Our Newcastle team has an exciting opportunity available for an organised, efficient and dedicated Customer Care Executive to join them on a permanent full-time basis.

Your extraordinary skills will be used for the day-to-day phone based management of our business customers. This role reports directly to the Customer Service Manager and will see you utilise your awesome Customer Service experience to enhance customer relationships, nurture the existing portfolio, grow and sustain the business services portfolio as well as exploring sales opportunities through actively promoting our services via inbound and outbound activities.

In this role, you will be required to:

• Conduct outbound calls to existing customers and exceptional customer service
• Sell consultatively and make recommendations to prospects and customers of various solutions the company offers
• Actively identify new business lead opportunities and communicate these via the standard operating procedures to the relevant field sales person
• Develop a database of qualified leads through referrals, telephone conversations and networking
• Effective management and resolution of all customer enquiries in a timely manner
• Focus on client retention and protect existing portfolio by identifying opportunities to re-sign and upgrade existing contracts
• Create quality sales leads for the field based sales team
• Liaise with other departments to ensure customer enquiries are resolved in a timely manner
• 1st contact resolution
• Processing enquiries efficiently and pro-actively resolving client issues
• Make outgoing calls to our existing client database to promote our products and services

To be successful, you will need to have the following:

• Prior experience in Sales, Account Management and Customer Service role.
• Highly developed negotiation skills to ensure contractual obligations are met
• Previous working experience in a similar role will be highly regarded
• 2 years excellent customer service/telesales skills
• Demonstrated skills in B2B sales development
• Highly effective time management skills
• Intermediate computer and system skills
• Complaint handling experience
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task and work autonomously
• Meeting Deadlines and KPIs' on a daily/monthly basis
• High attention to detail
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Love working in a team environment

The successful candidate must be able to pass a Pre-employment medical as well as background checks.

About Us -

Rentokil Initial is a member of the FTSE 100 of leading companies. This is a growing and successful business – we employ some 36,000 colleagues across 66 countries – and offer a wide range of learning and development programmes for colleagues to enhance their skills.

If you're the Customer Service Superstar we're looking for, and you are seeking a supportive company culture and a great opportunity for your career, click the Apply button now to submit your resume.

Employee Testimonials -

"I have been with Rentokil Initial for 15 years and they have always been there and supportive of me...so I have tried to carry that on as a manager myself."

Deb Morris

"The team culture is inclusive, family-oriented and feels like a small business even though it is global"

Lisa Craker

Love getting out on the road, having control over your schedule and the idea of an early afternoon knockoff? A role as a hygiene technician with Initial Hygiene (A Rentokil Initial company) could be what you’re looking for.

Initial Hygiene is looking for enthusiastic, natural-born problem solvers with a great attitude to join our team of hygiene technicians covering the Dubbo area.

If you’re looking for a job that offers autonomy, flexibility and variety and are looking to be part of an organisation where you are empowered and supported every step of the way, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits of being part of the Initial Hygiene team:

• A fully-maintained company van including fuel card
• Mobile phone
• Employee cash incentive programs & bonuses
• Company uniform, safety boots and all the tools you need
• Comprehensive induction, training and qualification
• Access to employee assistance program, for you and your family
• Ongoing learning and development
• Career Progression, many of our technicians have expanded into managerial, supervisory or cross functional roles ...and more!

At Rentokil Initial, we take care of the training, but what we do need from you is:

• Valid driver’s license
• As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to complete pre-employment medical, references and police checks
• Confident using a mobile phone service app/tablet

About Rentokil Initial (Parent company of Initial Hygiene)

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.

From washrooms, to aged care homes, to office plantscaping and classrooms – we're there, ready, bursting with passion and pride to make a positive difference for our customers and communities.

"As an Initial Hygiene Technician, you feel like your own boss."

Stephen Kroger

Initial Hygiene Technician

"There are so many things I love about my job. I love being on the road, my own little van that I get to zoom around in, and the relationships and connections I get to build."

Angela Smith

Technician

We are looking for a talented and professional Guest Service Agent to join our Front Office team. You will be the first point of contact for our guests, providing excellent customer service and ensuring our guests have memorable experiences throughout their stay.

Key duties include:

• Provide passionate, knowledgeable and friendly service to external and internal guests at all times
• Assist guest with all enquiries and complaints and provide accurate information to guests about Hotel facilities and features
• Check guests in and out of the Hotel
• Handle guest enquiries and provide information and assistance
• Collect payment of accounts and issue invoices accordingly
• Communicate with other departments to ensure relevant information is communicated between departments
• Assist in maintaining a safe and secure environment for guests