Sitel Group & Sykes are now Foundever™

This vacancy is now closed

Vacancy title
French Customer Service Role
Ref
127015
Function
Operations
Location
UK | Edinburgh
Required language
English, French
Contract type
Permanent
Employment type
Full time
Closing date
29/10/2021
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. 

 

Customer Service Representative with French

We provide customer support services for many different clients and if that doesn’t sound exciting to you, we can assure you it is! We challenge you to come and work for us in a multilingual fun environment, where most speak at least two languages, and we communicate daily with people all across Europe! 

We operate between 8 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday.  

These times are always subject to change depending on business requirements, so this should be taken into consideration. 

We offer a good benefit package as below: 

  • 40 hours contract
  • Perkz: employee benefits scheme that works with the best UK retailers
  • Learning and Development courses
  • Career opportunities within the account
  • Monthly incentive prizes

What you need to do in return? Well…you need to effectively use your excellent customer service skills to provide friendly and knowledgeable product information to our end users, assist them with installation and user-related enquiries via phone and email and advise them on procedures to give the best resolution. We work on a fast paced environment where dedication 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 read on: 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND END RESULTS: 

  • To respond to allcustomerenquires 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:  

  • Being fluent in English and another language.
  • 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

We put the customer at the heart of everything we do and you will be trained to resolve calls by taking ownership of the request/problem and providing first touch resolution whenever possible.  

If you enjoy building great relationships with customers and can help make your team/department one of the best, this could be just the start of your career with us. 

 

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.