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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
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 October 2021
Employment effect (start)
20 November 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
French multinational group Armatis, specialised in customer service, CRM solutions and support marketing techniques, has announced that it will hire 100 call centre agents at its contact centre in Bielsko-Biała. The company is moving into a new office, with a space of almost 1,500 square meters, in the city; the new office is expected to open on 20 November 2021.
Operating for over 30 years, Armatis currently employs about 9,000 people worldwide. In Poland, Armatis has its branches in five locations (Warsaw, Katowice, Kraków, Stalowa Wola and Bielsko-Biała), employing about 1,400 staff. In Bielsko-Biała, Armatis currently employs 150 employees and the call centre provides its services to brands such as Orange and Canal+.
Eurofound (2021), Armatis, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 105428, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105428.
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