring, or complaint handling is preferred.
- Good attention to detail and the ability to understand, follow, and explain established procedures.
- Basic understanding of medical device complaints and the importance of timely quality and safety escalation. Relevant medical device or healthcare experience is preferred, but advanced regulatory expertise is not required.
- Able to maintain accurate records, follow up on open cases, and escalat issues appropriately rather than making unauthorized quality, regulatory, or medical decisions.
- Patient and effective coaching skills, with the ability to explain procedures clearly and help others apply them correctly.
- Willingness to handle customer calls and callbacks personally rather than working in a purely supervisory capacity.
- Experience with blood glucose monitoring products, healthcare, ERP/ticketing systems, or communication with a headquarters team is an advantage. Mandarin is a plus, not a requirement.