Customer Service Operations Manager

• Based in our Morwell office
• Oversee our Morwell Customer Service contact centre
• Flexible Hybrid Working |Energy Discounts|Career Growth Opportunities

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About the role:

The Customer Engagement (CE) division of Alinta Energy is accountable for the sales, service and vulnerable customer management for the Retail business. This is delivered through four key operational functions: Customer Service (and Sales), Advanced Customer Care, CX and BI and Digital Enablement, and cover the sales, service and digital enablement of our customer base.

Over the next few years our customer base will change shape, while growing. This growth needs to be achieved while improving the customer experience, and reducing our cost to serve. The Operations Manager - Customer Service, Morwell, will be critical to this success in delivering a multiple cross-skilled centre capable of managing all front of house functions, escalations, sales and retention and tactical improvements to support day to day operations. The role will report directly to the Head of Customer Service Excellence.

In this role, you’ll be:

• Managing and accountable for the customer experience delivery of the Morwell Customer Service Centre, including the monthly-cyclic contact centre scorecard down to agent level
• Identifying and resolving all recurring customer pain-points
• Demonstrating positive visible and practical leadership in the day to day management of all inbound/outbound service activities
• Collaborating with a range of stakeholders to ensure support and alignment to the Retail goals, the Customer Engagement Goals and Service Functional Lead Program of Work and prioritisation
• Recruiting, developing, and performance managing individuals to create an effective performance culture to meet required business outcomes

Ideally, you’ll bring to the role:

• Experience in a similar role leading at least 10 team leaders in a group at once
• Detailed knowledge of Customer Information Systems
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, managing people and coaching agents
• Experience in managing and implementing change
• Detailed knowledge of gas and electricity markets and associated rules/codes

This role suits an experienced Customer Service Operations Manager from a contract centre background, with strong people relationship and management skills.

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One of the best things about Alinta Energy is we discover better together. If you like the sound of that, and you’re a match for the role, we’d love to talk to you.

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Closing date: Sunday 28th April
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