Pankaj Kumar

Pankaj Kumar

$30/hr
Data Analysis, Vendor Management, Performance Management, Data Entry & Dashboard management.
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Hourly ($/hour)
Age:
46 years old
Location:
Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Experience:
22 years
Contact- www.linkedin.com/in/ pankajkumar06 (LinkedIn) Top Skills Service-Level Agreements (SLA) Operations Administration Adaptability and resilience Languages English, Hindi Pankaj Kumar Vice President- Operations & Client Services | Customer Experience Strategist | Process Optimization Enthusiast | Experienced in managing verticals of Retail, Telco, Travel & Leisure & Healthcare. Bacolod, Western Visayas, Philippines Summary Over 20 years of experience with BPO Operations, successfully coordinated the activities of various departments concerned with the production and training. Comfortable working with people of all levels and having a excellent approach to solving problems and developing business processes. Having proven people management skills with the ability to manage performance and motivate staff on an individual and team level. Emphasizing on improving efficiency, productivity and organizational consistency. Now looking for a new and challenging position one which will make best use of my existing skills and experience and also further enhance my personal and professional development. Experience Supportaholic Technologies Pvt Ltd Vice President Operations July 2024 - Present (6 months) Responsible for the day-to-day operations & client management. Closely working day to day with clients as well as cross-functional partnership with support groups such as workforce management, MIS, Quality, Training and Analytics. Responsible for meeting program-level KPIs, client satisfaction and financial targets. iOPEX Technologies Senior Program Manager January 2024 - June 2024 (6 months) Taguig, National Capital Region, Philippines iQor 6 years 7 months Senior Operations Manager Page 1 of 6 August 2022 - December 2023 (1 year 5 months) Bacolod, Western Visayas, Philippines In my current role I'm managing processes, liaise with other internal teams for purchasing, accounting, human resources, inventory, and IT. 1. Planning and oversee strategic, operational, and administrative program to the organization within the designated functional area of focus. 2. Establishing and implementing short- and long-range organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates programmatic and operational effectiveness, and effects changes required for improvement. 3. Providing advice and recommendations to leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of new or modified operating policies, and procedures 4. Provide professional consultation and leadership to all staff 5. Coordinating, and implements training programs for personnel within the organization and its components regarding the nature and application operating policies and procedures. 6. Managing and/or provides day-to-day leadership to various technical, professional, and/or administrative personnel engaged in specified project activities. 7. P&L Management. Senior Operations Manager August 2021 - August 2022 (1 year 1 month) Davao, Davao Region, Philippines I was managing operations and P&L for a US healthcare account and still handling it with two other accounts. My daily tasks included managing processes, liaise with other internal teams for purchasing, accounting, human resources, inventory, and IT. Senior Operations Manager July 2020 - August 2021 (1 year 2 months) Davao, Davao Region, Philippines In my existing role I’m responsible for P&L management and end to end handling operations in Davao for 850 plus seats for my client with the added support of an amazing team of 6 Operations Managers, over 40 supervisors and 800 plus agents. My client is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington primarily focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital Page 2 of 6 streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, along with Google, Apple, and Facebook. It has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world" as well as the world's most valuable brand. Senior Operations Manager February 2019 - July 2020 (1 year 6 months) Iloilo City Managed a retail & consumer services P&L for a US based client engaged in Pest/ Termite control services. My client is one of the largest pest control companies in the world, operating in 47 states in the United States and 22 countries around the world. It is a subsidiary of ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. with their headquarters located in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. They have in Revenue $1.45 billion (2015) & 8500 employees. In my current role as senior manager operations, I've successfully transitioned their first ever offshore call center work in Iloilo and have built up the team from the scratch. I spearhead a team of result driven, motivated, high class professionals including 2 OMs, 6 RTAs, 15 supervisors, 6 QAs and 4 trainers along with a T&Q supervisor. Written and verbal communications are two of my strongest areas of expertise. Through my years of experience in call center industry, I have perfected my skills in TELCO customer services, first party collections, credit card & billing services, people management & engagement and leading a team. Manager Operations June 2017 - January 2019 (1 year 8 months) Region VI - Western Visayas, Philippines Managed a cluster of up to 150 agents plus supervisors actively involved in providing the best customer services for US customers for a prepaid TELCO Giant. Our client is a