As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are. We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.
Daily roles and responsibilities will include -
Understanding our traders;- Identify the key difference between trade and retail customers and engage with them accordingly - Take ownership of my TradePoint members, understand their needs, and always do the best for them - Through conversation and ownership, I understand their business needs - Take ownership of delivering the four priorities daily (Service, Member, Tools, Set up)
Marketing consent -- Clearly understand the benefits for my TradePoint members to give marketing consent - Confidence in explaining the benefits and gaining consent from my members
Recruitment – - Understand the recruiments for new members to join TradePoint and implement these during recruitment - Confidence in approaching and discussing the TradePoint proposition with any new potential member
Set Up – - Create a clear, tidy and simple shopping journey for my members- Consistently operate to the current trading and POS plan
Service – - Serve my TradePoint members in a friendly manner ensuring they leave with what they need for the day- Engage in conversation whenever possible to drive stronger relationship and understand my member’s needs - Understand future and current jobs, to ensure I can recommend the best products and services to assist them
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a great range of benefits;- UK Notional hourly rate £12.21 per hour (plus an extra £0.54 per hour, store specific location allowance)- An award-winning pension scheme - ShareSave options - 6.6 weeks holiday - Employee Assistant Programme - Shopping discounts - Colleague wellbeing benefits
As a Customer Advisor, you will be working towards the Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Level 2, alongside your daily roles and responsiblities.Training Outcome:Ongoing training and development.
The expected duration of this apprenticeship is 15 months, however you will join the B&Q family on a permanent contract.Employer Description:As the UK’s leading home improvement and garden living retailer, every year we help more than 20 million people to improve their homes and make life better. Our products and services are available at over 300 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland and at diy.com and diy.ie. Our apprenticeship opportunities are a great way to learn whilst gaining real experience.Working Hours :16 hours per week, on a shift pattern basis, Monday-Sunday 7:00am-10:00pm, exact shifts to be confirmed.Skills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Team working....Read more...
This is a fantastic and unique opportunity to embark on a journey towards a great career.
Starting as an Optical Assistant apprentice with future opportunities for career progression, you will be supported with loads of great, fun, and interactive training. You will use these exciting new skills in your day-to-day job, where you will gain customer service skills, knowledge in optical support, and develop behaviour suitable for working in an optical practice.
Those with a flair for fashion will love the new frames coming in, and if it's your forte, you may even get involved in meeting frame reps and helping choose the new ranges. If you are more technical, you will get to learn lots of information about lenses and measurements, then transform that information into jargon-free, easy-to-understand, customer-friendly language.
It's all about teamwork in an optician's practice. There are many roles, but you support each other to ensure your customers get the best experience possible. Optical assistants are a very important part of any optical practice and crucial to the customer journey. Individuals with a real passion for both healthcare and retail thrive in this role, as it?s perfect for those who love to make a real difference in other people's lives.
The duties within this role include:
Greeting customers in a professional and friendly manner as they enter the practice.
Interpreting and understanding a clinically issued prescription, its effects on the eye, and the customer's vision.
Helping customer's select spectacle frame(s) that are suitable in terms of comfort, looks good and fits lifestyle requirements.
Be able to explain the features and benefits of particular frames, using non-technical customer friendly language.
Measuring the frames and ensure they are a suitable size for a customer and can accommodate their lenses.
Making adjustments to customers spectacle frames using the correct tools to ensure stability and comfort.
Basic frame repairs.
Have a good knowledge of Ophthalmic lenses, tints and coatings to be able to meet visual / lifestyle requirements .
Ordering prescription glasses and contact lenses in for the customer.
Correct completion of NHS paperwork and written records in-line with company procedures.
Making follow up appointments for customers.
Use a focimetre to find the prescription from spectacles.
Communicate contact lenses suitability, features and benefits.
Carrying out pre-screening tests such as retinal imaging and pressure and visual field testing.
Explaining offers and products to customers.
Taking payments from customers.
Being able to problem solve with basic optical concerns
Understanding business KPIs and how they affect the practices profitability
Training Outcome:The successful candidate will work towards achieving a Level 3 qualification in optical and gain experience in a busy optical practice.
Upon completion of the Level 3 qualification, you will be an experienced and qualified optical assistant, and as such, you can continue building up skills that will always be in demand. Career breaks and part time working are often possible.
You could go on to acquire higher level optical qualifications such as:
Ophthalmic Dispensing- Become a qualified Dispensing Optician.
Contact lens Optician - fit Contact lenses.
Low vision specialist - help people where traditional spectacles will not suffice. Supply low vision aids, magnifiers, advice on improving contrast and on other non Optical aids such as bump-ons.
Optometry courses - carry out full eye examinations and issue prescriptions.
Clinical representative- visiting practices introducing new frame ranges and Ophthalmic lenses
In-practice trainer - You could use your knowledge to train others.
Other non-clinical roles:
Practice Management you could complete a management course.
Practice ownership you could go into business yourself, partnership or franchise.
Employer Description:Specialist optician in the heart of Lytham, our focus is on the each and every eye examination. Eye tests and examinations and contact lenses are our thing! From sourcing the most unique eyewear and contact lens products on the market to equipping the practice with state of the art diagnostic equipment we aim to stay at the forefront of the eyecare world. From Designer eyewear to NHS funded contact lenses we truly tailor our care for the individuals needs.Working Hours :Monday- 9am to 5pm
Wednesday- 9am to 5pm
Thrusday- 9am to 7pm
Friday- 9am to 5pm
Saturday- 9am to 4pmSkills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Customer care skills,Administrative skills,Team working....Read more...
As part of a great team, you'll be valued for who you are. We're committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.
