Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Customer Service Supervisor to lead and manage our Chat, Social Media, and Call Center teams. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in supervising multi-channel customer service operations and a passion for people management, process improvement, and delivering exceptional customer experiences.
This role demands strong leadership, critical thinking, and a deep understanding of digital customer engagement. The supervisor will be responsible for ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, optimizing team performance, and maintaining high standards of customer care across all platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the performance of chat, social media, and call center teams.
- Develop and implement effective shift schedules, manage working breaks, and oversee holiday rotations.
- Train agents on customer service best practices, complaint handling, and follow-up processes.
- Monitor and evaluate agent performance, providing regular feedback, coaching, and quality checks.
- Establish and enforce customer service performance standards and KPIs.
- Handle and escalate complex issues or complaints to the appropriate internal teams.
- Track agent attendance and system usage, ensuring adherence to work hours and preventing misuse (e.g., avoiding calls/chats).
- Maintain clear and proactive communication with upper management, peers, and cross-functional departments.
- Design and deliver accurate training materials; ensure all agents are effectively onboarded and continuously trained.
- Proactively update and maintain customer service resources, such as FAQs and knowledge base documents.
- Create and implement campaign scenarios, product/offers scripts, and ensure consistent messaging.
- Stay connected with the team, sharing real-time updates, offers, and policy changes.
- Respond quickly to urgent situations, even outside standard working hours when needed.
- Develop and train successors, shift leaders, and team backups to ensure strong operational continuity.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in customer service, including supervisory roles in chat, social media, and call center environments.
- Proven experience in leading and developing teams in a high-volume support environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, or a related field.
- Fluent in both Turkish and English (spoken and written).
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all organizational levels.
- Experience in performance management, quality assurance, and agent coaching.
- Capable of developing and delivering training programs and materials.
- High level of organization, accountability, and responsiveness.
- Ability to design campaign scripts, anticipate customer scenarios, and guide the team accordingly.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with flexible hours when necessary.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience working with CRM platforms (e.g., Zendesk, Zohodesk, Labiba).
- Familiarity with workforce management tools and performance dashboards.
- Strong understanding of social media platforms and digital engagement strategies.