Job Description
Job Brief
- We are looking for an Operations Manager in our Agency Network to oversee daily activities of Agents and agency relationship Staff.
- Operations Manager’s Agency Network responsibilities include designing policies, overseeing agents, areas of operations, customer service and deploying our Product technology solutions.
Responsibilities
- This position is responsible for ensuring that the Company establishes and maintains an
- effective and efficient operations. It also includes:
- Oversee and coordinate the day-to-day collections for agents in coverage area
- Compile and report all POS & Tablet transactions for all agents.
- Coordinate and supervise Operations–Agency network Staff.
- Expand agency network to effectively reach all customers under area of coverage.
- Investigate and promptly report all technical and IT related tablet/platform issues to the appropriate channels for immediate resolution.
- Implement and manage operations plans, processes and procedures set up by the COO.
- Involve in budget planning and financial analysis of organization’s Operations in the State.
- Oversee inventory, distribution of organizational resources/products to agents in area of coverage
- Directly manage agents and provide managerial support in the day-to-day affairs of operations.
- Collate and submit all agency operations reports to the COO
- Provide hands on support to all operational strategies to drive accountability, revenue collection and increase profitability base.
- Deal with day-to-day operational issues, investigate and report all human work-related issues to the appropriate lines for prompt actions.
- Drive company’s Training and development strategy among agents.
- Encourage focus on customer service delivery through friendly and effective verbal, written communication to customers.
- Track day to day management of collections, cash posting, book balance, credit balance resolution.
- Support the vision, mission statement and demonstrate a commitment to the values of the organization.
- Liaise with the Chief Operating Officer and HR Team to drive performance management, periodic review, evaluation and appraisal of agents.
- Directly design job scope, KPI and target for all agents under coverage.
- Drive organization’s Annual revenue plan that will aid the realization of quarterly & annual revenue targets.
- Send in daily reports on Agents upload to the Head of Finance
- Maintain time sheet, register and records of agents under coverage.
- Reconcile, track and resolve all account discrepancies.
- Ensure and confirm 100% remittance of all collections daily
- Monitor & Supervise drivers under coverage area including movement log books
Requirements
- Requires a Bachelor's Degree / MSc in area of speciality and 5-10 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
- Proven work experience in operations or similar role
- Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices and procedures.
- Excellent marketing and organizational skills
Person Specification:
This is a varied and demanding role requiring excellent communication and management skills, a high degree of skills & proficiencies in the following areas:
- Conflict Management
- Decision-Making
- People Management / Team Work
- Data Processing Skills / Reporting Skills
- Deadline-Oriented
- Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills
- Planning and Organizing
- Persuasiveness / Interpersonal Skill
- Influencing and Leading
- Marketing / Customer service skills
- Stress Tolerance