Support Analyst at Kerridge Commercial Systems South Africa

inspHire is a business within the Kerridge Commercial Systems Group (KCS) and boasts global recognition as a specialist software provider; delivering fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the rental industry – wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in the rental industry, inspHire has a wide range of clients who rent, sell and service construction equipment and audio-visual and event products. Our pedigree has helped us develop state-of-the-art solutions, including two cloud subscription products, OnRent and Current RMS, which take our customers into a new era of flexible, scalable and readily available trading - wherever and however they work. 

inspHire is a market leader in the development and provision of rental industry software 

• Helpdesk Analyst role provides 1st line business-to-business software application support
• Working in a global team supporting inspHire products as well as databases, reporting tools, MS Server and Desktop operating systems plus other third-party applications
• Communicating via multiple media – phone, e-mail, chat
• Creating documentation and delivering customer training where required
• Hybrid role – 40% home and 60% office based, potential for limited travel to customer sites
• Covering support hours between 8am and 10pm on a rota basis

 Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include but are not exclusive to: 

• Deliver a first-class service to our customers
  • Answer questions and troubleshoot issues quickly and efficiently.
  • Provision of high-quality updates to customers on a regular basis.
  • Correctly set the customers’ expectations.
  • Deliver on promises
• Take personal responsibility for every case ensuring a proactive approach to resolution and ensure all parties are kept updated
• Proactive management of assigned cases
• Maintain excellent quality of cases with detailed notes
• Always display a positive and can-do attitude
• Identify solutions and preventative measures to improve the customer’s experience
• Ensure all cases are progressed in line with InspHire SLA’s.
• Team Working: Proactively share knowledge, help during times of leave/absence, and share service improvement opportunities.
• Be curious to change, evolve and develop in ways that help us better serve our customers.

Key Requirements:

Essential

• Good IT skills with demonstrable experience in a similar IT support role
• Knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems (Server and Desktop Editions)
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft SQL database structures
• Experience of supporting applications with MS SQL databases, including script/query writing
• Knowledge of ERP or business IT systems 
• Always display a “customer first" attitude
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey technical information in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to troubleshoot and strive for first time resolution of issues.
• Consistently produce high quality and detailed work

Desirable

• Knowledge of Crystal Reports
• Knowledge of Sage Accounting Solutions
• Appreciation for all products and services in the inspHire offering