Customer Service Team Lead

Job title: Customer Service Team Lead
Location: Temple, TX
Education: High School Diploma
Experience: 2+ years of experience in a Customer Service Role

Role and Responsibilities :

• Exhibit the Culture of Performance and Core Values; Teamwork, Integrity, and Excellence by regularly applying as guiding principles in the decisions and actions chosen based on Reason, Record, and Circumstance.
• Interacts with customers via telephone, chat, SMS and e-mail, must be able to wear telephone headset and manipulate objects such as pen, keyboard, and mouse.
• Communicate with client on an ongoing basis on people, performance and processes including weekly and quarterly reviews.
• Work closely with each individual to ensure they are meeting required standards for quality and productivity based on pre-defined KRA’s
• Accomplishes team results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and motivating employees; coordinating, and enforcing system policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Responsible for the day-to-day application of organizational policies and procedures. Recognizes and recommends operational improvements to increase agent performance.
• Be actively involved in floor support. Handle Customer Service calls when the business requires.
• Participate in calibration sessions, weekly operations call, monthly and quarterly business reviews and knowledge sharing sessions as required.
• Recognizes, conveys, promotes, and sells products and service value with a consultative approach.
• Analyze stats and trends to identify root cause and implement corrective actions where required. Proactively report concerns with team, process, systems, etc. to supervisor
• Monitor agents on a weekly basis to ensure compliance to predefined processes and procedures.
• Act as an escalation contact for his / her agents and ensure that their concerns are addressed.
• Interview and select new hires for the program that meets the business requirements.
• Monitors performance of staff members according to established standards.
• May participate in hiring decisions and conduct performance appraisals.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance.
• Handle supervisor and/or font line calls when required
• Other tasks and duties as assigned by the leadership team.

Required and Desired Skills:

• Strong phone presence with exemplary customer service and de-escalation skills
• Able to coach and motivate in accordance with the company’s performance culture
• Detail oriented
• Familiar with contact center tools, systems and methodologies
• Strong MS office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Adaptable to swift program changes, developing the skills in proactive critical thinking and problem solving
• Knowledge and interested with Electronic/gadgets devices preferred