Overview
Responsible for training and motivating call center customer service agents as they answer questions, handle complaints, sell products, and provide support for clients. They assist in hiring and training employees, monitoring agents progress, and coaching them to cultivate the knowledge and skills to provide excellent service to customers.
Essential Job Functions
- Supervises, motivates, and coaches the team towards meeting performance standards for customer service calls, efficiency, and quality
- Develops leadership within the team by coaching and optimizing the effectiveness of team leads
- Works with supervisors, team leaders, and third parties to gather information and resolves issues
- Coaches, motivates, and retains staff, coordinates rewards and incentive ideas Assists in managing staffing requirements
- Assists in establishing and maintaining schedules to meet the demands for in-bound/out-bound calls Reviews performance of staff; identifies training needs
- Manages the daily function of Customer Service Call Center team
- Ensures that the call center maximize each sale through the Quote to Win process
- Establishes and maintains schedules to meet the demands for in-bound/out-bound calls
- Monitors calls to improve quality, minimize errors, and improve performance Plans for and manages change
- Other duties as assigned
Desired Qualifications
- Requires a high school diploma or general equivalency degree (GED)
- Must be able to obtain and maintain - at minimum- your residential and non-residential Property and Casualty Insurance license and remain eligible for and insurance license in all states
- First Acceptance insurance writes business the duration of your employment with First Acceptance Insurance.
- Requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in call center management, preferably in insurance-related industry or any equivalent combination of education and experience
- Requires a minimum of 1-2 years of experience in a Leadership Role
- Requires a minimum of 1-2 years of experience as Customer Service Representative
- Comprehensive knowledge of the call center industry and subordinate positions are required.
- Specialized knowledge of inbound/outbound call center functions is required.
- Relevant work experience is required
- Excellent interpersonal-management, presentation and communication skills are required including listening, verbal and written
- An exceptional knowledge of customer service best practices, call handling techniques, company policy and management techniques; strong customer focus
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize projects
- Good telephone manner to enhance relationships with customers
- Multi-tasking skills required Ability to work early mornings, evenings and weekends
- Computer competence in Microsoft (Office, Excel, Word, etc.); working knowledge of computers, internet, intranet, etc.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; the ability to independently make accurate coaching decisions and analyze results Commitment to First Acceptance's company values
- Able to lift 0-10 pounds without assistance
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to do manual tasks which may include the use of hands to finger and handle controls. Tasks may also require the ability to talk or hear. The team member will frequently sit, bend, and reach with hands and arms and is occasionally required to stand and walk. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the team member(s) incumbent in this position. Team member(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
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