National Grid

Supervisor, Customer Contact

National Grid$85K — $99K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum three years of supervisory experience in a customer service call center environment.
  • Bachelor's or Associate's Degree in a customer-related field preferred.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word).
  • Experience in servicing customers in a remote work setting.
  • Spanish language skills preferred.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in recruiting and on-boarding new customer service agents.
  • Manage team performance with documented reporting on corrective actions.
  • Cultivate a positive work environment to boost employee engagement and service quality.
  • Execute plans and organize resources for efficient workflow according to performance targets.
  • Monitor key performance indicators and ensure team-wide outcomes are achieved.
  • Coach team members to conform to management's performance standards.
  • Conduct periodic compliance audits on system transactions.

Benefits

  • Career path opportunities for advancement within and across bands.
  • Shift flexibility to accommodate various work schedules, including holidays.
Full Job Description
Job Purpose

National Grid is looking for an experienced Supervisor to fill an important role on the management team of our New York City Customer Contact Center. The chosen candidate will assist in hiring, training, developing, and managing performance of customer service agents. This position will have assigned team members and will support the overall operation in a leadership capacity in collaboration with the rest of the management team.

Key Accountabilities

  • Assist with recruiting and on-boarding of new customer service team members.
  • Actively manage team performance to ensure that work is carried out efficiently and effectively, with documented periodic reporting on corrective action and disciplinary proceedings.
  • Develop a positive work environment by providing motivation, participation and opportunities for employee engagement to improve service quality.
  • Execute plans and organize resources to make appropriate arrangements ensuring that work is carried out efficiently, and in line with relevant performance targets and policies.
  • Monitor and respond to all key performance indicators to ensure team-wide outcomes.
  • Periodically coach team members to meet expectations and ensure employees are complying with performance standards set by management.
  • Perform periodic compliance audits of system transactions.
  • This position requires shift flexibility. Ability to work any shift, day of the week, including holidays, is a must.


Qualifications

  • Demonstrated supervisory experience (minimum three years) leading teams in a fast-paced customer service call center environment is required.
  • Bachelor's or Associate's Degree in a customer-related field preferred.
  • Proficiency in software such as Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word) preferred
  • Proven success servicing customers in a remote working environment.
  • Spanish language competency preferred.
  • Proven analytical problem-solving skills.


More Information

Salary

$85,000 - $99,000 per year

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

About National Grid

National Grid plc is a British multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its principal activities are in the United Kingdom (where it owns and operates electricity and gas transmission networks) and in the Northeastern United States (where as well as operating transmission networks, the company is a producer and supplier of electricity and gas). National Grid has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £31.4 billion as of 23 September 2021, the 26th-largest of any company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Learn more about National Grid
Size
23,500 employees
Market Cap
$44 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.4 billion
5 Year Trend
+4%
Revenue
$14.7 billion

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