Customer Service Team Manager at Tenacity Financial Services

• This role will be accountable for the successful output of the following performance areas:

Manage daily operations:

• Supervise, lead and performance manage a team of agents
• Drive and manage client service objectives and call times
• Ensure correct procedures are followed and give direction to employees on what to do and how to improve
• Support teams in resolving escalated customer queries
• Develop and implement programs and procedures to improve productivity (efficiencies)
• Adopt and manage first call resolution competency
• Detect and escalate Fraud and misrepresentation to the respective lines and department
• Ensure 100% adherence to WFM schedules and participate in forecasting
• Action any ad-hoc requirements

Coaching and mentoring of team:

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with members of the team to identify any areas of concerns and implement appropriate corrective actions
• Identify training needs and ensure adequate coaching takes place
• Upskill team in resolving escalated customer queries
• Develop the team through motivation, counselling, soft skill training and product knowledge education
• Conduct QA audits for all agents on a weekly basis

Team Administration:

• Ensure new starters effectively transition into the team
• Conduct probation review meetings during first 3 months of employment
• Address any behavioral concerns in line with the Company’s Disciplinary Policy
• Manage the team’s absenteeism in line with the Company’s Absence Management Policy i.e. return to work etc. 
• Ensure trackers (IR, Absence & PIP) are updated on a daily basis
• Ensure all leave transactions is processed on ESS
• Manage the waybill and overtime/special time to payroll
• Manage the termination process for all agents leaving Tenacity 

Team performance, monitoring and reporting:

• Set, track and report on individual targets for each agent within the team
• Collate and effectively utilize reports for performance management of department KPI’s
• Conduct monthly performance reviews with team
• Address any underperformance in line with the Company’s Performance Improvement Policy 

Resources & Capacity ( people & systems):

• Ensure effective recruitment practices when employing new employees
• Ensure the team has the resources and tools to perform what is expected of them

Requirements

Specific Requirements

• Matric/Grade 12
• 2 years Team Manager experience within a Call Centre environment in a similar role
• Experience in Employee Relations, Poor Performance and Absence Management
• Experience in leading and managing teams of at least 12 people
• Understand drivers in the sales environment to ensure effectiveness and sales efficiencies