- SpryrInterim Director Customer ServiceTRAVEL & TOURISMAugust 2023 - Today (1 year and 11 months)Berlin, GermanyKey Responsibilities• Establish and implement Customer Care Target Operating Model• Vendor Management• BPO RFP documentation and shortlisting• CRM RFP documentation and shortlisting• Process Mapping• Forecasting and internal hiring• Establish and implement the B2B partner service operating model• Knowledge Base development.• Selfservice and live chat scoping and implementation.
- TIER MobilityHead of Global Customer CareDIGITAL & ITDecember 2021 - Today (3 years and 7 months)Berlin, GermanyKey Responsibilities• Develop and implement Customer Care strategies that align with business goals and increase customer satisfaction.• Vendor Management• Process Mapping and optimisation• Employee Development• Lead a team of up to 40 professionals, providing guidance to ensure delivery of results.• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and representing the care function in meetings and presentations.• Identify operational inefficiencies and devise effective improvements.Driving continuous improvement in service, processes, systems and technologies. Notable Achievements• 30 pp increase of customer satisfaction.• 54% reduction of contact trigger points.• Launched a VOC driven insights campaign to eradicate pain points.• Reduced hiring needs optimising automations and service inefficiencies.• Achieved an average of 43 employee NPS score over 16 months.
- SpinCustomer Care Strategy AdvisorDIGITAL & ITApril 2022 - July 2023 (1 year and 4 months)San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USAKey Responsibilities• Establish pre and post merger operating model.• Launch RFPs and negotiate contracts involving the customer care function.• Develop and implement Customer Care strategies that align with business goals and increase customer satisfaction.• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and representing the care function in meetings, presentations.• Identify operational inefficiencies and devise effective improvements.• Drive continuous improvement in service, processes, systems and technologies. Notable Achievements• Reduced hiring needs by 25% optimising automations and service inefficiencies.• Decreased forecasted org costs by 25% YoY.• Launched a VOC driven insights campaign to eradicate product pain points.• Optimised external service team utilisation decreasing costs 12% MoM.
Ruben A recommend Spyros
He has really strong skills in 1) Problem solving (leveraging lean methodologies) 2) People Management (fair & authentic leader) and 3) Business Acumen (compose very well with key business limitations and opportunities).
- Bachelor of Business & Bachelor of ArtsHELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY2022Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
- Executive Diploma in Shipping, Maritime StudiesMediterranean College / University of Derby2015Executive Diploma in Shipping, Maritime Studies
- Electrical Engineering, Renewable PowerAdvanced Technological Institution of Crete2008Electrical Engineering, Renewable Power