Customer Service Manager
CurrentThrifty Car Rental is the leading car rental company in the UAE, belonging to A.A.Almossa Group, with a fleet strength of over 12500 vehicles, staff of 450 and a part of the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Tulsa, OK, USA. Liaised with the IT department and successfully introduced electronic check in and check out of vehicles using hand handle devices. Thrifty is the first car rental company in GCC to launch PDAs and step towards going green.I am responsible to ensure that the best quality of service is provided, to enable maintain the standards. I am instrumental in developing new strategies and policies to improve the productivity of the front-line staff, and also ensure the implementation.Keeping in mind the policies and guidelines of the company; I settle customer complaints to the best interest of both the parties.My responsibilities also include recruitment and training of new customer service personnel/counter sales agents. Along with our Marketing and Sales Manager, I was involved in setting up our Call Center and am involved with the training of our new Call Center Agents in Telephone Techniques and our car rental software program. I have also been instrumental in designing a staff manual which includes policy and procedures of the company, an easy guide to the car rental system along with copies of required documentation. In addition to the above, on the request of the General Manager, I also ensure that the image of the company is in line with our parent company in the U.S.A in terms of uniform standards of staff, location signage, etc.Some of our clients include, Dutco Balfour Beatty, Imdaad, Emirates Flight Catering, Frieghtworks, BK Gulf, Emirates, Transguard, Berkley Services, etc.