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CHARITY OTIJOM

Nairobi,

Summary

Dedicated Customer Service professional with over three years of experience in delivering exceptional customer service in fast-paced environments. Proven ability to handle high-volume calls, resolve issues efficiently, and provide accurate information. Committed to maintaining professional relationships to increase profitability and drive business results. Fluent in Swahili and English, with a typing speed of 45 wpm. Committed to ensuring a great patient experience and achieving first-time resolution.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Specialist

Apollo Agriculture
10.2023 - Current
  • Handled escalated calls calmly, finding resolutions that satisfied both the company and the customer''s needs.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving issues promptly and professionally.
  • Addressed customer complaints and mitigated dissatisfaction by employing timely and on-point solutions.
  • Established trust with clients through clear communication, patience, and understanding their unique challenges fully before offering solutions tailored to their needs.
  • Generate regular reports from the feedback collected from the portfolio of agents assigned to me

Field Escalations Agent

Apollo Agriculture
01.2023 - 09.2023
  • Provide over the phone support to the field agents
  • Supporting field Agents to succeed in signing up more farmers
  • Responding to field Agents questions and providing problem solving support across the board whether process and system questions, product questions and customer issues
  • Trouble shooting field Agents' apps
  • De-escalated and resolved Agents complaints with punctual, polite and professional service.

Repayment Excutive

Apollo Agriculture
11.2022 - 01.2023

· Speak to tens of customers every day and help them build plans to clear their Apollo loan on time
Meet daily, weekly, monthly and season-long targets for different metrics including Promises to Pay (PTP) booked, PTPs upheld, calls attempted and completed, etc.

· Creatively determine alternative ways to reach evasive farmers

· Demonstrate both compassion and toughness to ensure that customers always take your calls and trust your advice.

· Utilize individual dashboards to motivate yourself, set and accomplish goals, track how you are performing relative to your peers, and identify areas for improvement.

· Use special technological tools to make special plans with customers that will maximize their chance of repayment

· Support the engineering team in continually improving the provided tools by sharing feedback about bugs or areas for technological improvement.

Education

Bachelor of Technology

Technical University of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
03.2022

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills in Swahili and English
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and CRM software
  • Typing speed of 45 wpm
  • Strong problem-solving abilities
  • Team player with a drive for results
  • Ability to manage high-volume calls and provide first-time resolution
  • Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Referees

Available upon request

Timeline

Customer Service Specialist

Apollo Agriculture
10.2023 - Current

Field Escalations Agent

Apollo Agriculture
01.2023 - 09.2023

Repayment Excutive

Apollo Agriculture
11.2022 - 01.2023

Bachelor of Technology

Technical University of Kenya
CHARITY OTIJOM