Hertz Europe - Contact Centre Agent - NL

Sector:	Overig
Niveau:
Plaats:	Amsterdam

Beschrijving

The primary mission of the Contact Centre Agent - Reservations is to handle all incoming customer calls in line with Hertz quality standards, procedures and guidelines, working with and through others, building and maintaining relationships, in order to sell and promote reservations and Hertz products. Exceeding the customer’s service expectations while converting phone calls into reservations.

Key-result areas
• Receive incoming calls from the market, whilst converting the maximum number of these calls and enquiries into sales.
• Sell Hertz products and services where appropriate to ensure that more and more customers are aware of and involved in Hertz loyalty programmes.
• Achieve performance targets (sales, call-handling and quality) as set out by the Market Manager and Team Leaders.
• Contribute to the achievement of team targets by active participation in team briefs and 1-2-1 meetings.
• Communicate to Team Leaders all relevant customer feedback to facilitate on-going improvements in our service and prices and the continuous improvement of the Contact Centre.
• Track all reservations on-request and provide the customer with a timely and efficient response
• Working as part of a team and be able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns
• Assist other markets by handling cross-market calls, ensuring that as many calls as possible are handled and converted into sales
• Dealing with customer complaints in a professional manner to reinforce a positive image of Hertz.
• Tutoring new Reservation sales agents to assist in the on-the-job training of new team members.
• Ad-hoc tasks as assigned by the Team Leader.

Mandatory Requirements:

Professional Experience
• Previous experience in a sales, customer service environment or contact centre required

Knowledge
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft: Word & Excel
• Fluency in English and Dutch language essential
• Leaving Certificate or equivalent education standard required

Skills
• Strong Sales Skills, persuasive, 'selling' (rather than 'telling')
• Highly Customer Service Oriented with adherence to established guidelines and procedures
• Excellent communication skills – Written & Spoken
• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to prioritise
• Ability to work in a Fast-paced environment
• Socially-focused; with 'how can I help you?' attitude
• Good Team Player with ability to build and maintain relationships

Competencies

Primary
• Relationship Management & Team Working
• Effective Communication
• Business & Customer Orientation
• Analysis & Decision Making
• Organisation & Resource Management

Personality traits
• Drive & initiative
• Professionalism & resilience
• Adaptable and flexible