Job Description

We take enormous pride from bringing to life P&O Cruises and Cunard; two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage. Our Carnival UK Contact Centre Operation (CCO) team is in search of a Real Time Specialist, who will play a crucial part in supporting our CCO direction.

The Role:

The Real Time Specialist works in the Real Time team to monitor and analyse contact centre performance and deploy agreed operational tactics that ensure service level attainment. Their primary focus is daily and intra-day performance; by first executing the planned schedule activity and where necessary, adapting the plan by moving resource across channels and departments and utilising technology solutions (queue limits, routing, skill optimisation) to meet or exceed the agreed performance goals.

The Real Time Specialist uses multiple sources of information to deploy tactical adjustments, including but not limited to, operational performance reporting, the workforce management platform, ‘what-if’ decision trees as well as ad-hoc guidance from the Real Time team leader, Operational Managers and other key Contact Centre stakeholders.

The Real Time Specialist will provide insight into trends, anomalies, and behaviours as well as ad-hoc reports that will help improve operational decision making and operational processes. From time-to-time the Real Time Specialist will play the role of a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for process improvement initiatives.

Additionally, the Real Time Specialist will closely support Team Leaders and their Advisors, managing tickets and requests including but not limited to absence, holiday, meetings, coaching and other non-productive activity.

• Monitoring and analysing contact centre data cross all channels to optimise and adapt plans so that the contact centre meets its performance goals 
• Leverage multiples sources of information and tools to enable tactical adjustments, deployment of resource to different skills, channels and departments 
• Adhere to agreed processes and guidelines to ensure a consistent and effective approach to managing operational performance 
• Demonstrate teamwork within the Real Time and alongside the Resource Planning Executives to ensure all team tasks and activities meet or exceed agreed standards 

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK 11, offered as a full-time position, on permanent basis at 40 hours per week based in the Contact Centre, we also offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

To thrive as a Real Time Team Specialist within the CCO team, we're looking for:

• Previous experience within an omni-channel contact centre environment
• PC literacy in Excel, Windows and other associated applications

About You: A Catalyst for Change

We're interested in candidates who:

• Strong background in a Real Time Analyst role
• Organised and good attention to detail
• Knowledge of relevant WFM or Telephony systems

Why Join Us?

Working with us is about more than a job. It's about creating unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests and a fulfilling career for you. Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your wellbeing:

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• A friendly welcome with help settling in
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers 
• Extensive learning and development opportunities 
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan 
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal

Ready to Lead?

If guiding a guest experience team to new heights excites you, we're eager to hear from you. Apply now to start your journey with us, where your performance-led leadership will make a difference in our shared success. 

Recruitment Journey

For more information on your recruitment journey, please visit https://bit.ly/CUKCandidateJourney. 

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