prepaid wireless service in the United States that is part of TMobile US, Inc.. We provide nationwide talk, text, and data depending on the plan services using GSM, HSPA, HSPA+ and 4G LTE networks. We previously operated the sixth largest mobile telecommunications network in the United States using code division multiple access (CDMA) technology. Our legacy CDMA network was decommissioned on June 21, 2015. Page 3 of 6 In my current role I've been successfully able to increase the revenue for the site from $6.5M to $9.1M per year by actively managing the CRT of the site. Additionally, we are on our ramp up stage in growing our site from the present headcount of 600 plus to targeted 1200 by Q4 of this year. Eli India Senior Operations Manager July 2015 - February 2016 (8 months)  Lead & manage complete operations for a team of supervisors & agents handling customer care & billings as well as first and third party collections.  Review the key strategy, processes and procedures for the departments  Ensuring all processes and strategies are executed with conformance to global, regional and country policies  Ensure target settings are in line with Plan  Contribute and support all collections strategies, best practices and incentive plan rollouts  Be responsible for the usage and upgrades of all related systems  Drives creation of staffing plans, schedules, quality initiatives, process change initiatives, and other Change initiatives to enable their Functional Area and ultimately to meet and exceed Business Plan. Sets / clarifies requirements and expectations for Team Leaders.  Measures performance provides feedback, and hold Team Leaders accountable for their performance and the performance of their teams/ departments.  Supervise and/or conduct cross-trains and up-trains at the request of Client Services.  Hold team meetings on a regular basis with the direct reports  Ensure process operates efficiently according to client and company measures Be directly responsible towards fostering the development of your team by motivating them and ensuring career advancement and a longlasting and fruitful relationship of the team with the Company through timely & constructive feedback and counseling iQor 7 years 1 month Assistant Vice President Operations & Training March 2013 - June 2015 (2 years 4 months) Region III - Central Luzon, Philippines  Responsible for ensuring that the P&L & portfolio operations run smoothly Page 4 of 6  Managing a portfolio of Canadian Telecom giant “BELL” with 150 agents, 12 TL’s, 1 Sr. TL, 3 QA’s & liaise with WFM team  Coming up with 'on the spot’ solutions to customer complaints or general problems.  Setting targets and expectations for the shift.  Effectively managing both supervisors and junior staff.  Contributing in any way possible to projects.  Carrying out regular staff appraisals and confronting under performers.  Maintaining tight operational and financial control of the call center. Representing iQor in weekly, monthly & quarterly business reviews  Identifying employee skill gaps.  Managing staff attendance and timekeeping in the department.  Completing system audits and analyses.  Driving campaigns forward.  Dealing with complex customer complaints or enquiries.  Holding regular team meetings. Assistant Vice President Operations & Training June 2008 - March 2013 (4 years 10 months)  Making sure that calls are answered by staff within agreed time scales and in an appropriate manner.  Setting call center and customer service targets.  Coaching, and motivating people at pace.  Randomly monitoring calls to ensure that standards are high.  Managing information and statistics.  Managing staff bonus, reward and incentive schemes.  Ensuring that all staff is kept informed of legislation, new working practices and technological changes.  Keeping a close eye on staff turnover, absenteeism and overtime.  Managing a large team of staff from diverse backgrounds.  Attending weekly meeting to review progress and any problems. Barclays Shared Services Team Leader June 2007 - April 2008 (11 months)  Creating an environment that recognizes initiative and encourages ownership  Driving quality and performance to consistently deliver for our customers & meet our regulatory requirements Page 5 of 6  Coaching team and feeding back with honest, constructive feedback to support individual and overall development  Clearly communicating business objectives to the team – ensuring that everyone knows not only their role, but the bigger picture  Building a culture that encourages continuous improvement, utilizing new information and technologies to give our customers the best experience possible. IBM Assistant Manager IBM Global Services 2004 - 2007 (3 years)  Managing a team of 20 to 25 FTE's  Client/Customer/People Management  Drive Performance in the team to meet targets  Manage the daily team activities and ensure the daily operations run smoothly.  Drive Team adherence and manage monthly scheduling.  Handling Escalations  Manage key business metrics like SLA's and CSAT  Run reports & conduct a thorough analysis of SLA misses.  Drive Continuous Improvement in the team along with metrics improvement  Generate dashboard and scorecards for the Team for review.  Performance management and appraisals for the entire Team.  Weekly Reviews to the Management on key deliverables.  One-One with the team and scheduled Monthly Team meetings.  Feedback and Coaching  Knowledge management for the team and quality control  Responsible for people/employee career development Education Kendriya Vidyalaya B.SC, Physics, Chemistry, Maths · (1997 - 2000) Page 6 of 6
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