Contact Center Manager
The Contact Center Manager oversees daily operations and workforce planning across multi-function contact center environments. This role is responsible for queue management, scheduling, adherence monitoring, and performance analysis to ensure service level objectives are met. The manager leads a team of support staff and supervisors, drives process improvements, and collaborates with stakeholders to align business priorities.
Job Responsibilities :
- Queue management : proactively oversee the contact center queues
- Scheduling : create and optimize agent schedules for optimal phone coverage, team meetings, training plans, etc.
- Adherence monitoring : track employee adherence to schedules (breaks, lunches, and other activities)
- Produces volume forecasts on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis for multi-function operations
- Manage and ensure delivery of real-time plans, ensuring onsite and remote teams meet deliverables and deadlines
- Work with onsite and remote WFM teams to provide real-time playbook alignment
- Analysis of productivity, occupancy, service levels, call volume, schedule efficiency, and staff trends
- Identify inconsistencies in data and partner with teams to investigate and resolve
- Leverage data reporting and analytics to identify trends, uncover opportunities, and provide recommendations
- Develop and maintain reporting dashboards to improve efficiency and customer experience
- React quickly to trends to ensure accuracy and gather feedback
- Drive process improvement requirements and ad-hoc WFM projects
- Drive efficiency and other related metrics and initiatives
- Deliver across all customer KPIs and internal contact center drivers
- Stakeholder management : balance internal and external stakeholder needs with business goals
- Work with key stakeholders to align and deliver WFM initiatives and priorities
- Act as escalation point to resolve real-time support matters
- Lead, coach, and develop support staff and supervisors to achieve service level, quality, and productivity goals
Minimum Requirements :
5+ years of experience in contact center operations, including 2+ years in a leadership or management roleBackground in both inbound and outbound contact center operationsProven ability to lead, motivate, and develop teams in a fast-paced environmentMinimum 1 year experience working with Avaya and CMS SupervisorMinimum 1 year experience in a workforce management capacity or service contact center environmentStrong analytical skills with experience in reporting, data analysis, and performance metricsWell-developed problem-solving and decision-making skillsStrong knowledge of ExcelProficiency in contact center software, CRM systems, and reporting toolsKnowledge of workforce management tools (e.g., RingCentral)Acquainted with contact center management best practicesAbility to learn and manage multiple systemsExcellent communication and listening skillsExceptional people skillsImpeccable attention to detailSalary : $66k-85k DOE
Location : San Antonio TX or Chandler AZ