AbouttheCompany
OurclientisaleadingAustraliansupplierofpackagingandtradesupplyproducts,servingbusinessesacrossthewholesale,distributionandfoodservicesectors.WithcustomersacrossAustraliaandNewZealand,andanationaldistributionnetwork,theyarerecognisedfortheirreliableservice,broadproductrangeandlong-standingcustomerrelationships.Theytaketheirresponsibilityforenvironmentalandsocialimpactseriously.Theyarecommittedtodeliveringtop-tiercustomerserviceandarecurrentlyseekingaSeniorCustomerSupportRepresentative/TeamLeadertojointheirdedicatedteam.Ifyouhaveapassionforleadingpeopleandtheskillstodeliverconsistentservicestandards,weencourageyoutoapplyforthisopportunity.
RoleDetails
- Positiontitle:SeniorCustomerSupportRepresentative/TeamLeader
- Department:CustomerService
- Reportsto:CustomerServicesManager(Australia)
- Directreports:CustomerServiceRepresentatives(offshoreteam)
JobSummary
TheSeniorCustomerSupportRepresentative/TeamLeadertleadstheclient'soffshorecustomerserviceteamonaday-to-daybasis.Therolecombineshands-onhandlingofcomplexcustomerandorderissueswithresponsibilityforteamperformance,coaching,qualityandreporting.ItactsastheprimarylinkbetweentheoffshoreteamandtheCustomerServicesManagerinAustralia,ensuringservicestandardsaremetconsistentlyacrossallregions.
Responsibilities
TeamLeadership
- Lead,coachanddevelopateamofCustomerServiceRepresentatives,includingonboardingofnewhires
- Managedailyrosters,workloaddistributionandcoverageacrossAustralianbusinesshours
- Rundailyhuddles,regularone-on-onesandperformancereviews
- Setclearexpectations,monitorindividualperformanceandaddressissuesearly
ServiceDeliveryandEscalations
- Actastheescalationpointforcomplexaccount,pricing,delivery,returnsandcomplaintmatters
- Handlehigh-valueorsensitivecustomerinteractionspersonallywhererequired
- Coordinatewithsales,warehouse,freightandfinanceteamsinAustraliatoresolveissuesendtoend
- Ensuretheteammeetsagreedservicelevelsforresponsetime,accuracyandresolution
QualityandProcess
- Buildandmaintainstandardoperatingprocedures,templatesandaknowledgebasefortheteam
- Carryoutcallandemailqualityreviewsandprovidestructuredfeedback
- Identifyrecurringissuesandrootcauses,andrecommendprocessorsystemimprovements
- Supporttheroll-outofnewsystems,toolsorautomationwithinthecustomerservicefunction
ReportingandStakeholderManagement
- Prepareweeklyperformancereportscoveringvolumes,SLAs,qualityandkeyissues
- ProvideregularupdatesandamonthlyreviewtotheCustomerServicesManager
- Representtheoffshoreteaminplanningdiscussionsandcontributetocontinuousimprovementinitiatives
KeyPerformanceIndicators
- TeamSLAattainment(speedofanswer,emailresponsetime)
- Teamorderaccuracyandqualityscores
- Customersatisfaction(CSAT)acrosstheteam
- Escalationresolutiontime
- Teamattendance,retentionandengagement
- Timelinessandaccuracyofreporting
- 5ormoreyearsofcustomerserviceexperience,withatleast2yearsleadingorsupervisingateam
- ProvenexperiencesupportingAustralianorNewZealandcustomers,ideallyinaB2B,wholesale,distributionortradesupplyenvironment
- Strongworkingknowledgeofordermanagement,CRMandticketingsystems,preferablyNetSuite
- ExperiencesettingupormaintainingSLAs,QAframeworksandSOPs
- ConfidentcommunicatorinwrittenandspokenEnglish,comfortablepresentingtoAustralianstakeholders
- StrongExcelandreportingskills
Desirable
- Experiencebuildingorscalinganoffshorecustomerserviceteam
- Exposuretoprocessimprovementorautomationprojects
- Experienceinpackaging,FMCG,hospitalitysupplyorsimilarindustries
- Formalcustomerserviceorleadershiptraining(forexampleCCSP,LeanSixSigma)
PersonalAttributes
- Calm,decisiveandaccountableunderpressure
- Coachingmindsetwithgenuineinterestindevelopingothers
- Organisedandstructured,withstrongfollow-through
- Buildstrustquicklywithbothteammembersandseniorstakeholders
- Proactiveinidentifyingproblemsandproposingsolutions
WorkingArrangements
- Full-time,on-sitebased
- RosteredtoAustralianbusinesshours,withthepossibilityofstaggeredshiftsacrosstimezones(NSW,VIC,QLD,WA)
- Trainingprovidedbytheclientduringonboarding
WhatWeOffer:
- Healthinsurance
- Paidtimeoff
- 13thmonthpay