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At Mercell, we're on a mission to revolutionise public procurement, making it accessible and effortless for everyone involved. Imagine a world where public buyers and visionary suppliers come together seamlessly to make a great deal easier and shape the future. That's what we're all about. With a dynamic culture built on continuous growth, trust, and collaboration, Mercell offers an environment where your talents can thrive. You will be part of an international environment with ambitious and dedicated colleagues who are passionate about what they do and supported to be themselves. We, Customer Service & Support, are a team of over 60 professionals responsible for ensuring a smooth experience for our public tendering customers across Europe. Our area of expertise extends from supporting the software platforms, to understanding the public procurement process, all the way to anticipating customers' needs and using modern technology to answer them. As a Customer Service Team Lead at Mercell, you will report directly to the Group Director, Customer Service & Support. You will be responsible to maintain regular operation, instill the operational rigour with the team, ensure development plans are followed, and contribute to the evolution of our Customer Service & Support offering. You will also have a strong connection with relevant stakeholders in the region and support business development and expansion regionally.
Job Responsibility:
People Management: Set, monitor, and update goals and OKRs for the team, based on the evolution of the business. Recurring performance management activities aimed to build a world-class support team. Lead with empathy and care (as observed through the employee survey), while maintaining a strong lead-by-example posture
Operational Excellence & Rigour: Own the business through following the operational rigour cadence, build data-driven insights to improve the rituals and areas of focus, and raise the performance bars by constantly seeking new ways to deliver improved service to our customers
Results Focused: Use dashboards, reports, or other data points to focus on goals attainment. Be comfortable to context switch and deliver on-time against parallel priorities. Anticipate risks and build mitigation strategies
Customer Orientation: Have the customer in mind in all decisions, actions, and deliverables. Be comfortable answering escalations, manage customer expectations, and build relationships with top-tier customers. Contribute to internal feedback loops stemming from customer feedback.
Stakeholders Management: Build stakeholder relationships, manage expectations, and deliver successful outcomes aimed to improve internal collaboration
Requirements:
Proven experience leading and developing customer service and support teams, preferably in a fast paced SaaS or tech environment
Experience leading distributed or cross-geographical teams - successfully guided or coached a diverse team of professionals towards service delivery excellence
Familiarity with building onboarding and skills actualization plans aimed to accelerate readiness for individuals. Past experience managing performance and successfully turning lower performers around
Strong operational mindset with the ability to drive structure, follow operational cadence, and use data to improve performance
Customer-centric leader, comfortable handling escalations and balancing customer needs with business priorities
Fluent in English and Dutch language (written and spoken)
German is a strong advantage
Nice to have:
Exposure to public procurement, public sector customers, or regulated environments
Familiarity with modern support tools, automation, or AI-enabled service models
Familiarity with proposing and implementing service improvements or innovative/transformative ideas