Vacant Jobs at Virgin Active South Africa

Duties and Responsibilities

• To always do your bit towards achieving our strategic business vision and do it in a way that aligns to our business values of learning, improving and inspiring while having fun and always doing the right thing.
• Our collections agents are responsible for handling arrear memberships telephonically or via written correspondence
• It is their responsibility to collect arrears by using the in-house collections methodology and ensure these clients remain part of the Virgin Active family
• Dealing with member queries and complaints on all levels in a competent, efficient, and professional way, in accordance with the quality and performance standard. All dealings with members must be in alignment with the company culture and values
• Working cross functionally with other department leaders to ensure that the objectives of the business are being met and outcomes are being delivered

Minimum Requirements

We can’t live without

• Matric or equivalent qualification
• Up to 3 years’ experience as collections agent/representative or similar sales role
• Proven track record of successfully meeting collections budgets preferably over the phone
• Outstanding negotiation skills with the ability to resolve issues and address complaints
• Must be able to converse, read and understand English 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be resilient to handle customer rejection
• An ability to multitask, must be able to switch between multiple systems while helping customers and switch channels frequently – from the phone to email
• Ability to be polite and compassionate without lacking confidence

We’d like you to have

• Customer centric focus
• Must display empathy and ability to build rapport 
• Quality must be your key focus in delivering the result
• Must have excellent influencing skills 
• Must be able to manage objection and be able to resolve calls
• Must be able to work independently 
• Must be a good team player and treat the team with respect 

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Your Duties & Responsibilities

• To always do your bit towards achieving our strategic business vision and do it in a way that aligns to our business values of learning, improving and inspiring while having fun and always doing the right thing.
• Our retention advisors are responsible for handling cancelled memberships telephonically or via written correspondence
• It is their responsibility to retain clients by using the in-house NLP sales methodology and ensure these clients remain part of the Virgin Active family
• Dealing with member queries and complaints on all levels in a competent, efficient and professional way, in accordance with the quality and performance standard. All dealings with members must be in alignment with the company culture and values
• Working cross functionally with other department leaders to ensure that the objectives of the business are being met and outcomes are being delivered

Our minimum requirements

We can’t live without

• Matric or equivalent qualification
• Up to 3 years’ experience as sales or retentions representative or similar sales role
• Proven track record of successfully meeting sales budgets preferably over the phone
• Outstanding negotiation skills with the ability to resolve issues and address complaints
• Must be able to converse, read and understand English
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be resilient to handle customer rejection
• The ability to multitask is essential, as the role requires seamlessly switching between multiple systems while assisting customers, as well as frequently transitioning between communication channels, from voice calls to written interactions

We’d like you to have

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a faced paced, challenging environment)
• Be curious
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve success.
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work independently.
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
• Action orientation