Head Of National Customer Service Centre
Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa
This role is accountable for Order to Cash (OtC) across Afrox as well as all functions within the Afrox Customer Service Centre is including: Commercial Management, Account Opening, Data Management, Pricing Management, Order Management (Various Channels), Customer Experience, Debt Collection, Assets on Customer Premises Management, Order to Cash Support, Governance and Reporting (Including Sales), the role encompassed but not limited to the list above. To achieve continuous improvement and growth the role demanded ongoing structural, process and system changes, comprehensive change control and communication across all areas.•Adeptly handled 1000-2500 inbound interactions (various channels: Inbound centre, EDI, E-Channel, Fax to email, email) per day across the product range, generating 45-54% in sales revenue annually.•Delivered an ongoing exceptional level of service to each customer by listening, resolving queries, and delivering comprehensive communication.•Oversaw daily operations over 26000 debtor accounts with a combined debt value of R900million to R1.2billion.•Maintained smooth operations across Order to Cash through continuous improvement of KPI's by reviewing and improving process, allowing for comprehensive governance.•Managed team of 8 Managers with a total of 137 employees, overseeing the hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.•Ensured adherence to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) regulations for continued company compliance across the Order to Cash controls.•Generated R5-R10mil in annual savings by implementing new operational process and reducing wasted resources.•Worked closely with Sales, Inventory, Operations and Distribution to establish and deliver customer needs.•Supported Head of Sales and Marketing with daily operational functions.•Implemented organisational changes to ensure continuous achievement of the highest level of Customer Excellence.