Job title : National Operations Centre Team Lead
Job Location : Gauteng, Centurion
Deadline : October 14, 2025
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ROLE PURPOSE
The main responsibilities are to effectively and efficiently manage client(s) agreed scope of work, within agreed contractual outputs mainly based on service level agreement, through the utilization of alarms, systems and requests, and ensure the value chain process is adhered to timeously. The model is based on activity management principles that comprises of five core functions, i.e. life cycle management, resource planning and management, quotation and purchase order management, technical management and live quality management.The main attribute of the role is to ensure the Team Leaders operate within the assigned function to ensure focus that yield efficiencies while maintaining effective utilization. Stakeholder value to be promoted by ensuring a multiskilled Team Leaders operate within the model and drive agents to operate within the model, thus enable the feasibility to utilize Team Leaders according to demand while keeping focus within the functions. Centralization based on functions, enabling Team Leaders to operate across multiple contracts / clients with a hybrid-based structure, i.e. hierarchical and functional, to unlock speed in operations. Team Leaders focus is to manage functional agents, drive day-to-day activities, manage agent performance, communication and team motivation, and ensure operational execution within the model.MANAGE FUNCTIONAL STREAM AGENTS
Manage team schedules within SAP and ensure adequate agents per functionEngage with other Team Leaders to ensure value chain management in terms of agent availability is met per shiftManage agent time management within the Contact Centre platformLogin and logout times including scheduled and unscheduled breaksReview agent utilization in real-time to identify demand vs capacity and engage other Team Leaders with aim of resource movements within defined functions to ensure efficienciesMove functional resources in real-time based on demand and utilization data to achieve best outputs as per client scope of workEnsure functional agents are performing work within prescribed process(es) and intervene when not for best outputs as per client scope of workDAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT
Ensure functional agents are capacitated within the shift to be able to perform their dutiesManage functional agent adherence to request management within the prescribed process(es) to ensure timely actionEnsure that request management as an activity moves within the defined functions timeously and accurately1st line escalation management when functional agents experience an issue that requires interventionManage escalations holistically to yield output and / or provide insight to the challenge within the work orderEscalate unresolved issues to the functional supervisor for stakeholder management, input and resolutionProvide an overview per shift of highlights and lowlights to the management teamAGENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Understand the client’s scope of work to ensure understanding of the functional requirements and outputsManage agent performance in accordance to defined functional outputs and agent responsibilitiesUtilize system(s) to review and manage agent performance in real-timeEscalate timeously, in writing, agent shortcomings to supervisorMonitor agreed Contact Centre and Operational key performance indicators and report failures to supervisorProvide coaching to functional agents to yield both organisational and personal improvementsCOMMUNICATION AND TEAM MOTIVATION
Upkeep a positive and progressive work environment in accordance with our Company codesOperate with functional agents on an open communication model in terms of activity managementHave regular sessions with the functional team to communicate noted trends for both highlights and lowlightsEnsure stakeholder communication regarding impacts from external factors outside the functionMotivate functional agents to achieve agreed and desired outputs timeously and consistentlyOPERATIONAL EXECUTIION
Ensure the function responsibilities are adhered to, and all shift activities are executedRecord shift activities that were not actioned with line-item justification to be shared as part of the overview to the supervisorReview functional control points adherence within shift to ensure procedure adherencePERFORMANCE INDICATORS.MEASURES
Ability to interpret faults / alarms and reasons for faults / alarms assisted from data available on the monitoring and CRM systemAbility to investigate and apply resolution to trendsAbility to take proactive decisionConflict management with desired consequence management according to our policiesInformation accuracy throughout value chain of activityRecords of quotes and material usage dailyOffers knowledgeable, efficient, and friendly serviceCommunicates in a professional, diplomatic manner with good voice quality and articulationAbility to prioritize and coordinate outputsEscalate and establish time frames with the correct facilitatorsSeamless ability to conduct quality assurance by activityKnowledge / Qualifications and experience
National N Diploma (N6) in a technical field or equivalent.Minimum 4 years’ experience in an Operational Contact Centre with knowledge in activity life cycle management, value chain management, resource planning and management, technical experience in facilities management, quality assurance within facilities management OR quotation and purchase order management within SAPHave broad understanding of facilities management principles and core activity management principles.Ability to work shift and various shifts according to requirements, i.e. 8 hour or 12-hour shiftsUtilization averaging 80% and upwardsTime management within value chain managementKnowledge and experience of SAPAbility to operate on portals and applicationsAbility to operate on web-based systemsMicrosoft office, mainly Excel, Word and PowerPointClient systems, e.g. Archibus, Webforce, IFS / WFM, TridiumAdministrative / Management jobs