Contact Center Vendor Coordinator

Company Description

About Experian

Experian is the world’s leading global information services company. During life’s big moments – from buying a home or a car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting with new customers – we empower consumers and our clients to manage their data with confidence. We help individuals to take financial control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and organizations to prevent identity fraud and crime.

As the world’s leading repository of consumer credit data, Experian is transforming data into solutions that facilitate transactions, ensure financial safety and improve the financial lives of millions of consumers around the world.  We have been named by Forbes magazine as one of the “World’s Most Innovative Companies" and ranked on Fortune’s Best Companies to work for.  Experian was ranked among the best HR teams in the US in 2021. 

Job Description

In this role, you will work directly with outsourced vendors, as well as execute special projects to meet business objectives. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that Experian maintains the highest level of service, meaning efficient and accurate work. Additionally, you’ll monitor and report against key metrics, partner with stakeholders to drive performance improvements, and work cross-functionally to implement needed process changes. This position will be the primary point of contact for relationships and interactions with our outsourced agent vendors. What you will do:

- Coordinate day-to-day operations and administer company policies and procedures through BPO/vendor staff. Includes monitoring and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, company-required training, invoice review, directing service efforts and providing technical guidance on complex issues.

- Manage the performance of outsourced partners against key contact center operational KPIs, ensuring that partners consistently meet or exceed performance objectives

- Focus on building relationships with vendors, to drive the partnership. Engage key stakeholders in vendor relationships and act as the point of escalation where necessary.

- Oversee service delivery and SOW results to ensure operations objectives/goals are met

- Oversee call flows and daily service delivery to ensure high quality service is achieved as measured by NPS

- Manage and report on vendor performance to SLA’s and quality of service, drawing out themes/trends and identifying opportunities for improvements

- Collaborate with management and staff to ensure WFM has the proper coverage and staffing schedules for call arrival patterns and seasonality

- Identify opportunities to reduce vendor spend and increase vendor quality and efficiency

- Provide guidance to vendor partners when responding to changing business conditions.

- Monitor compliance results and QA performance metrics to hold vendor partner accountable for expected results

- Organize and develop agendas for operational meetings regarding team performance, business results and information exchange

Qualifications

Required:

• Contact Center Experience required
• We are currently working remotely; therefore, you must be able to prove you have high-speed internet service.
• You can test your home internet speed by using this link: https://speedtest.net/
• You Must live in the Allen, TX area
• Strong working knowledge of omnichannel contact center operations.
• Strong knowledge of Vendor/BPO call center relationships.
• Strong understanding of contact center KPIs and key levers for performance measurement and improvement 
• Ability to manage many projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage remote teams, and drive accountability for business results.
• Detail-oriented with good analytical skills, organizational skills, and basic financial acumen
• Strong quantitative analysis skills (with advanced Excel Skills) and use of data to make decisions and influence others.
• Delivery oriented, self-managing, goal oriented and works well in matrix teams. 
• Demonstrated ability to mediate conflict/issue resolution with the ability to identify alternative solutions
• Deep passion for customer service with and operational excellence
• AA /AS degree or equivalent experience
• 2-4 years of leadership experience 

Preferred:

• Prior BPO/Vendor experience in lines of business such as: Print/Mail, Language Translations, Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) relations

Key Competencies: 

• Emotional Intelligence
• Communication 
• Coaching