Details of the role

Job Title: Customer Care Advisor

Contract: Temporary/remote

Hours: Full Time and Part Time

Salary: Age 20 and under - £9.00, Age 21-22 - £10.18, Age 23+ - £10.42

HQ Location: FM Outsource, Imperial House 79-81, Hornby Street, Bury, BL9 5BN (UK-based role)

Reports to: Campaign Manager / Supervisors

Who we are

At FM Outsource we provide tech-led, high quality contact centres for some of the UK’s top retailers and logistics companies. We’re Omni-channel, multilingual and operate 24/7. Our expertise is built on years of experience and industry knowledge.

We care deeply about making a difference and being the best at what we do, and because of this we continue to grow.

We understand that different working arrangements work for different people, therefore we work really hard to help our people achieve their preference. We offer remote, hybrid and office based roles in order to help our people with their work and home life balance. All of our roles are based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

We believe happy people create happy customers, that’s why we go above and beyond to make sure our people have the best possible employee experience. We have the quickest and easiest digital recruitment process! You will need to answer a few questions, do an online assessment and record some interview questions – that’s it. Once you pass this stage you are in!

We also have comprehensive training and onboarding, a great working environment, development and career opportunities, access to support teams and a work family that truly cares about you.

And if that wasn’t enough – you’ll be training and working completely from home, so no lengthy commute! Although the role is fully remote, you will of course be a fully fledged member of the FMO Fam!

If you have experience, are motivated to offer top level customer service and love working towards KPI’s then we want to hear from you. We are looking for engaged and confident people to join the team to help us continue in our evolution!

Please note that you must be UK based to apply for this role.

We are a BYOD (bring your own device) company for remote or hybrid Operator roles.

A bit about the Campaign

Our client is the UK’s largest specialist fragrance retailer with 215 stores across the UK & Ireland, selling all major designer, classic, and celebrity perfumes, aftershaves and body products with unrivalled expertise at value for money prices.

Our customer care team are here 9am-8pm Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm Saturday and 9am-5pm Sunday. Your day-to-day workload would be assisting our client’s customers via email, Facebook, Twitter and one of our live channels (webchat or telephony).

We have an extensive training programme to make sure you’ve got all the skills and resources you need to complete your shift independently.

What we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have experience in providing a high level of customer service.

You will be an effective point of contact, and be available to customers via the required channels during working hours. You will achieve the required campaign productivity (calls per hour) and quality (QA scores) levels.

You must be fluent in English (able to speak English at an idiomatic level with outstanding sentence structure, spelling and grammar). You must be able to type 40-45 words per minute.

You will have the ability to stay calm and focussed whilst working to get a quality solution for the customer on behalf of our clients. You will do all of this while achieving high levels of productivity and demonstrating excellent client and product knowledge.

Responsibilities of the role

• Make clear and accurate notes from all customer interactions (e.g. notes on interactions)
• Complete weekly quizzes and maintain product / client knowledge.
• Maintain your own laptop / computer and headset (when working remotely).
• Arrive at work in a timely manner to enable you to begin handling customer interactions at your shift start time.
• Acknowledge and comply with guidance and advice provided by all managers and support areas.
• Ensure you are aware of changes and updates within campaigns to enable you to conduct your work effectively.
• Comply with data protection regulations (e.g. Data Protection Act, GDPR) and maintain high levels of confidentiality including sensitive data (passwords)
• Be open to constructive feedback and put it into action!
• Be a positive representative of the client that you are working for!
  

What you need to be successful in the role

• Proficient in MS Office
• Experience of working in a customer-focused environment
• Access to own machine running Windows 10 or 11 and 8GB RAM
• Mac OS in date with 8GB RAM– (only for campaigns that accept it)
• Headset with working microphone
• Fast broadband speed with at least 10 MB/sec download and upload speed
  

Benefits of working for FM Outsource

• On site gym & restaurant
• Opportunity to earn bonus
• Work social events
• 28 days annual leave pro rata inclusive of bank holidays
• Flexible working
• Pension scheme and contributions
• Death in service scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (Offering wellbeing App and Counselling services)