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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.20 - Activities of call centres
450 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 March 2017
Employment effect (start)
5 March 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Voxpro, the Irish company which provides the multilingual tech support and business outsourcing services, as part of the business expansion plan announced the opening of offices in Romania and in the Philippines. The company, which is based in Cork city, was established in 2002 and employs 1,700 people.
For the new office in Bucharest, Voxpro is hiring 150 people. The open positions include: Team Manager, Customer Experience Specialist, Financial Analyst, Business Operations Manager, Project Manager and ICT Administrator.
In the next financial quarter a new office is due to open in Manila, Philippines, employing 300 people and ensuring the company can meet the needs of customers in all time zones.
Sources
5 March 2017: Independent Ireland
8 March 2017: Romania Journal
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Voxpro, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 90495, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90495.
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