Technical Support Team Leader needed at Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric’s job vacancy, Career and Recruitment
Job title : Technical Support Team Leader jobs in Gauteng
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : September 18, 2022
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Job Purpose
- Manage the day-to-day operations of a Customer Care team ensuring the achievement of targets and objectives as set out by the business.
- Ensure that enquiries are resolved quickly and competently, in a manner which enhances the organization’s customer relationships both internally and externally.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in a broad range of Schneider Electric product solutions & services.
- Manage and develop Customer Care Agents by through training and leadership.
Team erformance
- Ensure Technical Support Agents respond to complex customer enquiries (fax, phone, emails) in a proficient manner, on time, accurately and within set parameters.
- Ensure that the service level agreements are achieved based on the cases and calls answered within the set timeframes.
- Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop Technical Support staff to ensure that the team’s resources are used effectively and that work schedules and targets are met.
- Ensure planning, performance & feedback meetings are held.
- Ensure all call assessments based on inbound and outbound calls are conducted on Agents weekly.
- Monitor the status of customer service activities to identify problem areas and adapt procedures to improve the overall performance of the team.
- Analyze customer enquiries to identify recurring user problems, recommend solutions, and to identify areas where customer service can be improved.
- Develop problem solving guidelines, checklists, or other material to assist customer service staff to respond to enquiries that are recurring or routine.
- Ensure daily and weekly workloads are being assessed and that agents are working optimally.
- Timeous communication and implemention of price changes notifications.
- Communicate all issues and provide solutions where possible, i.e. failed deliveries, out of stocks etc.
- Ensure agents provide accurate technical support to internal & external customers.
- Ensure that customer requests for quotations are done within the set parameters.
- Understand the market and competitors in order to best promote Schneider Electric in the local market.
- Ability to evaluate customer potential (penetration, attractiveness, accessibility) in order to verify sales opportunities.
Administration and Control
- Ensure daily activity reports are done timeously.
- Check & action activity reports twice a day.
- Provide data and reports to management as and when required.
- Adhere to the Call Centre Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Assist with training of new staff members.
- Assess feasibility and obtain authorization prior to processing special deliveries.
- Communicate unresolved customer problems to Customer Care Manager providing details and action taken.
- Respond to internal & external customer enquiries and provide solutions.
- Ensure pricing queries for all customers are addressed.
- Ensure any discrepancies are clarified with the Representative or Customer prior to order capture.
People Management
- Supervise the time management of the CCC Agents and address as and when necessary.
- Ensure all CCC Agents are well informed of all processes, procedures & policies.
- Ensure all leave requests are attended to – once approved via email ensure employee’s capture on SAP.
- Ensure that all staff understand and effectively apply the Schneider Electric Culture.
- Ensure 100% adherence to the CCC Rules and the Schneider Electric Disciplinary Code.
- Implement and maintain performance management with all staff.
- Handle disciplinary enquiries as and when needed.
- Assess staff training needs.
- Recruitment of staff.
- Coaching, motivating and retaining staff and coordinating, rewards and incentive schemes.
- Ensure an effective working relationship is maintained with internal and external customers.
- To ensure correct escalation of technical queries as and when required.
- To provide customers with accurate information regarding orders on the system.
- Make recommendations regarding possible equivalents / replacements when necessary.
Qualifications
- Relevant Technical Qualification at NQF5 / National Diploma in Electrical Engineering
- 1-3 years Team Leader experience
- Relevant experience in electrical distribution and industrial automation
How to Apply for this Offer
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