The Sureserve Group of businesses provides market-leading compliance and energy services across the UK, with over 3,200 employees working from over 20 offices.
Sureserve Compliance South, part of the Sureserve Group, delivers heating services within the social housing sector across London & the South East. We support our clients across domestic gas, commercial gas, renewables, and electrical services. We are London’s largest, most successful gas contractor, focusing on long-term contracts with our clients to offer our staff job security and progression opportunities.
Role
The role of our Customer Care Team Manager is to act as the main point of contact for our clients as well as a customer contact for formal complaints and complex issues. The role also involves daily administration and will be based in our Dartford office. Duties include:
1. Managing a team of circa 5 Customer Care Officers, dealing with inbound complaints from customers and clients.
2. Ensure that all complaints are logged, thoroughly investigated and answered within contractual timeframes for each client.
3. Ensure that all complaints are handled with the highest standard of customer care.
4. To maintain complaints logs and folders with correct and relevant information at all times.
5. Call customers to discuss concerns and work towards offering a suitable solution within set guidelines.
6. Coach and develop the team’s ability to handle difficult conversations and respond accordingly.
7. Work closely with operations/managers and liaise with customers to ensure smooth resolution of any complex issues to resolve formal complaints, maintaining regular contact as required to keep customers informed of progress.
8. Provide formal written responses to our clients in order to close complaints and prevent escalation.
9. Jointly manage team mailbox to ensure any correspondence is answered professionally and within time.
10. Log any compliments and good news stories to be passed to Senior Management Team.
11. To hold excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing. As well as to coach and develop these within the team.
12. Adhere to and support Sureserve and their clients’ policies and procedures regarding data protection and equality and diversity.
The successful candidate will have
1. Previous experience of managing a small team.
2. Previous complaint handling experience, preferably from a social housing/construction background.
3. Able to provide a high level of courteous and professional customer service.
4. Proficient in MS Office, in particular, Outlook and Excel.
5. Good written and verbal communication skills.
6. Flexible attitude with strong organisational skills.
What we can offer you
1. Salary exchange pension.
2. Employee assistance programme.
3. 28 days annual leave including bank holidays, rising by one day with each full year of service (max five additional).
4. Enhanced family leave (dependent on length of service).
Sureserve is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We celebrate individual differences and believe that they contribute to our collective success. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
As part of our commitment to Inclusivity, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process for individuals who may require them. If you feel you need any adjustments, please speak to your recruiter.
Successful applicants will be subject to eligibility checks including the right to work in the UK and DBS checks.
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