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Customer Service Manager

Solutions Management Group
Fort Dodge, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/1/2026
Fort Dodge, IA
Fort Dodge, IA
The Customer Service Manager is responsible for leading a team of Service Desk Analysts, Customer Support Technicians and AV/Computer Support Technicians on a Community College campus. They will manage the technology endpoints as contracted/agreed upon/assigned by each college. Ensure policies and procedures set by the leadership team are applied consistently. The Customer Service Manager will organize and coordinate endpoint deployment and break- fix efforts by the day-to-day coaching of full-time and part-time technicians, ensuring efficient and accurate resolution of incidents and requests. This position will focus on First Contact Resolution (FCR) and will directly interface with the Incident & Service Request Teams to escalate the resolution of all remaining issues. In addition, the Customer Service Manager will manage the computer inventory, coordinate the creation of self-help documentation based on trending of common questions, and develop training content.
Responsibilities
  • Provides excellent customer service to all Community College staff, faculty, and students
  • Participates in the hiring/training/developing of Service Desk Analysts, Customer Support Technicians, AV/Computer Support Technicians and positions assigned to a specific campus (see supervisory responsibilities on page two)
  • Provides coaching and direction of staff by assigning appropriate resources and reviewing processes & deliverables of all activities performed by their team
  • Facilitates ongoing communication between the Service Desk, Department functional units, and System Administration as necessary to ensure rapid incident resolution
  • Engages with the client's CIO on a regular basis and coordinates the reoccurring checkpoint meetings
  • Motivates team to utilize Industry best practices and deliver outstanding customer service and satisfaction to all locations
  • Leads and participates in projects, using departmental incident/project tracking software and Agile work-flow methodologies
  • Manages technician development, training, and ongoing performance of team.
  • Produces Quarterly metrics and templates to evaluate technical support issue response times and issue resolution with teams
  • Compiles reports of SLA’s targets/numbers/types of requests, analyze the data and then communicate to team
  • Manages inventory of technology equipment, projects, lifestyle replacement timing, and location of devices
  • Works with various departmental leaders and stakeholders to implement service delivery & support requirements
  • Establishes target activities and manages Service Desk Analysts team daily workflow
  • Utilizes effective troubleshooting skills, tools, and communication with end users to resolve First Contact Resolution issues
  • Responds quickly and professionally to requests through the Customer Support Service Desk
  • Promotes self-service and coaches end users to use self-service when remote or desk side visit could have been avoided
  • Ensures Total Ownership to Resolution (TOR) by taking ownership of issues, following up with status updates, and properly communicating to our customers
  • Coordinates the creation of knowledge based and procedural guidelines
  • Provides input and feedback towards best practices and improves processes with larger Customer Support Team
  • Acts as first point of contact, mentors, and coaches the Service Desk Analysts and works closely with the Customer Support Services Leadership Team

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