Lead – Scheduler

Company Overview

Join us on our mission to elevate customer experiences for people around the world. As a member of the Everise family, you will be part of a global experience company that believes in being people-first, celebrating diversity and incubating innovation. Our dedication to our purpose and people is being recognized by our employees and the industry. Our 4.6/5 rating on Glassdoor and our shiny, growing wall of Best Place to Work awards is a testament to our investment in our culture. Through the power of diversity, we celebrate all cultures for their uniqueness and strengths. With 13 centers around the world and a robust work at home program, we believe great things happen when we work with people who think differently from us. Find a job you’ll love today!

Position Purpose:

The Lead – Scheduler is responsible for creating call volume forecasts, calculating staffing requirements, and organizing schedules for contact center operations. The Lead – Scheduler works directly with the operations team and the client to ensure that staffing levels are consistent on a real time basis and meet with business needs.

Job Requirements:

• Work directly with the client and site operations team to build staffing strategies that take into account all possible variables that may affect staffing and call volume projections
• Monitor and analyze call patterns, intra- and inter-day activity and make adjustments as needed in real time to ensure optimal productivity and efficiency
• Create scheduling matrices that ensure achievement of service level, schedule adherence and other financially impacting goals, using projections and/or historical information
• Create proper contingency plans to ensure that staffing remains as constant as possible in the event of an emergency
• Prepare and disseminate timely and accurate reports to operations management and clients
• Proactively monitor associate calling behaviors, efficiency, and availability and report deficiencies to operations team in real-time

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent; 2 years of college preferred
• A minimum of three years’ workforce forecasting and scheduling experience in a call center environment
• Two years’ experience working with call center reporting and metrics required
• One year prior experience working with workforce management technologies ideally either Verint, IEX, Aspect, etc
• One year prior experience with Avaya or other ACD phone system required
• Strong analytical skills and ability to apply those real-time
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications including Word & Excel and other relevant software
• Excellent problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a team environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Dependability regarding completion of assignments and attendance

If you’ve got the skills to succeed and the motivation to make it happen, we look forward to hearing from you.

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