Workforce Specialist 2 (RTA2)
Our Opportunity:
As a CS Real Time Analyst, you will manage CS Operations, Customer Experience, and Agent through a combination of real time performance management, agent utilization management, reporting, and analytics leveraging understanding of contact center operations and workforce management principles. You will provide leadership teams with timely, accurate reports on intraday performance and impacts to maximize the ability for customer service to achieve their business objectives.
What you'll do:
- Continuously analyzes business activities in real-time re-forecasting to execute countermeasures to maximize balance of service levels and occupancy.
- Make necessary adjustments in staffing plans and coordinates with operations teams to achieve service level goals and business objectives.
- Deliver bridges, synopsis, insights, and plans of action for forecasting and planning and operational activities intraday and post-mortem to support continuous improvement of Customer Service performance results.
- Oversee and manages real time response to events such as technical outages, application failures, unanticipated facilities closures (safety related), and escalates to appropriate internal and external teams when needed.
- Monitor and process real-time requests and adherence, including generation of real-time absenteeism, NCNS, appropriate notification and occurrence reporting.
- Collaborates with Operations and WFM teammates to identify areas of innovation and continuous improvement opportunities in forecasting, planning and executions of customer service activities.
- Engage in Chewtopian level communications with agents and operations when monitoring/addressing agent behaviors in a consistent and supportive engagement.
- Creates a positive work environment that fosters successful customer service team performance. Display empathy, patience and understanding while providing accurate guidance to agents and teammates.
- Be an ambassador of the spirit and intent of the Chewy Operating Principles
- Commit to learning and developing yourself to better Chewy as a whole!
- Expand knowledge to execute solid tactical Real Time Management understanding & application
- Support any assignments as needed.
What you'll need:
- 2+ years call center Workforce Management experience in contact centers or equivalent experience
- Solid understanding and competency of real time management of a contact center including managing agent availability, forecast v. actual for volume, handle time and capacity to deliver balanced business targeted SLAs and Occupancies
- Uses solid understanding of key business indicators such as response time, efficiency and optimization metrics and productivity to make best decision in the moment without additional supervisory review
- Understanding of prescriptive and descriptive analysis, predictive analysis, fundamentals of statistics, forecasting and data architecture
- Confident making decisions in ambiguous situations without specific direction on how to reach a solution based on changing contact center performance conditions.
- Good written and verbal communications to be able to work with all levels of the Customer Service Organization clearly concisely from agent to Senior Leadership.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including manipulating data, creating reports, visualizations, and presentations from scratch.
- Flexibility to participate in a schedule required to support a 24x7 contact center (open schedule availability for 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift).
- 1 year+ Experience with Workforce Management (back office functionality) platform is recommended (e.g. Kronos, Verint or NICE)
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- No corrective actions in the past 180 days [Internal Only]
Bonus:
- Associates degree or higher preferred business administration, finance, or statistics.
- Proficient in data management - SQL, Python, VBA, Tableau, macros, pivot tables, pivot charts
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
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Skills Required
- 2+ years call center workforce management or equivalent experience
- Real-time contact center management including agent availability, forecast vs. actual, SLAs and occupancy
- Use of business indicators (response time, efficiency, productivity) to make immediate decisions
- Understanding of prescriptive/descriptive/predictive analysis, statistics, forecasting, and data architecture
- Ability to make decisions in ambiguous, fast-changing situations
- Strong written and verbal communication with all organizational levels
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including data manipulation, reports, visualizations, presentations
- Flexibility to support a 24x7 contact center schedule (1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift)
- 1+ year experience with Workforce Management platforms (e.g., Kronos, Verint, NICE)
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- No corrective actions in the past 180 days (internal requirement)
- Associates degree or higher in business, finance, or statistics (preferred)
- Proficiency with SQL, Python, VBA, Tableau, Excel macros/pivots (preferred)
What the Team is Saying
Chewy Compensation & Benefits Highlights
How does Chewy ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?
