Total 25 purchasing lead job vacancies in Customer Service category in VIC - Melbourne - CBD & Surrounds

About the opportunity

Join our Global Operations Team as a Customer Support Team Lead in Melbourne to make a real impact every day. We say that because we know that every conversation we have, every code line we write and every interface we design is another opportunity for us to enrich our customers’ experiences.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Support, you'll help us drive engagement, excellence, and a focus on building relationships with our customers and colleagues, whilst meeting and exceeding service levels agreements for the resolution of support tickets. You'll also lead a team of Software Support professionals to meet the needs of our customers on software related enquiries. 

Some of the other responsibilities include:

• Manage a small offshore & regional team of customer support advisors in the delivery of software customer service   

• Collaborate with engineering peers to provide customer resolutions within agreed SLAs, advocating customer needs to effectively prioritise support ticket resolution  
• Partner with leadership and commercial teams to identify and plan essential work in the context of software support  
• Ensure that the team adheres to regional policies within software support for Xplor products  
• Contribute to frameworks and internal resources to support the resolution of technical issues within your team  
• Periodically review software support log(s); track performance and identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement  
• Proactively engage and upskill yourself in new iterations of the software along with your team  
• Find new ways to reduce the average ticket turnaround time and improve SLAs  
• Optimise, standardise, and manage Support metrics across all channels (call centre, online chat, email) to ensure customer satisfaction, and report statistical performance levels 

For this position, we offer a hybrid and flexible working model, where you will spend 2-3 days per week in the office and the rest working from home.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Inbound Contact Center Lead to oversee the daily operations of our inbound customer service department. The successful candidate will manage a team of Patient Experience Team Leads, driving operational excellence and ensuring the highest standards of customer service. This role requires strategic planning, performance management, and the ability to act as a key liaison between the contact center and senior leadership. The ideal candidate will provide insights, report on performance metrics, and align the contact center's goals with Montu’s overall objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage a team of Patient Experience Team Leads.
• Implement strategies to improve contact center performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide training, coaching, and conduct performance appraisals for direct reports.
• Identify and address priority issues affecting service delivery.
• Maintain high team performance and engagement.
• Advocate for continuous improvement and maintain patient satisfaction at the core of all decisions.
• Ensure exceptional patient experience and collaborate with the Operations Manager on initiatives to improve satisfaction.
• Work with other departments to address operational challenges.
• Analyze contact center data, prepare reports on KPIs, and provide insights to senior leadership.
• Use data-driven decision-making to enhance operations.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Our client is a non-profit organization based in the US, with operations in the US, UK, and a satellite office in Melbourne supporting Australia, New Zealand, and the broader APAC region. They are seeking a Technical Customer Consultant Team Leader with strong customer service orientation and team management skills to oversee a team of 6 customer support staff. The ideal candidate will ensure efficient and accurate technical support to users and businesses.

Role Overview:

As the Technical Customer Consultant Team Leader, you will:

• Manage a team of 6 customer support staff, addressing the joys and challenges of staff management.
• Report to a manager based in the Netherlands.
• Collaborate with local Team Leaders for ANZ (4 in total) to share information, support new project implementations, and resolve local technical issues.
• Support the suite products.
• Ensure the team systematically stays updated with product updates, fixes, and other relevant information.
• Act as the escalation point for more complex client issues.
• Liaise with overseas offices and similar teams to align on information and operating expectations for the ANZ region.
• Oversee a 5-day support operation, Monday to Friday, from approximately 7 am to 10 pm.

What’s in it for you:

• Be a part of supporting advancements at the leading edge of science or helping children build a strong learning foundation; shared knowledge is the common thread.
• Enjoy a hybrid work environment with 3 days in the office in Melbourne’s CBD.
• Receive an attractive salary of $90-95k + Super.
• Join a very stable, close-knit team with an average tenure of over 10 years.

• Strong client-facing and communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Advanced troubleshooting and multitasking skills.
• Any knowledge of a CMS, LMS, or KMS would be helpful but not necessary.
• Proven experience in managing a experienced team.
• Flexibility to work in a hybrid environment and adjust to different work schedules as needed.
• Strong multitasking abilities to manage multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational skills to keep track of team performance, product updates, and client issues.
• Time management skills to ensure efficient operation of the support team.

Not meeting all requirements? Research shows that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs if they don't have all the qualifications. At Grow Talent, we strive to create a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you're excited about this role, but your previous experience doesn't exactly match all the qualifications in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Perhaps you are the exact candidate for these or other roles.

To see what other roles we have available please visit www.growtalent.com.au

Moving into our Customer Service Team Lead role you will provide day-to-day management for the Customer Service Team in their respective region and be a friendly and efficient first point of contact for all visitors to our facilities.

As our Customer Service Team Leader you will also act as the first escalation point for all matters relating to the team, facility, service requests and incident management to ensure the highest standards of customer satisfaction are achieved. Championing this role, you will also be responsible for managing front of house relations across multiple sites.

Some of the tasks you’ll be responsible for:

• First-line people management across multiple sites – regular 1:1s, constructive feedback, identifying and resolving any performance issues, performance reviews, etc. 
• Manage last minute shift changes, sourcing solutions to cover unplanned leave  
• Ensuring adequate resourcing of staff, manage leave requests and design and manage the staff roster 
• Managing front of house across multiple sites 
• Acting as the first point of escalation for your team, providing efficient and effective resolution to issues  
• Continuous improvement reviews for processes and best practices.