Customer Service Team Manager - Clean Cooking job at Sun King
New
2 Days Ago
Linkedid Twitter Share on facebook
Customer Service Team Manager - Clean Cooking
2026-01-02T15:25:38+00:00
Sun King
https://cdn.greatkenyanjobs.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_8707/logo/sun.jpeg
FULL_TIME
 
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Manufacturing
Customer Service, Management, Business Operations
KES
 
MONTH
2026-01-09T17:00:00+00:00
 
 
8

Greenlight Planet is on a mission to revolutionize rural energy access for the 1.5 billion off-grid villagers who use dirty, dangerous kerosene lanterns for light. In four years we've sold 1.6 million solar lights to off-grid families in South Asia and Africa— all paid for up-front, in cash— the latter 1 million customers acquired over the...

The Role

The Customer Service Team Manager will manage, coach and motivate customer service executives as they engage with our clean cooking customers through the different voice and non voice platforms within the business. The Customer Service Team Manager will Mentor customer service employees and assist in the coaching and mentoring process, ensuring that every agent is well prepared to provide quality customer experience. They will be responsible for driving performance of the team in line with the assigned KPIs ensuring that they understand and meet/exceed expectations through continuous engagements. You should be analytical, accommodating, and prepared to assist call center agents.

What you would be expected to do

  • Regularly monitor performance metrics results and ensure adequate performance evaluation procedures, highlighting concerns that impact team performance.
  • Team managers should be well aware of the company policy and ensure its implementation and compliance. Monitor, identify and resolve performance/behavior/attendance issues using prescribed performance management techniques
  • Real-time team/floor monitoring to ensure schedule and shift adherence as per planner. Assist agents by providing floor support on customer queries.
  • Conduct pre-shift team meetings daily setting focus and priorities for the day to ensure productivity of the agents along their KPIs.
  • Motivate and coach the team while ensuring optimum performance.
  • Keeping up to date with business development and new product lines
  • Manage day-to-day line activities, prioritize and make risk/impact assessments within existing processes and procedures towards achieving SLAs
  • Ensure training and development plans and schedules are maintained for all team members
  • Manage the fair and consistent application of performance management and disciplinary measures as necessary.
  • Head and inspire a team of customer service agents to deliver excellent levels of individual/team performance and customer satisfaction
  • Keep up to date with any industry changes affecting the business and relay this knowledge back to the team
  • Ensure daily, weekly, and monthly reporting on service campaign performance against stipulated metrics.
  • Ensuring all clients are served within required timelines by reviewing and giving feedback on improvement areas for existing processes and policies to cater to customer satisfaction
  • Efficiency in case management in line with customer escalations resolution within the defined SLAs. Continuous documentation of recommendations and drive implementation to guarantee improved performance.
  • Manage and handle escalated issues related to emerging issues disrupting service delivery on the floor, and major system outages for follow-through and feedback to key stakeholders.
  • Work with the management team to identify and deliver positive change and business efficiencies and highlight operational risks and areas for improvement

You might be a strong candidate if you

  • Bachelor's Degree/diploma
  • 1 year experience managing call center teams (external 2 years).
  • Background in managing front-line and/or tier 2 support team accountable for FCR on complex customer issues.
  • Proficiency with technology, especially computers, software applications and phone systems
  • Good analytical and data interpretation skills.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong comprehension of company products, policies and services
  • Ability to coach, train and motivate employees and evaluate their performance.
  • Excellent Problem solving, steering, and customer service skills.
  • Team management/ supervisory skills experience
  • Creative thinker who possesses coaching and communication skills.
  • Workforce management skills (added advantage)
  • Ability to deal with demanding customers and escalations
  • Managed customer escalations which ultimately resulted in a favorable customer satisfaction rating.
* Regularly monitor performance metrics results and ensure adequate performance evaluation procedures, highlighting concerns that impact team performance. * Team managers should be well aware of the company policy and ensure its implementation and compliance. Monitor, identify and resolve performance/behavior/attendance issues using prescribed performance management techniques * Real-time team/floor monitoring to ensure schedule and shift adherence as per planner. Assist agents by providing floor support on customer queries. * Conduct pre-shift team meetings daily setting focus and priorities for the day to ensure productivity of the agents along their KPIs. * Motivate and coach the team while ensuring optimum performance. * Keeping up to date with business development and new product lines * Manage day-to-day line activities, prioritize and make risk/impact assessments within existing processes and procedures towards achieving SLAs * Ensure training and development plans and schedules are maintained for all team members * Manage the fair and consistent application of performance management and disciplinary measures as necessary. * Head and inspire a team of customer service agents to deliver excellent levels of individual/team performance and customer satisfaction * Keep up to date with any industry changes affecting the business and relay this knowledge back to the team * Ensure daily, weekly, and monthly reporting on service campaign performance against stipulated metrics. * Ensuring all clients are served within required timelines by reviewing and giving feedback on improvement areas for existing processes and policies to cater to customer satisfaction * Efficiency in case management in line with customer escalations resolution within the defined SLAs. Continuous documentation of recommendations and drive implementation to guarantee improved performance. * Manage and handle escalated issues related to emerging issues disrupting service delivery on the floor, and major system outages for follow-through and feedback to key stakeholders. * Work with the management team to identify and deliver positive change and business efficiencies and highlight operational risks and areas for improvement
* Proficiency with technology, especially computers, software applications and phone systems * Good analytical and data interpretation skills. * Exceptional verbal and written communication skills * Strong comprehension of company products, policies and services * Ability to coach, train and motivate employees and evaluate their performance. * Excellent Problem solving, steering, and customer service skills. * Team management/ supervisory skills experience * Creative thinker who possesses coaching and communication skills. * Workforce management skills (added advantage) * Ability to deal with demanding customers and escalations
* Bachelor's Degree/diploma * 1 year experience managing call center teams (external 2 years). * Background in managing front-line and/or tier 2 support team accountable for FCR on complex customer issues. * Managed customer escalations which ultimately resulted in a favorable customer satisfaction rating.
bachelor degree
12
JOB-6957e372e8a40

