Call Center Member Support Agent-ll

Posted:
9/10/2024, 2:26:28 PM

Location(s):
Durham, North Carolina, United States ⋅ North Carolina, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support

Position: Member Support Level 2

Reports to: Call Center Manager

Department: Call Center Operations

Purpose: Serves as an advocate to our members, guests and prospective members. Provides accurate information regarding company products, policies, and practices to both internal and external customers while delivering +1 customer service.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handle inbound phone calls, answering questions/concerns by internal and external customers regarding the Planet Fitness brand while delivering +1 customer service. Inbound calls include:

    • Membership questions

    • Billing questions

    • General Planet Fitness inquires.

    • Collection Attempt Calls

    • Cancel and Save Attempt Calls

    • Info Calls from Prospective Members

  • Answer detailed questions regarding member’s agreement and company policies while delivering +1 customer service.

  • Facilitate needed updates to members’ accounts up to and including cancel request with the mindset of saving the membership through asking questions and overcoming objections.

  • Strive for first call resolution and follow through with a sense of urgency.

  • Maintain department inboxes and other items as designated by Call Center leadership, and ensure items are completed within Excel Fitness standards. 

  • Participates in training of new Call Center employees.

  • Help oversee the cleanliness of the Call Center.

  • Perform additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Proven performance by meeting bonus metrics for three (3) consecutive months.

  • Proven mastery of Member Support Level 1 role through call quality scores of no less than 90% average for three (3) consecutive months.

  • Successful completion of the Call Center advanced call training to handle collection, cancel-saves, and info calls. 

  • HS diploma or equivalent required and must be at least 18 years old.

  • Proven ability to efficiently utilize system applications to assist with all member inquiries, process member account transactions and provide research and resolution for member concerns.

  • Proficient verbal and written skills to effectively communicate.

  • Familiar with Excel mission, values, vision, and culture, as well as the Planet Fitness brand.

  • Strong knowledge and familiarity of Planet Fitness operations and membership practices.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and other related applications.

  • Ability to exercise excellent judgement and guide others clearly and effectively.

  • Courtesy, tact and diplomacy are essential elements of this position when working with internal and external customers.

  • Punctuality, reliability, patience, and a strong willingness to go above and beyond.

Benefits & Perks:

  • Make payday any day by taking advantage of our financial wellness benefit, MyFlexPay

  • Every Team Player receives a FREE Planet Fitness Black Card Membership

  • Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) gives you free and confidential access to counseling resources

  • PLUS - Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Parental Leave, and Health Insurance Benefits are offered to all eligible Team Players

Other Details:

  • Supervisory Responsibility: There are no supervisory responsibilities for this role.

  • Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role regularly uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

  • Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit, talk and hear; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

  • Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a nonexempt position. A nonexempt employee is one who is entitled to the minimum wage and/or overtime pay protections of the FLSA. The anticipated work schedule for this position will be set during normal Call Center hours of operation and determined by business need. Full-Time employees are ones that regularly work at least 30 hours per week. Part-Time employees are ones that regularly work 29 hours per week or less. Availability of Full-Time and Part-Time positions are dependent on business need.

  • Travel: No travel is expected for this position.

  • EEO Statement: Excel Fitness is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the policy of equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other employment practices.

  • Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.