Travel Consultant

Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be willing to work and relocate in Clark, Pampanga

• Applicants must be a Filipino citizen or have a relevant residence status

• High School Diploma / GED required (College Degree is preferred)

• Must have at least 6 months of experience in Customer Service, preferably as a Bilingual Speaker.

• Have a positive attitude to delivering excellence in customer service in a contact centre environment

• Training or GDS experience is a plus

• Fluent in spoken language (Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, and English). Good with written English communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Basic technical skills—able to navigate through computer and web application with ease

• Good interpersonal skills with positive, empathetic, and upbeat personality

• Proficient in MS Office applications i.e. word and excel.

• Excellent computer skills—able to navigate through computer and web application with ease

• As business need, you must be willing to work on shifting schedules, public holidays, and weekends.

• Typing skills with minimum 30wpm

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Provide first call resolution for all guest enquiries (i.e. Korean, Mandarin, Japanese & English languages) and provide support to the Etihad website inquiry and other related products/services.

• Provide technical expertise in Reservations, Ticket issuance, Reissuance and Refund via different channels (Inbound call, emails, and etc)

• Process, action request and navigation expertise of Etihad Website, Amadeus, Comarch, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics (Pulse) and Etihad Reward Shop and any other relevant Airline applications

• Handle 1st level of complaint via different channels (Inbound call, emails and etc) and provide resolution whenever available.

• Conduct Service Recovery for Language Calls, i.e. Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, and English.

• Conducts Call translation and provides support to Quality and Operations in case of complaint investigation.

• Keep up to date on products, services, policies, and procedures to ensure accurate information and correct implementation; take initiative to continuously enhance technical skills.

• Achieve individual revenue, productivity, and customer service targets to support delivery of team/departmental targets.

• Maintain data protection and confidentiality for both staff and customers.

• Support other departmental functions as required (e.g. Global Service Support, BUSOL, Refunds, Market Sales Support etc.

• Identify and escalate priority issues to a Team Leader, when necessary, to uphold quality of service to all Contact Centre customers

• Be able to analyze travel-related data and provide analysis and intelligence to internal customers

• Identify potential issues with bookings that impact the business bottom line based on known red flags

• Acts on crisis management during untoward incidences pertaining to any product sold by the department.

• Stay fully knowledgeable on all aspects of each Contact Centre account. Subject matters include but are not limited to revised Standard Operating Procedures, new products, and promotional campaigns.

Key Competencies

• Must be detail-oriented with utmost focus on quality and efficiency Results Focused

• Must take ownership of the clients assigned to with highest importance.

• Results orientation with bias for action, versatility, and adaptability

• Excellent written and communication skills both English and Mandarin

• Excellent customer service and sales orientation

• Understanding of Middle East culture is very critical.

• Excellent Multi-tasking Skills

• Must be able to effectively communicate with colleagues and peers from other departments.

• Must be a team player.

• Must be able to work and remain calm under pressure.

• Be self-motivated and able to apply initiative to solve problems

• Displays ability and willingness to undertake intensive training in complex products