Chewy approaches compensation through a total rewards strategy that combines salary, bonuses, equity opportunities, healthcare benefits, employee discounts, and career growth opportunities. The company emphasizes supporting employees across ecommerce, healthcare, pharmacy, customer service, technology, and fulfillment operations while competing for talent in both retail and tech markets.
Competitive compensation and bonus opportunities: Chewy offers market-based compensation packages that may include salary, performance bonuses, commissions, and equity depending on role and level. Built In also notes benefits such as relocation assistance, employee discounts, and bonus opportunities across multiple teams and functions.
- Healthcare and wellness support: Benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, disability coverage, telemedicine, mental health resources, and wellbeing programs. Chewy also offers wellness-focused resources designed to support employees physically, mentally, and financially.
- Retirement and financial wellbeing: Employees receive 401(k) plans with company matching along with financial wellness resources and broader support programs. Benefits are designed to support both short-term needs and long-term financial planning.
- Pet-focused and family-oriented benefits: Chewy offers pet insurance discounts, employee discounts on Chewy products, parental leave, fertility support, family-focused benefits, and caregiving resources. The company’s benefits package is closely aligned with its pet-focused identity and customer mission.
- Flexibility and workplace support: Corporate employees may have access to hybrid work arrangements, flexible scheduling, commuter benefits, PTO, paid holidays, and wellbeing initiatives. Employees also cite supportive managers and collaborative teams as important parts of the broader employee value proposition.
- Long-term career investment: Compensation is reinforced through career growth opportunities, mentorship, leadership development, cross-functional learning, and exposure to large-scale ecommerce, automation, healthcare, and logistics initiatives. Employees often describe growth opportunities as an important part of the overall company experience.
- External signals: Comparably reports that 70% of employee reviews are positive overall. Employees frequently highlight healthcare benefits, employee discounts, coworkers, and growth opportunities as strengths of the company experience. (Glassdoor; Comparably)
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What We Do
Who We Are Chewy is where pet parents find everything they need for life with pets, from food to fun to pharmacy. We make pet care easier, more informed, and more joyful through fast, reliable delivery and award-winning 24/7 Customer Care, including access to pet health support when it’s needed. Founded in 2011, Chewy combines the convenience of online shopping with a high-touch, personalized experience built around the real moments of pet parenthood. Our Mission Chewy’s mission is to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. What We Do We support pet parents through the highs, lows, and everyday moments of the pet parenting journey with: • Pet food, treats, and daily essentials • Supplies for dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles, equine, and small pets • Pharmacy and veterinary services, including prescriptions and medications • Pet wellness and health products • Autoship for convenient recurring deliveries • Chewy+, our premium membership offering exclusive savings, faster delivery, and personalized pet care benefits • 24/7/365 customer support from knowledgeable, pet-loving experts What Makes Chewy Different Chewy is known for industry-leading service, deep personalization, and our customer-obsessed culture. We combine trust, convenience, and care, and pet parents come to us for: • Exceptional customer care • Human- and pet-centered product and experience design • Fast, dependable fulfillment across a nationwide operations network • A mission-driven culture built on empathy, trust, and passion for pets Our Culture Chewy’s culture is built for people who thrive on ownership, innovation, and impact. We value curiosity, creativity, and continuous improvement across all our teams. We empower Team Members—our Chewtopians—to learn, grow, and unleash their full potential in a collaborative, supportive, mission-driven environment. How We Work Chewy’s Operating Principles guide how we think, innovate, collaborate, and execute. These principles shape our character, decision-making, and approach to delivering results while connecting our people and culture in support of our mission. Where We Work Chewy headquarters: Plantation, FL, and Boston, MA Additional hubs: Bellevue, WA, and Minneapolis, MN
Why Work With Us
Why You Should Work at Chewy Chewy is a unique, fast-growing e-commerce and tech leader where builders, creators, and problem-solvers shape the future of pet care. Our teams drive innovation in a mission-driven culture that creates real impact for pets and the people who love them.
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