Head Of Customer Services
Leeds, United Kingdom
Customer Service Operations Manager instrumental in developing performance management, strategic planning and culture change within the Leeds operation. Tasked with energising and revitalising teams of inbound customer services, retentions, B2B credit control and business processing. Devised and presented strategy proposals to executive management teams to shape and influence business plans. Innovated a sales-through-service culture, created welcome calls and improved customer satisfaction to enhance an improved customer experience. Analysed management information to drive a new concept of pro-active claims calls resulting in higher customer retention. More success as Customer Service Operations Manager: Saved £100,000 by implementing a refreshed structure within the local operation Delivered 48,000 claims a year with a 95% accuracy rating Cultivated excellent stakeholder relationships with Asda, Next and Leeds City Council with a customer base of 28,000 incorporating excellent feedback Reshaped the team into a highly efficient one with clear KPIs Introduced a reward and recognition scheme to drive performance and identify talent within teams Played an integral role in the recruitment lifecycle from on-boarding to exit with the successful outplacement of managers and with positive feedback from affected colleagues Exceeded expectations by coming in under budget by £50,000 due to tight management controls of the £750,000 budget Increased colleague satisfaction results by more than 80% through coaching, development and motivation Delivered 120% against sales targets, highest data protection compliance of 100%, highest customer audit figures and best credit control figures Headed up a project that allowed 10,000 policy holders to receive payments directly into their bank with minimal disruption, zero errors or complaints Led the implementation of the Simplyhealth virtual contact centre