French speaker Customer Service and Sales Rep (Reading)

TITTLE: French Customer Service and Sales Representative
LOCATION: Reading, Berkshire
SALARY: 26,500 GBP + Bonus + Benefits
SECTOR: Customer Service & Sales
LANGUAGES REQUIRED: French and English

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We are searching for a passionate customer service representative with a commercial mindset to work in a Help-desk centre, providing technical advice in English and French. This role is a combination of Customer Service and Sales. Your key responsibilities will be:
*Being the first point of contact for the clients on the Help Desk department.
*Providing excellent customer service (including inbound & outbound telephone and email).
*Ensuring that customer emails are replied to within the set standards of quality and accuracy.
*Helping customers logging and managing incidents and taking ownership of seeing these through to resolution. Advising, processing and logging customer queries.
*Providing clear communications between the company and its customers. Ensuring a seamless customer experience and providing product advice.
*Recognizing problems and bringing these to the attention of the Team Managers.
*Identifying potential membership upgrade/opportunities for Business Development and transferring them to the relevant departments.
*Make an agreed number of outbound calls and contacts per assigned projects to meet the targets.
*Engaging with lapsed members via phone and email and being able to renew their membership.

KEY SKILLS

*Fluent in French and English.
*Ideal for a candidate with Customer Service experience on the phone.
*Outstanding communication skills, particularly over the phone.
*Excellent writing abilities, as the role will require answering emails in both languages.
*Confident in IT systems – Microsoft Office packages and experience using CRM.
*Proactive and enthusiastic individual, flexible and professional, with great attention to detail.

NOTE: Please note that this role is based in Reading, Berkshire.