Freelance Front Line Manager Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK
Driven, enthusiastic, and extremely committed Front Line Manager with a proven track record around delivery within SLA's and people management and development. Creative and innovative when immediate solutions are not always apparant, hardworking and flexible and with a positive view towards change and uncertainty. Vastly experienced in working with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally, up to and including Chief Executive/Chairman Office. Accurate and articulate and well used to working successfully within a QC/QA and Compliance driven environment. Highly motivated indivudual who has encouraged followship and embedded similar motivational qualities within peers/caseworkers alike.
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate: | £27.78 |
| Available From: | Now | Seller ID: | 283339 |
CV
Front Line Manager with major High Street Service Recovery Unit. Managed a team of up to X 90 FTE. Previously handled complaints up to and including Chief Exec/Chairman and FOS level. Effective problem solving and change management ability, with practical and creative solution finding
Experienced in Word & Excel.
LEAN accredited.
Able to motivate and drive a team to work within SLA & QC/QA requirements.
Trained and able to have difficult conversations with both peers and team members as and when necessary to secure performance.
Management of internal and external stakeholder relationships.
Extensive experience in the provision of customer service within the finance sector, both as a caseworker and in a managerial capacity.
Well capable and with a proven track record of working independantly when necessary and within a target driven, pressurised environment.
Able to work within set budgetary requirements and to identify, articulate and deliver cost savings/benefits to the business. Looking and happy to secure either managerial, team leader or pure casework contract.
Employment History
(Jan 2003 to Sep 2008)
Front Line Manager
Service Recovery, Brindley Place, B'hamDelivering an excellent product to our customers in terms of maturing their complaint in an accurate, compliant and time efficient manner.
Being responsible for a team of anything up to 90 FTE (accross admin, casework, Chairman/Chief Executive complaints and QC).
Engagement and relationship management accross both internal and external stakeholders.
Driving the team to secure complaint maturity within set SLA's and quality guidelines.
Promoting continuous improvement and empowering my team to contribute/own the process.
Collating, evidencing and delivering 1-1s around individual performance and people development. Succession planning.
Capacity planning up to 12 months in advance.
Embedding LEAN and 'one best way' throughout the department.
Sharing 'best practice' and successful process change/enhancements with other units.
Being responsible for delivering, embedding and confirming understanding of change control documents and risk surveillance plans.
Training and upskill of my team in order to ensure overall department needs/skillset requirements are secured.
(Jan 1996 to Jan 2003)
Asst Manager/caseworker
As aboveResponsibilities included deputising for management as and when the situation dictated, during which times expectations were to deliver within SLA, ensure quality and team motivation to ensure personal and subsequently, departmental targets were delivered.
As a caseworker, my responsibilities were to deliver an accurate, compliant and time efficient response to my customers and to do so within a target driven (output, quality and continuous improvement) environment. My success in doing so can be evidenced in me being asked to work within the Chairman's/Chief Executive's Complaints Handling Team + handle FOS work
Education
(Jan 1977 to Jan 1983)
Cockshut Hill
8 GCE 'O' Levels achieved in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economcs, Commerce, Geography & French.
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Skills
- Access (Microsoft)
- Complaint Handling
- Customer Service
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Letter Writing
- Microsoft
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- Telephony
- Word (Microsoft)
Finance & Accounting
Categories
Skills
- 50 Plus (Project Management - Staff (numbers))
- Change Management (Project Management)
- Communication All Levels (Project Management)
- Leadership (Project Management)
- Man Management (Project Management)
- Managing Suppliers (Project Management)
- Mentoring (Project Management)
- Project Office Management (Project Management)
- SLA's (Project Management)
- Staff (numbers) (Project Management)

