About the Role:
Lead and develop a team of Customer Experience Specialists
- Develop, engage, and promote a strong sales culture and effective performance habits
- Track daily, weekly, and monthly performance against sales and quality targets; Continuously evaluate KPI targets to ensure we are most effectively measuring performances
- Demonstrate knowledge, passion, and a creative aptitude to consistently achieve and exceed targets
- Engage in regular 1 to 1 discussion with each Specialist to review developmental progress and successes; discuss potential solutions and coach as needed.
- Conduct oneself in a proactive manner that will identify opportunities, and shift behaviors that will lead to an Iconic customer experience and successful selling
- Partner with Operations Management team and Human Resources to execute talent management plans
- Evaluate communications with customers in partnership with QA team to ensure all conversations with customers are world class
Drive all day-to-day operational activities through to successful completion
- Partner with other departmental Supervisors to communicate, monitor, and enforce all policies, practices, and procedures uniformly; this includes but is not limited to quality monitoring, attendance standards, data entry practices, and recognition program rewards
- Ensure all team members are responding to customer concerns in not just a timely and efficient manner, but one that results in a high first contact resolution rate; bringing customer inquiries to an equitable resolution which preserves owner loyalty and NPS scores
- Monitor behaviors and skills of Specialists to ensure they are professional, friendly, confident, and capable with all aspects of customer handling
- Manage employee relation situations professionally and consistently within company guidelines
- Offer guidance and support to all team members in an effort to minimize unnecessary absenteeism
- Identify change initiatives to support successful productivity levels and quality customer service; promptly and thoroughly implement agreed-upon changes
- Review and update productivity tools to monitor real-time and long-term performance, and to identify areas of improvement
- Participate in the department’s recruitment activities to ensure Dyson hires the best talent available
- Performance manage Specialists who do not consistently reach targets, adhere to commitments to attendance/reliability, and other policies
Cultivate and maintain relationships with other members of the Customer Experience team as well as key inter-departmental contacts
- Share best-practices with fellow Supervisors and other members of the management team to support overall team development
- Share trends with contact center leadership, both KPI and customer issue related
- Ensure contact center team members are properly supported and informed of needed information to best conduct day-to-day tasks as well as special projects
- Actively contribute to all discussions and activities
- Develop an understanding of compliance, job functions, and departmental operations at all levels of the Dyson organization
Fulfill other duties as required
- Relish opportunities to pick up new activities that fall broadly in the purpose of the role
- Fix things that need fixing; identify problems and find solutions
About You:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a supervisory capacity required
- Minimum 3 years’ contact center experience required
- Minimum 2 years inbound or outbound based sales strongly preferred
- HS Diploma/GED required, Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
- Experience in multi-country and/or multi-product categories contact centers preferred
- In-depth working knowledge of customer relationship management software and contact management systems a plus
- Ability to understand the Dyson brand and uphold its integrity
- High level of customer service orientation required— a desire to help or serve others, to identify and meet their needs; demonstrated ability to resolve escalated customer issues
- Proven ability to make sound decisions based on previous experiences
- Strong written and verbal communication history including the ability to articulate ideas clearly and concisely in a variety of settings, adjusting the message to suit the audience
- Proven analytical ability
- Proven ability to motivate, inspire, and lead a growing team in an ever-changing business environment
- Proven ability to successfully collaborate cross-functionally to achieve business objectives
- Ability to manage in a matrix reporting structure
- Ability to work a flexible schedule when needed, which will include evening, weekend and holiday support
- Intermediate-level user of the following MS Office programs strongly preferred: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Bilingual (fluent in English/ French/Spanish) a plus
Benefits:
At Dyson, how we reward you is linked to our high-performance culture. But it’s about more than salary and bonus. Through a package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits, we support whatever stage of life you’re in and the moments that matter.
Financial benefits:
- 401K with up to a 4% match
- Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
- Flexible Savings Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
Lifestyle benefits:
- Competitive Paid Time Off Benefits including Separate Holiday, Sick, and Vacation Time
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (applicable areas only)
- Generous Child Care Leave Program
- Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous Dyson Product Discounts
Health benefits:
- Multi-Level Healthcare Coverage Options
- Vision & Dental Coverage
- Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability