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Rakesh Kumar R

Rakesh Kumar R

Team Leader
Bengaluru

Summary

Dedicated Leader with 15+ years of experience in driving exceptional customer support and team performance. Accomplished Team Leader with a proven track record at Flipkart, enhancing team productivity by 80% and customer satisfaction through effective problem-solving and teamwork. Skilled in people management and client service, excellent in motivating teams and exceeding targets with a notable first-contact resolution rate. Skilled in resolving customer queries with a high first-contact resolution rate, resulting in elevated satisfaction levels. Proven ability to track support requests, analyze data, and implement effective solutions to enhance customer experience. Adept at fostering team collaboration, motivation, and accountability, leading to a significant improvement in team cohesion and performance. Committed to creating a positive work environment through continuous feedback and career development guidance. Possess strong communication skills, a talent for fast learning, and a solid background in customer service, making an ideal candidate for a Team Leader role.

Work History

Team Leader

Flipkart Internet Private Ltd
Bengaluru
08.201 - Current
  • During tenure at Flipkart, handled customer support responsibilities, ensuring timely and accurate solutions to customer inquiries. resolved customer issues and collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver personalized solutions, exceeding customer expectations.
  • Started with sales in 2014 for inbound customers and placing orders.
  • Worked for Flipkart CEO escalations, where we handled all escalation cases that were escalated to Grievance and CEO.
  • Handled high escalation cases of social media platform and successfully resolved the problems, and recognized as best performer.
  • Became a client of Teleperformance and Startek companies and managed the entire partner location, presenting Flipkart. Interacted with clients and resolved problems.
  • As a client, I was also conducting final round interviews for the candidates at partner locations and understood the problems. I hired based on the selection criteria.
  • Communicate with senior management to provide updates on team performance and initiatives.
  • Self-performance was a key metric and always managed to be greater than 4.50 out of 5 ratings.
  • Tracked customer support requests and developed reports to identify and address recurring customer issues.
  • Resolved customer queries with a first-contact resolution rate of 88%, resulting in increased customer satisfaction.
  • Identified and escalated customer issues to the appropriate teams for resolution, resulting in faster problem resolution.
  • Evaluated team performance and provided constructive feedback to help team members improve.
  • Ensured team members had the resources, tools, and training needed for success.
  • Resolved conflicts in a professional and timely manner.
  • Developed and implemented team processes to improve productivity and efficiency by 80%.
  • Developed a system for recognizing team accomplishments and rewarding success.
  • Analyzed data and evaluated survey feedback to identify areas of improvement.
  • Successfully completed 180 initiatives with process change with 90% accuracy, whereas the target for the year was 144, hence exceeded the given target.
  • Worked on aging cases as it was critical on customer escalations and reduced the numbers, which had dropped from 42% to 8%, after the successful task that was taken.
  • Always kept the numbers for Customer satisfaction, Resolution scores, and Quality on track and achieved the numbers 85% and above.
  • Taken care of >72 hrs, untouched cases, and got it down gradually from 68% to 12%, and successfully brought down the numbers.
  • Handled 29 batches in a year with a success rate of 89% for certification and onboarding.
  • Managed to handle 173 head counts from different partners, from different locations.
  • Got appreciation from managers for being on track in maintaining the numbers, and also escalating issues to POCs at the right time, and exceeding yearly targets.

SME Team Leader

Dpals IT Solutions
Bengaluru
09.2009 - 06.2014
  • Worked for the Canadian mortgage process.
  • Improved team morale and motivation through positive reinforcement and team-building activities.
  • Identified and addressed impediments to team progress and success, resulting in a smoother flow of work and improved team morale.
  • Created a team culture of collaboration, respect, and accountability that resulted in an 80% improvement in team cohesion.
  • Increased team motivation and discipline, resulting in a 100% increase in team focus and performance.
  • Conducted regular feedback sessions with team members to identify areas for improvement and provide guidance on career development.
  • Streamlined team processes, resulting in an 85% increase in productivity and a 35% reduction in costs.
  • Developed an incentive program that improved employee retention and morale by 60%.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

Sangai International University
Bengaluru, India
06.2015 - 12.2018

PUC -

Karnataka State Open University
Bengaluru
06.2013 - 05.2015

Skills

Accomplishments

  • Best performer award received from CEO April 2019.
  • Instant Karma award was give for Outstanding Job August 2019.
  • 5 Years Achievement award August 2019.
  • Received the WOW award for best performance November 2019.
  • 7 Years Achievement award August 2021.
  • Received Innovation award under AHA from CEO December 2022.
  • Received Achievement award Mission impossible under exception contribution for process June 2023.Received best performer award from process head October 2023.
  • Received Instant Karma award for outstanding Job from business head November 2023.

Timeline

Bachelor of Commerce -

Sangai International University
06.2015 - 12.2018

PUC -

Karnataka State Open University
06.2013 - 05.2015

SME Team Leader

Dpals IT Solutions
09.2009 - 06.2014

Team Leader

Flipkart Internet Private Ltd
08.201 - Current
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