Silvertreebrands

Customer Service Agent

Silvertreebrands  •  Johannesburg, ZA (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

We are seeking a passionate, empathic and friendly Customer Service Representative (CSR) to join our dynamic and growing team and provide top-notch service to our customers over the phone and using written communications. As a CSR, you will interact directly with our customers to answer inquiries, resolve any emerging problems, provide product/service information, and maintain high customer satisfaction and our company’s reputation for high-quality service.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Field incoming phone calls and respond promptly to customer queries via phone call and email
  • Acknowledge and resolve customer complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time limits, and follow up to ensure resolution
  • keep records of customer interactions, process customer accounts and file documents
  • Identify and assess customers’ needs to provide professional customer support and achieve customer satisfaction
  • Maintain up-to-date and thorough knowledge and understanding of our products/services to answer questions and provide accurate, valid and complete information
  • Maintain a positive, empathic and professional attitude towards customers at all times
  • Build sustainable relationships and trust with customer accounts through open and interactive communication
  • Follow communication procedures, guidelines and policies
  • Meet personal/customer service team sales targets and call handling quotas
  • Collect and record customer feedback and information, and share that with appropriate departments and team members
  • Attend all required customer service-related meetings
  • Go the extra mile to engage customers

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Qualification & Experience

  • Matric Certificate (Advantage)
  • 1- 2 years of experience in customer service role or a customer service-related role
  • A strong sales background is essential

Skills & Competencies

Must Have

  • Fluency in English (verbal and written) and have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong phone contact handling skills and active listening skills
  • Basic computer skills and excellent phone disposition
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and sometimes high-pressure environment
  • Friendly, patient, compassionate, and have a positive attitude
  • Customer orientation, ability to adapt and to foster and maintain relationships
  • Willingness to work independently and as part of a team
  • Advantageous
  • Experience in Fresh desk systems and practices
Silvertreebrands

About Silvertreebrands

Silvertree is an entrepreneur-led investment growth partner scaling consumer and digital brands in Africa. From founding in 2013, the Silvertree portfolio has grown to include 12 companies employing 400 people across 13 locations in 3 cities. Silvertree follows an owner-operator approach and puts its own capital at risk by investing from its balance sheet and has generated returns of 13x to shareholders in 4 years. We support entrepreneurs by providing them with long-term capital and a dedicated operational platform of 20-plus staff, which has supported annual revenue growth of >100% CAGR over multiple years across the portfolio.

We offer various career possibilities within Silvertree and its investment portfolio. In line with our hands-on mentality we trust our employees with full accountability and autonomy from day one. This unique entrepreneurial and performance driven culture enables us to achieve executional excellence.

We are continuously searching for top academic and executive talent from South Africa and abroad!

- Do you have a risk-taking and can-do attitude? 


- Can you identify yourself with our values of Achievement, Ownership,

Entrepreneurship & Honesty?

Then we’d love to hear from you!

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Cape Town, ZA
Year Founded
2013
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