Rentokil Initial has a great opportunity for an enthusiastic Customer Service Consultant to join our team based in Adelaide on a Permanent full-time basis.

This role reports directly to the Customer Service Team Lead and will see you utilise your awesome Customer Service experience to build customer relationships, work with technicians on scheduling and make outgoing calls to customers to promote our products and services.

Core responsibilities in the role include:

• Keeping the customer at the centre of your thinking by taking responsibility and ownership for customer satisfaction, loyalty and responding to customer queries related to their bookings in an effective manner.
• Proactively making outbound calls to our existing customers to promote our products and services
• Demonstrate experience in customer service, including the ability to display empathy and active listening skills. Provide a high level of customer service and act as the first point of contact for customer enquiries via phone and email.
• A high degree of attention to detail and accuracy while scheduling appointments for residential customers
• Converting incoming enquiries into sales opportunities using excellent verbal and written communication skills, including interpersonal skills
• Ability to work to deadlines, KPI's and meet sales targets while working as a team and independently.
• Ability to multi-task and attend to ad-hoc jobs as and when they arise
• Documentation of all relevant information on the CRM to provide clear instruction for field technicians.
• Maintaining our databases by ensuring customer records and details are up to date while ensuring compliance.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience working in call centre or internal sales environments (essential)
• Demonstrated experience in phone sales and converting enquiries into sales
• Capable of working with multiple web-based data-bases and email programs. Experience in Microsoft suite is desirable.
• Proficient with communicating verbally and electronically
• Able to work calmly under pressure while multitasking.
• Proven problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment to support fellow colleagues.
• Professional, reliable and punctual.
• Accurately enter data into systems.

What is on offer:

• Competitive salary, plus generous bonus/commissions structure to reward individual and team performance.
• A friendly, supportive environment where you can enjoy going to work each day.
• Access to staff benefits and discount program with major retailers and stores.
• Comprehensive training via company’s in-house programs.
• Access to ample on-site car parking.

At Rentokil Initial, we are proud to be the global expert in pest, hygiene and indoor plant care. What sets us apart is our people. We are a friendly and supportive team driven by a passion to help protect people, enhance lives and preserve our planet, every day.

If you’re the superstar we’re looking for, and you’re looking for a supportive company culture and a great opportunity for your career, click the Apply button now to submit your resume.

Employee Testimonials

“Rentokil Initial enables me to have a career where I feel valued but also gives me the opportunity to be a parent and have work-life balance.” 

Phillip Winkler

"There's a sense of purpose in what I do. I get up and go to work to make sure that my people are safe, they're happy and our clients are serviced."

Darran Gibson

“What has kept me at Rentokil Initial is the diversity of the role and the large amount of support.” The opportunities are endless here.”

Adam D’Andrilli

Our Why

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow.

About the Role

As a Senior Service Desk Agent, you'll look after Tier 2 resolutions being a point of contact to our biggest clients. No two days will be the same as you’ll be constantly thinking outside of the box to troubleshoot and resolve issues, ensuring the most efficient and effective customer service, possible!
As part of the Managed Services team, you’ll provide high quality, efficient support to our clients and their customers through responding to telephone calls, emails and alert monitoring. Following ITIL processes, you’ll identify, troubleshoot and resolve incidents and service requests.

At Datacom we’re committed to developing, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. We want to help you grow your current skills and give you the opportunity to learn and develop brand new ones.

Your career at Datacom, just like technology, has endless possibilities. Looking to get into Cyber Security, Cloud, Network or Database engineering? Our Service Desk Agent roles are the first step in unlocking your IT career!

If you're looking for meaningful work with genuine career progression opportunities, training and development, we'd love to hear from you!

Operating Hours
The operational hours for the Service Desk are Monday to Sunday 6am to 8:30pm, to be successful for a Full-Time role you will need to have full availability to work across these hours on a rotating roster.

Benefits

• Continued opportunities for long term growth in IT in Australasia's largest professional IT services company!
• We aim to have everyone ITIL certified in their second year!
• We offer options for you to interview virtually.
• Best in class rewards and recognition program including awards and corporate retail discounts on tap.
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee referral programs - once you are in and you are loving it - you can refer a friend and get $1000!

What you’ll bring

Problem solving and delivering quality customer service is your forte, and you’re looking for a role that challenges you to think on your feet. You’re comfortable working with customers over the phone and have strong, clear communication skills; both written and verbal.

You’ll value being part of a team and you’ll also be comfortable working autonomously. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about developing a career in the ever-fast-changing world of IT and someone who truly values the customers they support.

In our successful candidates we are looking for:

• Self-starters who are motivated to further develop their careers in technology
• Team players who have excellent interpersonal skills (you’ll be working with people just as much as computers)
• Customer-centric superstars — we pride ourselves on delivering our best work to our customers
• Awesome problem-solvers who have fresh ideas and are willing to give anything a go.
  

If you have any of the following skills and qualifications, this will be advantageous to your application:

• ITIL v3 foundations
• Experience using Service Desk ITSM tools or CRM tools
• Windows 7 through 10
• Microsoft Office 2007 through O365
• Active Directory
• Web browsers
• Web and Mobile applications
• Microsoft Exchange
• Hardware and Software installation
  

Due to client clearance requirements Australian Citizenship, ability to pass national police check and willingness and ability to obtain a Baseline or NV1 Clearance is essential.

Why join us here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.

We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.