Contact Centre Agent at CDL Kenya

On Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

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Reports To: Shift Leader

Role Purpose Statement: To play a vital role, liaising with our Customers in an endeavor to provide Superior Quality Customer Care and Support always so as to acquire and retain our Customers

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

Responsible for carrying out Reservations / Ticketing & Sales, as well as promote Airline Products / Services
Providing personalized Customer Service to both internal / external Customers in order to achieve high-standard professional level of Customer Care
Answering inbound calls in order for the Airline to be accessible to our Customers and to assist customers with their inquiries
Educating our Customers on the products and services offered by the Airline in order to build an interest and subsequent Sale
Providing Customer feedback regularly on the effectiveness of business processes and products to e.g. Marketing / Finance / Shift Leader for continued improvement
Actively involved in suggesting new ideas and providing recommendations on the improvement of processes/services in order to meet customer needs
Actively build relationships with clients by offering good customer service in order to retain and recruit new customers
Support travel agents by efficiently assisting them with their general enquiries in order to improve relationship with the travel market and increase Agents loyalty
Handle customers complaints(denied boarding, baggage etc) so as to ensure customer satisfaction and retention
Locate available flights; Check on best connections if more than one flight is involved, determine fare costs to maximize on revenue while helping passengers to save.
Help customers find the right itinerary that fit their needs; apply upgrades on additional costs to generate more revenue.
Provide details and accurate fare quotes to all Airline Customers to provide the best applicable fare and generate revenue
Handling unaccompanied minors ,Cancel or change reservations when requested by clients ,reissue, revalidate tickets and collect applicable fees thus generate income
Action queues appropriately and inform passengers on flight changes,confirmations,ticketing time limits, handle special requests like seats preference ,meals, baggage requirements waitlists and confirmations, to ensure customers requests are met and to cut on GDS(Global Distributions System) costs
Highlight to customers the legal requirements covering their journey such as passports, visa and health requirements, check in place, departure time and baggage allowance to avoid inconveniencing the passengers and ensure seamless service
Maintain accuracy on all ticket bookings and issuance in order to maintain good Customer Service
Promote the Contact Centre as an access point to carry out Bookings/Sales which brings convenience to the Customer
Providing online assistance for reservation, check in, payment so as to maximize sales and ensure customer satisfaction
Generate auxiliary revenue through sale of Travel insurance, Msafiri credit cards, Rugby t-shirts.
Promote the Sales of Airline’s Holiday packages in liaison with the Airline’s Holiday section
Online sale of excess baggage, handling cool fliers (student fares) to increase sales and passenger loyalty.
Capture the opportunity to turn each Call into a Sales opportunity
Receive staff rebate requests for processing
Issue tickets for Airline’s staff travel
Issue other staff and travel Agents rebated tickets.
Receive staff rebate requests for processing
Execute the flight disruption process well in order to minimise the effect and provide good Customer Care
Handle flight / schedule disruptions by calling/sms/emailing the Customers for an update, to ensure passengers have a seamless service throughout their journey and Carry out service recovery
Provide a report on all Flight Disruptions handled and share the same with all relevant parties
Facilitate and coordinate tracing of lost, delayed or misdirected baggage for customers and ensure safe delivery of the said baggage to win passengers confidence.
Handle general Cargo enquiries, and liaise with Cargo section to meet customer needs Handle switchboard enquiries to Airline, and extend calls to staff members
Handle all Airline’s general enquiries
Recruiting customers on flying blue, Precision Air royal membership programme ,creating profile for future retrieval
To recruit and handle existing and prospective frequent fliers to win and retain loyalty
Handle email communication sent to the contact centre, attending to the Customer’s request
Maintain a report on all emails handled
Reconciling of sales returns to account for personal daily sales and send daily to the Shift Leader
Processing refund and ensuring passengers are advised accordingly on the amount refundable.
Writing of miscellaneous charge orders(MCO)and invoicing to ensure timely and accurate payment of issued ticket to both direct and indirect corporate
Handling GSA services –Ticket issue, flight reconfirmation, revalidations, recruitment of their frequent flier programmes and general flight information thus generating revenue and increasing Airline’s network through joint ventures.