To manage the daily activities and driving the performance of a team of Early Stage Collection agents, in order to meet the business objectives by improving and maximising the collection of outstanding revenue for private label card accounts through successful planning, directing, and supervision.
Overview
Responsibilities
1. Manage daily operations
- Develop and implement programs and procedures to improve collector and collecting productivity
- Manage measurement standards for the improvement of performance and operational effectiveness
- Resolves customer complaints and queries
- Ensures acceptable levels of delinquency and minimises write-offs by directing personnel in the management of their queues
- Ensure correct collection procedures are followed and give direction to employees on what to do and how to improve
- Develop, plan, and implement section goals and objectives
- Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operational processes and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality customer service
- Review delinquent accounts
- Manage staffing forecasts and WFM schedule requirements
- Manage adherence to Collection procedures
- Collate and effectively utilise Collection reports
- To action any ad-hoc requests
2. Coaching and mentoring of team
Identify training needs and ensure adequate training and coaching takes placeUpskill team in resolving escalated customer queriesDevelop the team through motivation, counselling, soft skill training and product knowledge educationConduct QA audits for all agents on a weekly basis3. Team Administration
Ensure new starters effectively transition into the teamConduct probation review meetings during first 3 months of employmentAddress any behavioural concerns in line with the Company’s Disciplinary PolicyManage the team’s absenteeism in line with the Company’s Absence Management Policy i.e. return to work etc.Ensure trackers (IR, Absence & PIP) are updated on a daily basisEnsure all leave transactions is processed on ESSManage the waybill and overtime / special time to payrollEnsure the termination process is completed for all employees leaving the business4. Team performance, monitoring and reporting
Set, track and report on individual targets for each agent within the teamCollate and effectively utilize reports for performance management of department KPI’sConduct monthly performance reviews with teamAddress any underperformance in line with the Company’s Performance Improvement Policy#J-18808-Ljbffr