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CustomerServiceRepresentative

Zanele Dhlamini

Customer Service Representative
Johannesburg

Summary

Committed to ensuring customer satisfaction by providing exceptional service and unmatched support. Proficient in utilizing customer service best practices and adept at exploring different solutions to address customer needs effectively. Highly skilled in conflict resolution, communication, and problem-solving. Effective team collaborator, adaptable to changing needs, and consistently focused on achieving results through efficient and empathetic service.


Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Representative

Surgical Innovations
11.2024 - 01.2025

Task and Responsibilities:

  • Communicate effectively with customers via phone and email.
  • Resolve customer issues in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Maintained detailed records of customer interactions and transactions, ensuring accurate documentation and follow-up.
  • Stay up-to-date with product and service knowledge to better assist customers.
  • Adhere to company policies and procedures while working remotely.
  • Collaborated with product team to communicate customer feedback, resulting in product enhancements.
  • Managed over 50 customer calls per day.
  • Resolved customer complaints with empathy, resulting in increased loyalty and repeat business.
  • Performed in training programs to enhance product knowledge and customer service skills.

Numbering Porting Assistant

Electronic Communications Network
09.2021 - 03.2022

Task and Responsibilities:

  • Create SIP accounts for customers on Albatross and Porta
  • Contributed to a positive work environment with strong interpersonal skills and proactive teamwork attitude.
  • Assign or allocate geographic numbers to customers on their SIP account on Albatross
  • Assist with routing their geographic numbers against a SIP account on Albatross
  • Increased Reserve numbers in a pool for Service Providers
  • Moving of numbers from a network they no longer want to use
  • Assist with migrations by getting approvals from Service Providers
  • Assist with porting out numbers for customers moving away from our network
  • Push messages and accept or reject port out requests on EMS
  • Assist customers with information of when they ported to our network

Sales Administrator

Electronics Communications Network
02.2017 - 08.2021

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Processing of orders according to SAP procedures, via phone ad email.
  • Checking data accuracy in orders and invoices.
  • Supported sales representatives with timely generation of accurate quotes, proposals, and contracts to close deals faster.
  • Managed over 50 customer calls per day.
  • Stay up-to-date with new products and features.
  • Liaise with Logistics department to ensure time deliveries.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing inquiries and resolving issues related to products and services.
  • Established strong relationships with clients through regular communication, fostering trust and loyalty in our brand.
  • Contributed to team objectives in fast-paced environment.
  • Informed customers of promotions to increase sales productivity and volume.
  • Develop monthly sales reports

Promotion: Executive Personal Assistant

Electronics Communications Network
10.2015 - 01.2017

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Facilitated effective communication between executives and their direct reports through timely correspondence management.
  • Managing calendars, meetings and travel arrangements for executives.
  • Prepared virtual meeting agendas and materials to ensure productive discussions during board meetings or executive sessions.
  • Used discretion when handling confidential information.
  • Provided exceptional customer service when interacting with clients or vendors on behalf of the executive team.
  • Answered high volume of phone calls and email inquiries.
  • Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
  • Screened personal and business calls and directed to appropriate party.
  • Reviewed employee concerns and new opportunities to drive business strategies.

Team and Virtual Assistant

Panasonic Business Communications
05.2015 - 09.2015

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Set up virtual Zoom meetings, invited guests and disseminated agendas.
  • Monitored emails, organized inbox, and prioritized messages for supervisor.
  • Manage social media profiles and accounts, updating websites.
  • Booking travel and accomodations.
  • Conferred with customers by telephone, chat or email to provide information.
  • Maintained a well-organized database system for improved information accessibility in daily operations.
  • Managed multiple priorities effectively under tight deadlines while remaining detail-oriented throughout each task.
  • Conducting research.
  • Streamlined administrative processes for increased productivity through effective email management and calendar coordination.

Receptionist and Data Capturer

Personnel People - Siza Bantu
06.2014 - 05.2015

Task and Responsibilities

  • Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression.
  • Data entry: inputting data from various sources into data bases.
  • Data Verification: checking for accuracy and reporting any inconsistencies.
  • Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information.
  • Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.
  • Managed multiple tasks and met time-sensitive deadlines.
  • Adhering to organizational data management protocols.
  • Ensuring strict adherence to data privacy policies.
  • Supported office efficiency by performing clerical tasks such as data entry, photocopying, scanning, and faxing documents.
  • Strengthened vendor relationships through regular communication and timely coordination of services.
  • Assisted with onboarding new clients and securing paperwork completion.
  • Handled assignments independently with good judgement and critical thinking skills.
  • Corrected data entry errors to prevent duplication or data degradation.

Education

Senior Certificate - Grade 12 - Matric

Hoerskool Voortrekker
Johannesburg, South Africa
12-2007

Skills

Customer service

References

Bongi, Sibanyoni, +2772 113 9039, Surgical Innovations

Timeline

Customer Service Representative

Surgical Innovations
11.2024 - 01.2025

Numbering Porting Assistant

Electronic Communications Network
09.2021 - 03.2022

Sales Administrator

Electronics Communications Network
02.2017 - 08.2021

Promotion: Executive Personal Assistant

Electronics Communications Network
10.2015 - 01.2017

Team and Virtual Assistant

Panasonic Business Communications
05.2015 - 09.2015

Receptionist and Data Capturer

Personnel People - Siza Bantu
06.2014 - 05.2015

Senior Certificate - Grade 12 - Matric

Hoerskool Voortrekker
Zanele DhlaminiCustomer Service Representative