Service Advisor (Tipton)

Service Advisor 
Working 45 hours Mon-Fri (06.00-15.30 and 09.30-19.00) with alternate Saturday mornings paid as overtime.
Paying up to £30,000 basic plus overtime paid at time and half

Overview:
To provide a service to customers that will promote the profitable sale of Workshop Services and Products, whilst ensuring all customers (email, telephone and in person) of the Tipton Dealership are dealt with in a professional and helpful manner.

In Particular:

• To be the first line contact for customers. To identify service parts requirements and assist in preparing the necessary depot actions to meet those customer requirements.
• To carry out the Service Department’s invoicing and administration systems efficiently.
• To greet customers in a courteous manner, interpret their requirements and complete the necessary paperwork to enable work to be undertaken.
• To effectively monitor the Work In Progress (WIP) reports to clear Workshop instructions as soon as possible.
• To liaise with the Workshop Foreman to maximise Workshop loading to ensure efficiency and profitability.
• To inform customers of completion times and payment methods.
• To contact customers to inform them of any additional work required and issue accurate quotations to gain the necessary authority to complete the work.
• To ensure all customer complaints are courteously and efficiently handled and processed.
• To assist the Dealer Point Manager in invoice query resolution and debt recovery.
• To have regard for any quality controls operated within the Service Department.
• To assist in the management and arrangement of customer vehicle workshop bookings for inspections, servicing and repairs.
• To ensure customer satisfaction at all times through delivery of the company’s ‘customer commitments’.

Key Skills / Competencies:

• Familiarisation of booking times
• To understand relevant systems relating to the Service Department including changes and on-going developments with familiarisation of vehicle parts.
• To keep up to date with product development by reading relevant information and technical note issued.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral.
• Excellent IT knowledge, although training will be given on in-house systems
• Confidence
• Upselling skills
• Customer focus

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday and rising with service
• Matched Contributory Pension Scheme to 5%
• Cash Back Health Scheme
• Employee discounts across Retailers, Services, Cinema’s

Renault Truck Commercials is an Equal Opportunity Employer