Customer Service Manager, AWS Customer Service at Amazon Web Services

Description

A Customer Service Manager (CS Manager) sets the vision, direction, and culture of their teams by managing individual and team performance expectations and goals, providing individual coaching feedback sessions, maintaining singular focus on ensuring and improving customer satisfaction, monitoring real time service levels and schedule adherence, and serving as leaders and point of contact for escalated contact resolutions.

Overall Responsibilities Include
People Management

• Leading and developing a team of 6 Team Managers and 45-50 associates; responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of the team.
• Identifying and eliminating barriers to accuracy, productivity, and quality.
• Carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with AWS (Amazon Web Services™) policies and procedures; additional responsibilities include interviewing, training and motivating employees; planning, assigning and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; and effective conflict resolution.
• Communicating policies to associates and become the primary information source for staff; following-up to ensure compliance and consistency; taking corrective action as necessary and documenting the issue and actions taken.
• Owning and driving performance metrics with the team, to include the use of a Quality Assurance program to "Move the needle"

Project Management

• Solving complex customer service issues and proactively heading off negative service trends.
• Understanding and correctly utilizing resources provided by internal systems, departments, policies, and procedures.
• Development, analysis and improvement of new strategies and procedures. The CS Manager will have the ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals
• Developing and achieving performance goals and objectives in order to achieve customer promise expectations
   

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• 2-4 years relevant experience managing 20-25 customer service associates
• Direct experience in Contact Center Operations (Customer Service, Sales, or Collections)
• Demonstrated history of improving customer experience / contact interaction
• Strong oral (speaking, listening, interpretation) and written communication skills.
• Ability to be flexible in shift assignments and work areas.
• Able to work in an ambiguous, internet-speed environment.
• Absolute passion for ensuring a great customer experience with every contact.
• Strong technical analysis skills; you are someone who wants to dive into the numbers and seeks to understand

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Six Sigma/Lean Processes
• Project Management certification
• Exceptional skills in data manipulation and analysis
• Demonstrated history delivering results in cross functional environments - ability to drive organizational change using sound reasoning backed up by relevant data in a well prepared business briefing
• Experience managing other managers

‘’Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.’’


Company - Amazon Dev Centre South Africa
Job ID: A1052440