Contact Center Agent

Contact Center Agent

Posted 1 week ago by Guidant Global

Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Redhill, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of Contact Center Agent involves working in a busy call center environment, primarily handling inbound calls related to various occupational pension schemes. The agent will also support the administration and customer service teams, ensuring high-quality service and effective communication with clients. Performance objectives include meeting call targets and providing professional assistance to both clients and team members.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Take inbound calls regarding occupational pension schemes.
  • Answer queries via email and provide support to the administration and customer service team.
  • Forward escalated calls appropriately.
  • Maintain and develop knowledge of pension schemes.
  • Support team members during busy periods.
  • Respond to member queries to meet service standards.
  • Provide efficient, professional service to meet client/members' needs.
  • Make outbound calls when required.
  • Hit individual and team targets, including KPI of 50 calls per day.
  • Ensure timely completion of timesheets.

Key Skills:

  • Able to work to a high level of accuracy.
  • Able to work well under pressure and meet targets.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Computer literate.
  • Excellent customer service skills and a positive, customer-focused attitude.
  • Experience in DB or DC pensions administration (advantageous).
  • Experience working within a contact center (advantageous).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Redhill

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

The Role Working in a busy call centre, within a friendly and professional team. You will mainly be taking inbound calls relating to a variety of occupational pension schemes. You may be required to answer queries via email and be asked to provide support to the administration and customer service team.

Performance Objectives:

  • Excellence
  • Forward on escalated calls in the correct manner
  • Maintain and develop knowledge of pension schemes
  • People
  • Provide support to the administration team
  • Support team members during busy periods
  • Work as part of an effective team
  • Clients
  • Answer the phones and respond to members queries to set service standards
  • Provide an efficient, professional service to meet all client/members' needs and to promote the company brand
  • Communicate with members via email
  • Make outbound calls when required
  • Financial
  • Hit individual (KPI of 50 calls per day) and team targets
  • Ensure timely completion of timesheets

Minimum Criteria & Skills (including education & licenses)

  • Essential
  • Able to work to a high level of accuracy
  • Able to work well under pressure and meet targets
  • Interpersonal skills to include good written and verbal communication
  • Computer literate
  • Excellent customer service skills and a positive, customer focused attitude
  • Advantageous
  • Experience in either DB or DC pensions administration would be an advantage
  • Experience working within a contact centre would be an advantage