Experienced professional with focus on managing and resolving customer complaints. Capable of delivering high customer satisfaction by employing strong communication and problem-solving skills. Adept at identifying root causes and implementing solutions to prevent future issues.
Various roles throughout the contract.
Mailbox Administrator
Working from an internal mailbox triaging customers emails to ensure they are added to the correct complaint or forwarded to the appropriate internal department to be actioned.
Complaint Handler
Taking ownership of escalated complaints and contacting the customer via telephone, email and letter to keep them informed of the progress of their complaint.
Investigating all aspects of the complaint thoroughly, leading to fair resolutions that were satisfactory for both parties involved.
Ombudsman Administration Team Agent
Ensuring Ombudsman complaints generated by the online portal met the criteria for an internal complaint to be raised, then creating the complaint.
Adding Ombudsman remedies to existing complaints and ensuring they had been completed correctly.
General administration work regarding Ombudsman complaints.
Resolution Improvement Team (RIT) Agent
Reviewing and auditing complaint and feedback cases raised by agents to ensure the correct procedures were being followed.
Pending Close Agent
Reviewing and taking ownership of complaint cases that were awaiting further actions to resolve. Contacting customers via email and liaising with internal departments until all outstanding actions were completed.
Answering inbound calls and dealing with questions
for clients.
Booking new appointments for clients.
Liaising with doctors surgeries and clinics to produce medical reports
for clients.
Managing the team email inbox and responding within agreed SLA's.
Calculating Redress figures for customers, accurately and within
set timescales.
Managing workflow ensuring deadlines are met in line with
customer, policy and regulatory requirements.
Creating customer letters based on official templates, ensuring
professional and accurate communications.
Demonstrating the ability to work in a fast paced target driven
environment, whilst maintaining excellent accuracy and quality of
output.
Utilising a large number of in house data bases, systems and
processes to ensure correct outcomes are achieved.
Demonstrating the ability to work as effectively as part of a team
whilst still meeting individual targets.
Application Support Specialist
Developing software applications to assist the sales teams in
monitoring staff performance
Updating the staff database with team changes, new starters and
leavers
Maintaining existing applications to ensure accurate data was
being captured
Liaising with insurers and company directors to produce new
bespoke discount schemes
Meeting strict deadlines both in house and for Insurers
Sales Team Leader
Managing a team of ten sales agents to ensure targets were being
met whilst complying to FCA regulations.
Completing monthly one to one and performance reviews with
sales agents.
Completing any necessary disciplinary action for sales agents.
Liaising with the sales and brand managers to review individual and
company performance against target.
Audit Agent
Reviewing customers No Claims Bonus to ensure they fitted the
criteria for the insurer by checking claims databases and insurance
history.
Replacing the customers cover to a more suitable insurer if needed.
Remote listening to sales agents calls to ensure they were
complying to FCA regulations and providing feedback and coaching
where necessary.
Working closely with the brand manager to ensure targets were
being met whilst all FCA guidelines were being adhered to.
Sales Agent
Taking incoming calls from comparison sites and placing the
customer with the most suitable insurer for their needs.
Maintaining a professional telephone manner at all times whilst
building a rapport with the customer.
Complying to FCA regulation at all times.
Meeting a daily, weekly and monthly target.
Maximising company margin by upselling to the customer.
Hiring, training and managing staff performance via regular one to one meetings.
Organising staff rotas to ensure adequate cover for the running of the store.
Processing payroll for staff.
Ensuring the shop layout was inline with company guidelines
End of day cash reconciliation.
Participating in company sales initiatives.
Attending monthly management meetings with other store managers and the area manager to discuss current business requirements and individual store KPI's.
Game Group bought Gamestation Ltd in 2007 Game
Group went into administration on 26 March 2012 and the shop
closed the same day.
Good attention to detail
Effective time management
and ability to prioritise tasks
Good communication skills,
both verbal and written
Ability to adapt to fast paced
consistently changing work
environments
Proven record in the
financial industry
Strong integrity
Ability to think outside of the
box to solve problems
I enjoy music, both listening to and creating my own.
I have a passion for technology and have reviewed mobile phones for a website and appeared on a technology podcast a number of times
I am co host of a podcast with a friend where we review TV, movies and pop culture.