Service Planner/Programmer - Pest Control (Dar es Salaam Tanzania)
Rentokil Initial, Tanzania

Rentokil Initial is a Global services company employing over 45,000 colleagues across 84 countries. The Company is at the cutting edge of technology and innovation as it strives to protect people and enhance lives, by controlling pests, improving hygiene and improving interior spaces with plants and scenting. We are experts in the fields we operate in, investing in training, science, innovation and technology, and affording our employees Opportunities for Growth and Development Listening and acting on feedback is part of our culture to support colleagues and our customers. Rentokil Initial regards equality and fairness as a fundamental right of all of its colleagues. We live our values of Service, Relationships and Teamwork which were identified by our colleagues across the world. Find out more on careers.rentokil-initial.com Our family of businesses: Rentokil Pest Control is the world’s leading commercial pest control company who provides quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers. We operate in 92 of the top 100 cities We are highly innovative and have leading technical and scientific expertise and our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity. Although we don’t provide the most luxurious of services, this is certainly essential for all of our customers, and to make sure service happens. Initial Hygiene is the world’s leading hygiene services company that provides quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers. We produce high-quality, tailored hygiene product ranges for washrooms - across all sectors and industries where our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity Ambius is the world leader in providing interior landscaping services for a range of customers from boutique hotels, to shopping centres. We use planting, scenting, flowers, artwork and exterior landscaping maintenance to improve the environment for the benefit of the customer and their employees. Ambius is a global brand across North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia. We have central support functions of Human Resources, IT, Finance, Legal and Marketing amp; Innovation in the Rentokil Initial Head Office locations and in the country. You would be supporting the business in EAST AFRICA - Dar es Salam, Tanzania in Pest Control Department.

Key Responsibilities:

Offer exceptional leadership on all Pest Control service planning matters and support the Pest Control manager and service supervisors in all endeavours that are meant to improve service delivery

• Ensure high productivity of the service team and that the state of service is maintained at an acceptable level.
• Review and manage service routing and planning under the direction of the manager and in consultation with the supervisors, and ensure regular updates so that there is minimum time wastage
• Peruse service cards and chemical usage details to generally assess proper usage of prep and all chemicals. Raise issues of concern noted to the service manager
• Promote service staff lead generation and carry out cross selling activities to customers in your database to support efforts by the sales colleagues.
• Undertake telephone sales for residential clients that may come through enquiries and from old jobs or terminated contracts record
• Offer professional customer service so that good customer relationships are maintained in bid to avoid contract terminations on poor service reasons.
• Address on a timely basis cases of potential terminations under the guidance of the manager.
• Enhance communication with customers through proper handling of telephone calls and quickly responding to any customer requirements
• Offer precise service programming so that all services are rendered when due and are promptly processed in the service program (ICABS).
• Take written instructions on installations, withdrawal of services and removal of any company assets from the service supervisor amp; manager and action accordingly when this happens
• Ensure the use of ICABs is optimized through timely capturing of visits and terminations/ stop service, etc
• Keep record of and remain accountable for Equipment for Rental where applicable under the direction of the manager.
• Play a notable role in debt collection, stop service and service reinstatement. Liaise closely with the credit controller on state of client debt account in relation to servicing
• Make timely and sound decisions regarding service planning and scheduling, keeping your supervisor amp; manager fully abreast
• Take proactive action on Customer Voice Counts results as may be required on your part, and escalate serious matters to management
• Participate in monthly reporting and report accurately key data such as number of complaints, terminations etc as may be required.
• Have a keen interest in safeguarding company assets allocated to your department and r

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