Operations Manager, Government

Responsibilities

• Establish individual and team performance goals and develop a viable plan for tracking and reporting team members’ performance and goal achievement.
• Serve as a problem-solving resource and trainer for team members.
• Ensure that the Team Leads perform required agent call monitoring on a monthly basis.
• Serve as a Government Department technical subject matter expert (SME) when working with Client Development team on implementation of new client service programs.
• Work with Team Leads to ensure they have developed the weekly/monthly work schedule for the agents and to ensure that proper telephone coverage is maintained for the assigned accounts/contracts.
• Approve time sheets for Team Leads and ensure that agent time sheets are corrected and approved in a timely manner.
• Work closely with management to determine strengths and challenges of each team member for the purpose of their professional development and improving the overall team capability.
• Maintain an awareness of any need for supervisory intervention related to products, services, or performance that could impact on delivery of service to a customer.
• Provide ongoing written assessment of team members professional performance, including giving quarterly feedback and culminating into annual performance review input to the Director of Government Client Services.
• Provide required reports to clients on a monthly basis, including but not limited to CBA reconciliation reporting, telephone reporting, and refund/exchange reporting.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or GED
• 5 or more years of corporate or government travel consulting experience
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with technical and non-technical users across different levels of the organization
• Strong knowledge of Worldspan and SABRE
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
• Cost Consciousness - Contributes to profits and revenue.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Applies feedback to improve performance
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner.