We are looking for a Commercial Vehicle Senior Service Advisor to join our busy site in Worthing.
Role overview:
· As the Senior Service Advisor you will be a confident and customer-focussed professional taking the lead in our team of Service Advisors.
· You will deliver exceptional customer service throughout the customer’s journey.
· You will manage bookings, update customers and liaise with other departments to ensure smooth workflow, quotations and follow-up.
· You will drive up selling opportunities to maximise revenue.
Role duties and main responsibilities:
· Lead, motivate and support the team of service advisors including running daily team meetings.
· Oversee the smooth day to day running of the front of house, ensuring high standards of professionalism and presentation at all times.
· Take instructions from customer’s and process efficiently service and/or repairs in workshop and obtain customer’s signature on completed repair order.
· Maintain the progress of customer’s vehicle repair work, communicating any additional work required, obtaining authority, and ensuring full payment of any cash accounts before releasing vehicle.
· Work with the Site Manager to review and manage WIP/Cash debts/Account debts.
· Notify the customer of their vehicle status and arranging collection or delivery.
· Hand over vehicle in a professional manor, and in a clean condition, inspect vehicle for any bodywork damage, explain repair work carried out, if additional work is required re- book vehicle for future work.
· Ensure that Technicians job card write-up and allocation of time is well documented to ensure accurate billing.
· Maintain a good working relationship with customers by answering the telephone and responding to any queries within the target set by the Company to ensure repeat business.
· Ensure customer’s vehicle history is reviewed and maintained up to date and customer is informed of required services due.
· Ensure that customers who are waiting for their vehicle are comfortable.
· Ensure customer’s vehicles are secure at all times, especially when parked in the compound.
· Maintain the smooth running of the 24-hour service for incoming breakdowns and authority required for the repairs carried out in the workshop relating to the breakdowns
About You
· Existing Service Advisor experience in a commercial vehicle dealership is essential.
· A full UK drivers' licence is essential.
· Kerridge experience is desirable
Benefits
· Extensive progressive Mercedes-Benz training
· Cycle to work scheme
· Staff referral scheme up to £1000.
· Death in service benefit
· Company sick pay scheme
· Employee assistance programme
· Discounted gym membership
· Group profit share scheme
· 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
· Length of service holiday reward – reach up to 25 days holiday entitlement per annum
· Vouchers at Christmas and on your birthday.
. Additional leave
. Company pension
. Health & wellbeing programme
. Referral programme
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £34,770.00-£36,875.00 per year
Work Location: In person