** Customer Support Supervisor**

**Job Category****:** Customer Support **Requisition Number****:** CUSTO010997 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

CBORD and Horizon are the worlds leading providers of integrated technology solutions powering housing, access, foodservice, nutrition, eCommerce, and card systems for K-12 and higher education, acute care, senior living, and business campuses. Our success and growth is directly attributed to our ***DREAM*team**. Our culture is built on integrity, respect for our people, and continuous personal development. We maintain an entrepreneurial spirit, where creativity, innovative problem solving, and learning agility drive our day-to-day actions.

***DREAMteam (how we refer to all of us)*** Youre engaged and self-motivated. You think like an entrepreneur, constantly driving improvement and innovation. You act as a change agent. Youre a team player contributing to a collaborative and diverse work environment. We question the status quo and so should you. You are accountable and focused and take smart risks. Youre an extension of our talent acquisition team always scouting top talent to join our team.

The **Customer Support Supervisor** will lead and motivate a highly skilled, technical Customer Support team and ensure our customers receive an exceptional level of service from CBORD | Horizon. This leader will positively impact our people by ensuring they have the tools, training, and support needed to resolve customer issues quickly. With strong leadership, we will ensure the strength of the CBORD| Horizon brand, contribute to deep customer relationships and loyalty, and deliver high employee engagement and job satisfaction results for our team. The Customer Support Supervisor has a significant impact on the long-term success of our company. Through collaboration with colleagues, this leader will identify opportunities for continuous improvement, increase efficiency, and develop ways to further improve the customer experience of CBORD | Horizon clients. The Supervisor will also be responsible for recruitment, talent retention, performance management, employee development, and employee relations, as well as making policy and procedure decisions and delivering on team performance expectations. The Customer Support department is responsible for support, analysis and troubleshooting to resolve technical customer issues via multiple channels, including voice, email, etc. The Customer Support department serves as the primary liaison between the client and CBORD | Horizon.

**What Youll Be Doing**

* Responsible for leading a designated Customer Support team, providing guidance and direction to deliver on an exceptional customer experience

* Develop the vision for the team and ensure strategies are in place to exceed performance goals and KPIs and deliver on service level expectations, utilizing data to identify opportunities and coaching to behaviors for sustained improvement

* Maintain direct responsibility for all Support team recruitment, talent retention, performance management, employee development, and employee relations

* Coach, train, and guide team members; includes goal setting, regular performance checks, frequent, timely, meaningful recognition, and career development

* Assist with identifying, coordinating and executing training for team members

* Develop and implement policies, processes, and procedures that support continuous improvement relative to the customer experience and related to the responsibilities of the Customer Support team

* Coordinate, support, and execute change management strategies effectively within the Customer Support team and throughout the organization

* Deliver on accountability by providing coaching and transparent feedback to team members, developing action plans, and using performance management strategies to ensure performance improvement

* Encourage a sense of community by fostering an environment of diversity and inclusion and opportunities to give back to the communities we serve

* Serve as a point of escalation for customer issues, ensuring appropriate resources are engaged for timely action and resolution

* Ensure the Customer Support team operates smoothly and efficiently in a 24/7 environment, including after-hours emergency support

* Understand the general aspects of the job, including knowledge of relevant software computer applications and equipment

**What Youll Bring to the Table**

* Bachelor's degree in business application areas, Computer Science, or a related field; or 5 years of relevant work experience desired, preferably in customer support/service

* 7 years of customer service or customer-facing software support experience, as well as one year of leadership responsibility preferred

* Demonstrated success in a supervisory capacity of a professional team with varying levels of skill and development

* Experience in utilizing CRM software

* Strong overall business acumen, with general awareness of CBORD | Horizon business strategy and the ability to adapt quickly to changes in direction is highly desired

* Previous history of on-boarding new employees and creation of training material

* Commitment to supporting the growth and success of those who work for and around you

* Demonstrated team leadership skills, including coaching and a focus on development

* Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to remain calm, composed, and professional in all circumstances while conveying a sense of optimism and positivity when dealing with business challenges

* Strong interpersonal skills with ability to connect with all team members, support diversity and inclusion efforts, and effectively lead, coach and influence direct reports and colleagues within the organization

* Strong knowledge of customer service principles and practices with previous customer experience

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proven ability to solve complex issues and analyze and interpret data to identify opportunities and substantiate decisions

* Demonstrated ability to facilitate knowledge transfer, document processes, and drive the use of tools to improve consistency, accuracy, and self-sufficiency of team members

* Strong conflict management skills, including the ability to handle customer escalations with limited senior leadership intervention

* High level of professionalism and business maturity, with the ability to interact with team members, peers, and senior leadership, as well as external customers, in a professional and mature manner

* Solid project management skills with the ability to lay out a plan and timeline highlighting objectives, dependencies, risks, and critical paths in order to attain end goal

* Demonstrated ability to handle interruptions well, prioritize effectively, and adjust with great flexibility to changing business situations, while still meeting deadlines

* Highly collaborative nature, with the ability and interest to work in a team environment and contribute wherever necessary to help customers, including outside of normal business hours

* Ability to work independently and apply discretion and good decision-making while solving problems

* Advanced proficiency in MS Office desired

**Whats Good to Know**

* Willing to assist during emergency situations, which may require nights or weekend work

* Ability to make business trips, as needed; typically, less than 10% travel required with no more than one trip of several days per quarter but could vary

**Who Youll Work With**

* Customer Support team

* Customer Support Leadership team

* Other team members across all departments (Support, Development, Product Management, QA, Sales, Supply Chain, Professional Services)

* Clients/Customers

* Third party vendors

**Why be a part of the DREAMteam (*DREAMperks)***

**Stay Healthy**

* Eligible team members have access to a robust health insurance plan on their first day of