Cogeco
Specialist,Retention
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“Specialist, Retention at Cogeco. Skills: Retention, Sales, Customer service. Handle customer service requests. Resolve customer issues”
What You'll Achieve.
Exceed targets
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot customer issues; Analyze customer issues
Work rotating shifts, Work 24/7 environment, Work weekends, Work holidays
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High School Diploma
Nice to Have
Post-secondary education, Minimum 1 year experience, 1-2 years call center experience, Superior first call resolution skills
What You'll Do.
Handle customer service requests
Resolve customer issues
Build value in products
Communicate advantages over competition
Handle customer calls
Resolve reason for call
Practice sales behaviours
Call outbound customer lists
Maximize retention opportunities
Maximize sales opportunities
Offer outstanding service
Incite customers to choose products
Acquire new customers
Highlight benefits and features
Answer inbound phone inquiries
Offer customized solutions
Respond to customer questions
Respond to customer problems
Meet departmental quality targets
Exceed departmental quality targets
Attend to customer needs
Attend to potential customer needs
Offer customized options
Retain every possible customer
Acquire every possible customer
Demonstrate integrity with customers
Respond to customer issues
Review competitor information
Investigate competitor offers
Provide accurate information
Communicate advantages over competition
Escalate market changes
Highlight features of products
Highlight benefits of products
Demonstrate retention behaviours
Demonstrate sales behaviours
Resolve billing inquiries
Resolve service discrepancies
Follow billing procedures
Apply credits on accounts
Apply debits on accounts
Handle escalated inquiries
Troubleshoot escalated inquiries
Resolve escalated inquiries
Assist with departmental requests
Perform special projects
Ensure own health and safety
Ensure co-worker health and safety
Use personal protective equipment
Comply with Health & Safety instructions
Comply with Health & Safety guidelines
Comply with Health & Safety policies
Comply with Health & Safety procedures
Be attentive to external customer needs
Be attentive to internal customer needs
Assist in resolution of issues
Assist in resolution of concerns
How You'll Work.
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Full Job Description
Our culture lifts you up—there is no ego in the way. Our common purpose? We all want to win for our customers. We aim to always be evolving, dynamic, and ambitious. We believe in the power of genuine connections. Each employee is a part of what makes us unique on the market: agile and dedicated. ## Time Type: Regular ## Job Description : The Retention Specialist position is an employee home-based role that provides excellent customer service with a focus on building loyalty and creating lasting value-based relationships. The Specialist handles inbound and outbound inquiries regarding customers requesting to downgrade or disconnect Cogeco services. The mandate is to maximize all retention and sales opportunities, resolve customer issues and ensure an optimal level of quality customer service in a timely and professional manner. The expectation of this position is that specialists are driven to achieve and exceed their targets. This role thrives on resilience and demonstrating strong negotiation skills in order to save customers from disconnecting Cogeco services. This is a province-wide (ON), remote / work-from-home (WFM) position. **RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Responsible for handling customers’ requests to downgrade or disconnect Cogeco services for competitive reasons, perceived value or price, technical, customer service-related issues, and reasons deemed as uncontrollable, etc., using negotiation and sales skills. * Works to effectively resolve customer issues, builds value in Cogeco’s products and services by communicating the advantages and benefits over the competition. In addition, responsible for handling all types of customer calls as required, resolving the reason for the call, and practicing the sales behaviours that are outlined in the training material. * Responsible for calling various outbound customer lists to maximise retention and sales opportunities. * Offers an outstanding service and customer focus that will incite customers to choose all Cogeco prod
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