Sitel Group & Sykes are now Foundever™

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Vacancy title
French Customer Service Advisor - Backshift
Ref
140366
Function
Operations
Work Model
Work from Home
Location
UK | UK Remote, any Location, GB
Required language
French
Contract type
Permanent
Employment type
Full time
Closing date
20/07/2022
Description

SYKES is now a part of Sitel Group®, one of the largest global providers of customer experience (CX) products and solutions. With 160,000 people around the globe, in 40 countries – working from home or from one of our customer experience (CX) hubs – we securely connect best-loved brands with their customers every day in 50+ languages.  

Shared – French Customer Service Advisor 

We are currently recruiting for a French speaking Customer Support agent to join our shared team. The successful candidate must also be fluent in spoken English.

The main purpose of this role is to work closely with the client to provide professional and efficient support to their customers for in line with contractual agreements.  

We offer a good benefit package as below:

  • 40 Hour Contract
  • Perkz: employee benefits scheme that works with the best UK retailers
  • Learning and Development courses
  • Career opportunities within the account
  • Monthly incentives

Shift pattern as follows:

  • Mon / Tues / Wed – 4.30pm to 1am
  • Sat / Sun – 2.30pm to 11pm

What you need to do in return? Well…you need to effectively use your excellent customer service skills for customer; assist them with their inquiries over the phone or by email; advise them on products and give the best resolution. We work on a fast paced environment and flexibility matters.

If you feel you would like to be part of this team and you are ready to show your best talents, please apply for this role: 

Responsibilities and results:

  • To respond to all customer enquires within given timescales, efficiently and effectively.
  • To develop and maintain a full knowledge of client products and services.
  • To be able to recognise when a problem or query should be transferred to another department or a more senior member of staff.
  • To deal with all correspondence as requested/required.
  • Logging of all calls accurately and in line with procedure.
  • Responsible for maintaining and updating all administration.
  • To consult product manuals, to be able to advise customer of appropriate options/solutions.
  • To meet minimum monitoring criteria
  • To meet and exceed daily/weekly targets

Pre-recruitment experience, knowledge and skills required are:

  • Fluent in English and French.
  • Experience of or aptitude for Customer Service.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • A minimum of 20 wpm on a keyboard.
  • A working knowledge of MS Word / Excel
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to remain calm in all situations.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure in order to achieve deadlines.
  • ECDL qualification an advantage

Learn, Lead & Grow at Sitel Group®!

We believe experiences are everything, and that happy associates are successful ones. That’s why we give our people the tools and the freedom to learn, grow, have fun and be themselves.

As we move forward with candidates’ applications while simultaneously working toward a full integration with Sitel Group, candidates may see some communications come from Sitel Group as well as SYKES. While our company name is changing, rest assured that we are still offering award-winning culture built on 40+ years of industry-leading experience and commitment to improving the employee experience.