call center representative (remote)
we rely on knowledgeable professionals to interact with our valued customers who have questions or concerns. We’re looking for a highly skilled call center representative to join our team, managing a large volume of inbound and outbound calls. The ideal candidate will be a quick learner who can memorize scripts and adapt them when issues arise during a call. This person will handle a variety of important supportive tasks, providing answers, insights, instructions, and assistance for purchases. As the voice of our company, the call center representative must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as be enthusiastic about helping consumers and driving their satisfaction.
Objectives of this role
- Handle a large volume of inbound and outbound calls in a timely manner
- Follow communication scripts and use knowledge of the company’s products and services to go off-script when necessary
- Identify customer needs, research issues, resolve complaints, and provide solutions
- Maintain ownership of calls throughout the lifecycle of a caller’s request, including follow-ups with escalation team
- Recommend improvements for systems and processes to boost organizational efficiency
Responsibilities
- Memorize scripts for products and services, and refer to them during calls
- Build positive relationships by going above and beyond with customer service, ensuring that all questions, cancellations, and confirmations are handled appropriately
- Identify opportunities for driving sales and revenue of the company’s existing product suite, and seize opportunities to upsell when appropriate
- Meet daily qualitative and quantitative targets for yourself and your team, and achieve all objectives for service, productivity, and quality
- Create and maintain record of daily problems and remedial actions taken, using call-center database
- Leverage data and insights gathered by the call center to recommend and influence process improvements
Required skills and qualifications
- High school degree or equivalent
- Experience working in a call center or customer-support role
- Strong active-listening and verbal-communication skills
- Proficiency in problem-solving
- Ability to multitask and manage time effectively
Preferred skills and qualifications
- Expertise in conflict resolution
- Experience in customer sales
Recommended Jobs
Director, Client Services
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY Fox Corporation Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports…
Delivery Driver
Location: East Hampton, NY Schedule: Overnight shifts, approximately 5:00 AM – 12:00 PM, including weekends and holidays as neededJob Details Il Buco Commissary, the East Hampton bakery and new…
Cashier
Are you a people-person who enjoys staying busy, helping others, and working in a fast-paced environment? Rebel Convenience Stores is looking for friendly and reliable Customer Service Associates to …
Coordinator, Training and Capacity Building
THE ORGANIZATION The Center for Justice Innovation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing community safety and racial justice. Since 1996, we’ve worked alongside communities, courts, a…
Equity Long Short Risk Manager
Overview Equity Long Short Risk Manager sought on behalf of a US-based multi-strategy hedge fund management firm focused on global investment strategies including Global Credit, Global Convertible…
Licensed Master Social Worker - Nursing Home Surveyor
Licensed Master Social Worker - Nursing Home Surveyor/Complaint Investigator - Syracuse, NY (#25312A) Location: Syracuse, NY Employment Type: Full-time, Temp to Perm Hourly Rate: $39/hr …
173. Investment Analyst, Credit Fund
Our client, an established and highly regarded $3B+ credit fund in Midtown, would like to hire an investment analyst to focus on stressed and distressed, mainly public credit for their highly successf…
Limpiador/a de limpieza
Sobre Nosotros Blue Chip Building Maintenance ha sido un proveedor confiable de soluciones de limpieza personalizadas y flexibles para empresas en la Ciudad de Nueva York durante 30 años. Atendemos …
Political Information Specialist
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY Fox News Media FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer d…
Freelance Global Assistant Merchant
Job Title: Freelance – Global Assistant Merchant Location: New York, NY 10016 (63 Madison Ave) Employment Type: Contract (3-6+months) | 40 hrs/week | Openings: 2 Tax Status: W2 Positi…