Our Opportunity:

Chewy is continuing to build a world-class team that strives to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents (and partners) everywhere!  We are looking for leaders to join our Customer Service Operations Team who are passionate not only about our customers, but about our people.

We are looking for a Customer Service Manager in Pittston, PA, to provide proactive leadership and development to a team of 10-25 hourly team members who support multiple channels within the business The ideal candidate will challenge, coach, and mentor their team to go above and beyond to create unique and impactful moments for our customers while also resolving their issues. This leader will be accountable for their team achieving set service and quality expectations, while developing team members that are having difficulty meeting Chewy standards.  

The Customer Service Manager should have exceptional communication, interpersonal and customer service skills, as well as comprehensive knowledge of company policies and offerings.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage a team of 10-25 direct reports
• Create and drive talent management strategies that include but are not limited to succession planning, talent reviews, recommendations of promotional opportunities for top performers, and development of all team members.
• Leverage multiple data points, trending information, and behavioral patterns to establish and execute coaching strategies.
• Manage the corrective action process up and through termination for conduct or performance related issues.
• Partner with recruiting to conduct interviews, assist in defining hiring profiles, and provide feedback on candidate quality to drive continuous improvement and candidate selection.
• Improve production levels of phone, email, chat and social media teams through recurring meetings and huddles to communicate critical business updates and drive team member productivity.
• Deliver individualized feedback on performance and behavior to all team members to identify areas of opportunity and develop action plans to improve metrics, closing performance gaps
• Review and score customer calls using quality control guidelines to ensure agents are meeting established criteria; Calibrate with other team members to ensure consistency in grading using speech to text analytical tools and evaluation of issue resolution, customer empathy and sentiment, and adherence to Chewy training and product specific knowledge.
• Monitor and control team members' productivity and workload of multi-channel volume.
• Partner with the Operations Manager to create and execute annual engagement plans and activities.
• Support and handle customer and systems escalations as needed.
• Assist and support learning and development needs for team members to successfully complete their metric expectations and to stay current on new product training as needed.
• Handle employee concerns and escalations to HR where necessary.
• Participate and provide feedback on business initiatives that directly impact the Customer Service Team.
• Operate with understanding, active listening, patience, empathy, and kindness to customers and fellow team members.
• Conduct retention checks with Agents to check knowledge of current Chewy information.
• Identify operational deficiencies and suggest plans for improvement.
• Prepare reporting by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data and trends to improve processes, ensuring resources are properly allocated to maximize efficiency and customer satisfaction.

What You’ll Need:

• 2-5 years’ working experience in a customer service or call center environment.
• Management experience with 5 or more direct reports.
• Ability to manage a high volume or information/data.
• A sense of urgency with a demonstrated ability to multi-task and adapt to quickly changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Position may require some travel (<25%).
• Must be willing to work evening shifts and perform other duties as needed.
• Must live within 100 miles of Pittson, PA.

Compensation & Benefits:

Our salary range for a Customer Service Manager position is $50,000-$58,000. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.

We offer different types of insurance, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.

Non-exempt hourly team members accrue paid time off (PTO) while salaried-exempt team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Non-exempt hourly team members in Fulfillment Centers and Customer Service are also eligible for additional unplanned unpaid time off (UTO). Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.

Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact CAAR@chewy.com.

If you have a question regarding your application, please contact HR@chewy.com.

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