Customer Service Manager

Department: Customer ServicesLocation: RemoteCompensation: £42,000 / yearDescriptionCustomer Service ManagerReporting to: Head of Customer ServiceBase Salary: £42,000 Hours: Full-time, 40hrs per week - 8hr shifts covering weekends and bank holidaysLocation: Remote working About Youfibre:Here at YouFibre the customer is our main focus as we are on a mission to provide the best service and customer experience in the telecommunication world. We treat our customers with the utmost respect, and strongly believe that our customers should always be viewed as a person first and customer second. We don’t accept anything less than excellent!Job Purpose:As a Customer Service Manager, your primary responsibility will be overseeing the Customer Service teams within the Customer Service department. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the department consistently meets and exceeds business SLA’s and KPI’s, maintaining exceptional standards of customer service. You will be responsible for ensuring the best customer experience for our customers, serving them through multiple channels, alongside a priority focus on driving team performance, driving our agent productivity via effective management and coaching of our Team Leaders, and providing leadership to achieve optimal results. Additionally, you will provide comprehensive training and coaching of both new employees and existing Team Leaders and agents within the Customer Service team and act as an escalation point for complex complaints and issues, offering guidance and resolution, demonstrating a willingness to actively engage and support the team during high workloads, ensuring seamless operations and customer satisfaction.Key ResponsibilitiesCoaching and guidance to the Customer Service Team Leaders and agents within the teamTeam Performance: Ensure the Customer Service teams achieve quality and meet KPIs consistently. Lead by example, promote best practices, and collaborate to address any performance concerns effectively. Support and deputise for the management team as required.Escalations: Handle / support on escalated issues promptly to resolve and deescalate situations, ensuring customer satisfaction is maintained.Outage Management: Take ownership of outage communications as needed, ensuring timely and accurate records of incidents are maintained.Issue Resolution: Coach / Manage Team Leaders to empower agents so that they can efficiently and empathetically address and resolve customer complaints or issues to maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty. Do it right the first time!Documentation: Accurately document coaching and management interactions and feedbackContinuous Learning: Stay updated with product knowledge, company updates, and industry trends to provide accurate and relevant information to customers.Collaboration: Work with other departments to ensure timely resolution of customer or system issues.Skills, Knowledge & ExpertisePrevious management experience in Customer Service demonstrating a commitment to providing excellent customer service and ensuring customer satisfaction within your teamsExcellent interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication style demonstrating empathy and understandingStrong problem-solving aptitude and the ability to think criticallyCan grasp technical support procedures and resolve simple and complex issues, able to take ownership and see through difficult casesEffective organisation skills for managing multiple tasks to strict deadlinesKeen attention to detailCan adjust to evolving Customer demands and company procedures/system changesTeam player, willing to be hands-on and lead by example and strong desire to support the team in achieving their individual and customer related targets in a positive mannerA strong work ethic and the ability to work under pressureJob BenefitsEquity – yes, a real part of the company!25 days holiday plus bank holidaysPension scheme that matches your contribution up to 8%Phone allowanceHealth care cash planCycle to work Employee assistance programmePPE and Uniform providedIT equipment providedDiscounted Gym membershipsRetail offers – discounts from recognisable brandsCompany EventsTravel expenses paidFree YouFibre broadband if you are within our area, plus friends & family discount.Life assurance giving you cover of 4 times your basic salaryColleague referral scheme of £500Continuous development and long-term career prospects Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may fill the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.Like what you see? Here’s what happens next:Send us your application via our Careers Site or Job Boards.Recruitment screens your application against our essential criteria. Hear back from us within 2-3 days of application submission with an outcome/next step. If you haven’t heard back from us within the above timeframe, please feel free to reach out to us at recruitment@substantial.group