The Lead Customer Service Representative is a very experienced customer service representative. Well-
versed in the day-to-day activities and the procedures around customer service. Also, has a good view of the
way the team integrates with other teams in the ecosystem. The Lead Customer Service Representative is
expected to coach/mentor other Customer Service Representatives and possibly assist management with
task assignment across the Customer Service Representative team.
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
· Processing orders and credits
· Arranging returns and collections and handling proof of delivery and pricing requests
· Handling incoming e-mails and calls
· Proactively communicating with internal & external customers
· Investigating and resolving invoice disputes
· Logging and follow up of issue resolution and related communication back to the customer
· Take responsibility for executing tasks and supporting colleagues across a number of complex areas /
processes and queries
· Work with your colleagues to effectively organise and prioritise the tasks within your specific areas
· Working collaboratively with other functions and divisions on cross-functional or customer specific
topics
· Assist in supporting and training more junior colleagues
· Act as a mentor for more junior customer service representatives
Education / Qualifications:
· High School diploma or equivalent
Preferred:
· Further education in a relevant discipline
Experience / Skills:
Essential:
· 3+ years of experience in the field or in a related area required
· Expertise in order management and contact center skills
· Excellent understanding of Customer Service process flows
· Excellent understanding of good documentation practices and documentation retention
· Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, Internet
· Good ERP system knowledge
Desirable:
· Experience with Business Process Analysis
· Experience with reverse logistics and consignment type business (such as Medical Device,
Healthcare Markets)
Competencies / Behaviors:
· Being able to stay in act and to remain calm under pressure, whilst communicating effectively to
customers and other stakeholders
· Proven ability to solve problems and queries
· Ability to work on their own initiative, prioritizing and organizing workload based on their own
experience as well as input from supervisor
· Highly customer focused
· Strong collaborator which sets high performance standards
· Strong internal drive and motivation to make a difference
· Positive, optimistic mindset and can-do attitude
· Initiator that can identify and initiates actions to improve process outputs on Service, Cost & Quality
· Acts with integrity
· Ability to make autonomous decisions on operational and tactical levels
· Willingness to develop lean approach
Travel Percentage: None