Sales Through Service Customer Advisor

Capita; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established contact center in Cape Town is seeking a Sales Through Service - Customer Advisor. In this role, you will provide exceptional customer support, resolve complaints efficiently, and handle a wide range of queries. The ideal candidate will have at least 9 months of contact center experience, demonstrate strong communication and problem-solving skills, and be customer-focused. Competitive salary with performance bonuses and access to extensive training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Performance bonuses

Free transport for evening shifts

Comprehensive training programs

Employee Share Scheme after 24 months

Qualifications

• 9 - 12 months contact center experience in BPO or international settings.
• High proficiency in written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service by addressing issues and ensuring positive customer experiences.
• Handle escalated queries with empathy and ensure effective resolution.

Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Active Listening

Time Management

Customer-Centric Approach

Education

Grade 12 / NQF L4

Job description

Sales Through Service - Customer Advisor

Sales Through Service - Customer Advisor

As a member of a highly skilled and motivated team, you will communicate with customers to identify specific needs, whilst delivering a market leading customer service/experience to increase the profitability of the business and remaining committed to treating our customers fairly and ensuring continuous delivery of customer service excellence.

In this role you will be responsible for completing interactions with our customers by resolving product or service problems by clarifying the customer's complaint; determining the cause of the problem; selecting and explaining the best solution to solve the problem; expediting correction or adjustment and following up to ensure resolution. You will be focusing on troubleshooting technical challenges, general customer support, and offering new products and services where relevant to our customers.

Job Description

4 Months Contract / TO START IMMEDIATELY

Primary Responsibilities

• Providing excellent customer service with a key focus on doing the right thing for each customer – deliver solutions that meet their individual needs.
• Identifying vulnerable customers and adapting approach, providing additional support when required.
• Handling escalated customer queries with empathy and integrity, logging accurately
• Dealing with a wide range of queries across telephony platform
• Any other duties as deemed necessary and in line with the scope and level of this role.
• Handling customer queries and delivering high quality service throughout
• Using your product knowledge to proactively find answers and solve problems.
• working to tight deadlines to ensure all queries are responded to in good time and meet day-to-day service delivery targets.
• Adhering to data protection and confidentiality laws
• Grade 12 / NQF L4
• Clear Credit & Criminal Record
• 9 - 12 months contact centre experience / BPO / International Experience with,
• Sales / Telesales / Sales Through Service / Cold Calling sales - Advantageous
• High proficiency in written and verbal English communication,
• Time Management: Balancing multiple tasks efficiently is essential.
• Active Listening: Understanding customer queries and questions.
• Problem Solving: Quick thinking and resourcefulness are vital.
• Communication Skills: Clear and concise communication
• Adaptability: The ability to adjust to different customer personalities and situations is valuable.
• Customer-Centric Approach: Putting the customer first is a core competency.
• Moderate to Advanced computer skills and system navigation

The campaign operates in UK time. You will be required to work the following shifts in South African times:

Operating Hours: SA times

• Monday –Sunday (8AM-9PM)
• Your shift roster is subject to change therefore be prepared to work unfavorable shift patterns as per operational requirements.
• Our Call Centre is operational 365 days per year (including Christmas and New Year).
• You will be expected to work during the festive season (including Christmas Day)

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive remuneration package
• Excellent monthly performance bonus of up to 20% of basic salary
• Free door to door transport for evening shifts after 7pm
• A progressive career path to help you develop in your Call center career.
• Comprehensive product training in a fun collaborative environment
• Excellent accredited training programs to assist you in career development on a variety of subjects/concepts.
• Employee Share Scheme Trust after 24 months tenure with Capita
• Eligibility to participate in our scholarship program after 24 months tenure with Capita.

About Us

Capita is an award-winning contact centre service company with fully hosted global delivery centres trusted by global leading brands to transform their Customer Experience.

We’re here to help get you to your future — whether it’s to gain worldclass customer service experience or grow with our variety of skills and experiences, we are here for you! If you have the ambition to go far and the imagination to see beyond the ordinary, there’s no better place to be.

Our services span multiple sectors, locations and businesses from retail industry, healthcare, government education to employment, working together to create better outcomes for all.

Our Mutual Park Offices boasts a 6-star green rating aligning with our carbon neutral strategy and offers our team improved facilities, amenities, and multi-faceted transport options. The on-site benefits include a gym, a doctor and clinic, a creche, multiple restaurants and food stores, a pharmacy, a hairdresser, and a spa.

What we hope you’ll do next

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. Please upload an up-to-date CV which highlights your relevant experience.

What will happen next?

• Your application will be reviewed.
• If your application is successful, you will be invited to an interview with a member of the recruitment team.

IMPORTANT

The shortlisted candidates are subject to be assessed using relevant assessment tools based on the needs and requirements of the role.

Capita South Africa adheres to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and preference will be given to candidates in line with the business’ EE targets and goals.

Attach your most recent CV indicative of the criteria as advertised.

Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We're driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes – for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We're committed to being a responsible business – in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors.

Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.