Senior Operations Manager -Customer Services -Mandarin-Shanghai

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Senior Operations Manager – Customer Services – Mandarin CN-Shanghai (Full relocation and visa sponsorship available).

Please Note: This role is for relocation to Shanghai, China. You must speak Mandarin and English

Company:

This American dotcom, a top 5 player in their industry, operates a global network that includes more than 550,000 partners worldwide. Our client provides a first-rate reservation service in 38 languages that uniquely combines local knowledge and local connections to provide the best hotel deals to both business and leisure travelers.

Role:

The Manager of Travel Operations provides vision, leadership, and guidance to each team leader and associates in the key operating areas through performance and goal setting. Effectively communicates with team, developing a climate in which information is shared openly. Clearly defines team goals and expectations. Develops tactical plans to reach these goals.

Manage the daily operations of the call center.

Ensure the call center meets agreed service levels, statistics and targets set out by the Director of Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains and improves call center operations by monitoring system performance; identifying and resolving problems; preparing and competing action plans; completing system audits and analyses; managing system and process improvement and quality assurance programs.


• Prepares call center performance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.


• Ensure all call center agents have performance appraised by monthly one to one sessions and continuous motivational methods are employed throughout the year.


• Ensure the call center is resourced adequately by shift and make necessary adjustments in line with this.


• Reduce attrition levels within the call center.


• Ensure that customer care specialists and team leaders are empowered.


• Fosters associates to learn, develop and adapt to a constantly changing work environment. Continuously reviews team performance; identifies and appropriately addresses opportunities for improvement. Determines training requirements. Ensures timely and effective training is delivered to enhance skills of the team. Implements initiatives and processes to improve all aspects of the department.


• Manage daily performance of multiple supervisors in a fast paced call center environment.


• Establish clear roles, directions, responsibilities, and performance requirements for call center supervisors.


• Lead by example to directly and indirectly motivate and generate enthusiasm among call center employees.


• Research and analyze root cause of problems, identify trends and recurring problems, and suggest resolutions.


• Ensures that the division executes on business continuity and security processes.


• Create and suggest leadership and executive programs for the team leaders.


• Create the annual, quarterly and monthly plans of the call center division assigned, have these plans approved by the operations director then implement.


• Review plans and proposals created by team leaders and customer care associates.


• Reward and recognize performance.


• Ensure that the working environment is in line with the vision, mission and values.


• Cultivate a culture of ownership amongst department employees by involving employees in problem-solving and decision making as much as possible.


• Responds to escalated inquiries, complaints, and disputes from customers and internal business partners.


• Oversees the workflow management and quality of work, ensuring overall compliance with government regulations/local laws of the land.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the BPO / Contact center environment.


• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a senior supervisor, junior management or management experience.


• At least a college graduate (4-year course), university degree.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Mandarin and English.


• Skill in providing excellent customer experience.


• Knowledge of PC applications / tech savvy.


• Ability to work with very minimal guidance or supervision in a time critical environment.


• Strong time management skill.


• Immaculate telephone manners and communication skills.


• Excellent listening skills, critical-thinker with attention to detail.


• Ability to work in both a team environment and autonomously.


• Must have a strong track record of evaluating, analyzing, implementing, leading, and monitoring effective and efficient processes to proactively improve center efficiency and staff performance.


• Excellent personal and interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of individuals, including building strong partnerships with other departments.


• Must be able to handle multiple projects and effectively manage different timelines.


• Must be an assertive team player with high energy to work in fast-paced environment.

For candidates applying from another country:

• A minimum of 2 years of work experience and a Bachelor’s Degree is required, or


• A minimum of 5 years of work experience and a Diploma.

Next Step:

You are a fluent Mandarin & English speaker, bring what we are looking for and the role appeals to you – then do not hesitate and send your CV today. Relocation assistance will be provided for eligible candidates.