Vacancy title:
Customer Service Team Manager - Clean Cooking

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Customer Service, Management, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Sun King

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, January 9 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 2 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

Similar Jobs in Kenya
Learn more about Sun King
Sun King jobs in Kenya

JOB DETAILS:

Greenlight Planet is on a mission to revolutionize rural energy access for the 1.5 billion off-grid villagers who use dirty, dangerous kerosene lanterns for light. In four years we've sold 1.6 million solar lights to off-grid families in South Asia and Africa— all paid for up-front, in cash— the latter 1 million customers acquired over the...

The Role

The Customer Service Team Manager will manage, coach and motivate customer service executives as they engage with our clean cooking customers through the different voice and non voice platforms within the business. The Customer Service Team Manager will Mentor customer service employees and assist in the coaching and mentoring process, ensuring that every agent is well prepared to provide quality customer experience. They will be responsible for driving performance of the team in line with the assigned KPIs ensuring that they understand and meet/exceed expectations through continuous engagements. You should be analytical, accommodating, and prepared to assist call center agents.

What you would be expected to do

  • Regularly monitor performance metrics results and ensure adequate performance evaluation procedures, highlighting concerns that impact team performance.
  • Team managers should be well aware of the company policy and ensure its implementation and compliance. Monitor, identify and resolve performance/behavior/attendance issues using prescribed performance management techniques
  • Real-time team/floor monitoring to ensure schedule and shift adherence as per planner. Assist agents by providing floor support on customer queries.
  • Conduct pre-shift team meetings daily setting focus and priorities for the day to ensure productivity of the agents along their KPIs.
  • Motivate and coach the team while ensuring optimum performance.
  • Keeping up to date with business development and new product lines
  • Manage day-to-day line activities, prioritize and make risk/impact assessments within existing processes and procedures towards achieving SLAs
  • Ensure training and development plans and schedules are maintained for all team members
  • Manage the fair and consistent application of performance management and disciplinary measures as necessary.
  • Head and inspire a team of customer service agents to deliver excellent levels of individual/team performance and customer satisfaction
  • Keep up to date with any industry changes affecting the business and relay this knowledge back to the team
  • Ensure daily, weekly, and monthly reporting on service campaign performance against stipulated metrics.
  • Ensuring all clients are served within required timelines by reviewing and giving feedback on improvement areas for existing processes and policies to cater to customer satisfaction
  • Efficiency in case management in line with customer escalations resolution within the defined SLAs. Continuous documentation of recommendations and drive implementation to guarantee improved performance.
  • Manage and handle escalated issues related to emerging issues disrupting service delivery on the floor, and major system outages for follow-through and feedback to key stakeholders.
  • Work with the management team to identify and deliver positive change and business efficiencies and highlight operational risks and areas for improvement

You might be a strong candidate if you

  • Bachelor's Degree/diploma
  • 1 year experience managing call center teams (external 2 years).
  • Background in managing front-line and/or tier 2 support team accountable for FCR on complex customer issues.
  • Proficiency with technology, especially computers, software applications and phone systems
  • Good analytical and data interpretation skills.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong comprehension of company products, policies and services
  • Ability to coach, train and motivate employees and evaluate their performance.
  • Excellent Problem solving, steering, and customer service skills.
  • Team management/ supervisory skills experience
  • Creative thinker who possesses coaching and communication skills.
  • Workforce management skills (added advantage)
  • Ability to deal with demanding customers and escalations
  • Managed customer escalations which ultimately resulted in a favorable customer satisfaction rating.

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Application Link:Click Here to Apply Now

 

All Jobs | QUICK ALERT SUBSCRIPTION

Job Info
Job Category: Customer Service jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, January 9 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 03-01-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 03-01-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
Apply Now
Notification Board

Join a Focused Community on job search to uncover both advertised and non-advertised jobs that you may not be aware of. A jobs WhatsApp Group Community can ensure that you know the opportunities happening around you and a jobs Facebook Group Community provides an opportunity to discuss with employers who need to fill urgent position. Click the links to join. You can view previously sent Email Alerts here incase you missed them and Subscribe so that you never miss out.

Caution: Never Pay Money in a Recruitment Process.

Some smart scams can trick you into paying for Psychometric Tests.