
Call Centre Agent
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Obtains client information by answering telephone calls; interviewing clients; verifying information;
- Informs clients by explaining procedures; answering questions; providing information;
- Maintains communication equipment by reporting problems;
- Adheres to AABB standards and requirements;
- Sells products and places customer orders in the computer system;
- Answers inbound calls in a timely and friendly manner;
- Evaluates problems and complaints of the callers and provide proper solutions;
- Converts leads received into sales;
- Responds to the needs of customers and provide personalized service;
- Provides information on the company’s products or services and generates interest in the offer;
- Upsells products and services;
- Researches needed information using available resources;
- Processes orders, forms, and applications;
- Routes calls to other team members whenever needed;
- Makes relevant notes from customer interactions;
- Identifies any issues that customers might be struggling with;
- Reports on customer feedback;
- Completes call logs and reports;
- Manages & updates customer databases;
- Follow-ups on customer calls and engagements;
- Boosts customer loyalty by offering a proper experience over the phone.
- Ability to build strong relationships and effectively identify problems as soon as they arise;
- Analysis of stumbling blocks to find positive solutions and ability to develop alternative solutions to common issues;
- Identify critical factors which will affect certain outcomes, as well as accurately evaluate options and establish priorities;
- Anticipate outcomes and identify consequences;
- Reason well in contexts requiring quantitative analysis;
- Open and honest communication regarding products;
- Actively listen to others to determine approach to be taken and the ability to persuade individuals so as to see reason;
- Successful creation and implementation of negotiation strategy;
- Ability to show empathy with excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Ability to provide concise and relevant information and able to provide advice when needed;
- Ability to work alongside team to achieve a common goal;
- Be mutually accountable for all projects taken on;
- Ability to encourage differences and opinions;
- Ability to perform tasks in an organised manner;
- Set personal goals and ensure the achievement thereof;
- Plan efficiently and effectively to ensure deadlines are met;
- Ability to remain calm in a situation of conflict;
- Display patience when dealing with stakeholders and team;
- Highly disciplined with a willingness to learn;
- Confident with the ability to apply resilience;
- Cooperative and optimistic;
- High attention to detail.
- Matric;
- 2 years’ call centre experience;
- Experience within the medical industry advantageous;
- Technical Proficiency and understanding of Products/Services;
- Computer literate;
- Familiar with telephone and e-mail etiquette;
- Experience in effectively making sales and reaching targets;
- Customer service experience;
- Ability to handle pressure;
- Willingness to work overtime / shifts / over weekends when required, as well as manage the emergency phone on occasion;
- Knowledge Retention and Recall.