Daily roles and responsibilities will include:
Understanding our traders;
Identify the key difference between trade and retail customers and engage with them accordingly
Take ownership of my TradePoint members, understand their needs, and always do the best for them
Through conversation and ownership, I understand their business needs
Take ownership of delivering the four priorities daily (Service, Member, Tools, Set up)
Marketing consent
Clearly understand the benefits for my TradePoint members to give marketing consent
Confidence in explaining the benefits and gaining consent from my members
Recruitment
Understand the recruitment for new members to join TradePoint and implement these during recruitment
Confidence in approaching and discussing the TradePoint proposition with any new potential member
Set Up
Create a clear, tidy and simple shopping journey for my members
Consistently operate to the current trading and POS plan
Service
Serve my TradePoint members in a friendly manner ensuring they leave with what they need for the day
Engage in conversation whenever possible to drive stronger relationship and understand my member's needs
Understand future and current jobs, to ensure I can recommend the best products and services to assist them
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a great range of benefits;
UK Notional hourly rate £12.21 per hour
An award-winning pension scheme
ShareSave options
6.6 weeks holiday
Employee Assistant Programme
Shopping discounts
Colleague wellbeing benefits
As a Customer Advisor, you will be working towards the Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Level 2, alongside your daily roles and responsibilities.Training:Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English.Training Outcome:Ongoing training and development. The expected duration of this apprenticeship is 15 months, however you will join the B&Q family on a permanent contract.Employer Description:As the UK's leading home improvement and garden living retailer, every year we help more than 20 million people to improve their homes and make life better. Our products and services are available at over 300 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland and at diy.com and diy.ie. Our apprenticeship opportunities are a great way to learn whilst gaining real experience.Working Hours :16 hours per week, on a shift pattern basis, Monday-Sunday 7:00am-10:00pm, exact shifts to be confirmed.Skills: Team Working,Organisation Skills....Read more...
This is a fantastic and unique opportunity to embark on a journey towards a great career.
Starting as an Optical Assistant apprentice with future opportunities for career progression, you will be supported with loads of great, fun, and interactive training. You will use these exciting new skills in your day-to-day job, where you will gain customer service skills, knowledge in optical support, and develop behaviour suitable for working in an optical practice.
Those with a flair for fashion will love the new frames coming in, and if it's your forte, you may even get involved in meeting frame reps and helping choose the new ranges. If you are more technical, you will get to learn lots of information about lenses and measurements, then transform that information into jargon-free, easy-to-understand, customer-friendly language.
It's all about teamwork in an optician's practice. There are many roles, but you support each other to ensure your customers get the best experience possible. Optical assistants are a very important part of any optical practice and crucial to the customer journey. Individuals with a real passion for both healthcare and retail thrive in this role, as its perfect for those who love to make a real difference in other people's lives.
The duties within this role include:
Greeting customers in a professional and friendly manner as they enter the practice
Interpreting and understanding a clinically issued prescription, its effects on the eye, and the customer's vision
Helping customers select spectacle frame(s) that are suitable in terms of comfort, looks good and fits lifestyle requirements
Be able to explain the features and benefits of particular frames, using non-technical customer friendly language
Measuring the frames and ensure they are a suitable size for a customer and can accommodate their lenses
Making adjustments to customers' spectacle frames using the correct tools to ensure stability and comfort
Basic frame repairs
Have a good knowledge of Ophthalmic lenses, tints and coatings to be able to meet visual / lifestyle requirements
Ordering prescription glasses and contact lenses in for the customer
Correct completion of NHS paperwork and written records in line with company procedures
Making follow-up appointments for customers
Use a focimetre to find the prescription from spectacles
Communicate contact lenses suitability, features and benefits
Carrying out pre-screening tests such as retinal imaging and pressure and visual field testing
Explaining offers and products to customers
Taking payments from customers
Being able to problem solve with basic optical concerns
Understanding business KPI's and how they affect the practice's profitability
Training:Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.Training Outcome:The successful candidate will work towards achieving a Level 3 qualification in optical and gain experience in a busy optical practice.
Upon completion of the Level 3 qualification, you will be an experienced and qualified optical assistant, and as such, you can continue building up skills that will always be in demand. Career breaks and part time working are often possible.
You could go on to acquire higher level optical qualifications such as:
Ophthalmic Dispensing- Become a qualified Dispensing Optician.
Contact lens Optician - fit contact lenses
Low vision specialist - help people where traditional spectacles will not suffice. Supply low vision aids, magnifiers, advice on improving contrast and on other non-optical aids such as bump-ons
Optometry courses - carry out full eye examinations and issue prescriptions
Clinical representative- visiting practices introducing new frame ranges and Ophthalmic lenses
In-practice trainer - You could use your knowledge to train others
Other non-clinical roles:
Practice Management you could complete a management course
Practice ownership you could go into business yourself, partnership or franchise
Employer Description:We opened our first Vision Express store over thirty years ago in Gateshead. Today we now have over 550 stores across the UK
and Ireland.
A lot of things have changed over the years, but our number one goal has stayed the same. We want to make life that bit easier and more enjoyable for our customers. From picking your new style to finding the right lenses, our friendly staff give simple, honest advice.
We provide a personalised service throughout your eye care journey so you can leave feeling you and your eyes have been taken care of. After your appointment you'll be stepping out in confidence, looking good and feeling great.Working Hours :Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm
Learners will work 9:30am - 5pm 5 out of 7 and this is agreed between the candidate and the Store Manager upon interview. They will be require to work one weekend shift.Skills: IT skills,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Team working....Read more...
The Service department is vital to the success of our business. Our Customer Service Advisors play a pivotal role in delighting our customers and encouraging their continued loyalty.
This is a varied role where you will work with all departments bringing a friendly and energetic approach to your daily work.
Every day is different within the Service Department so the role will vary. Some duties on a day-to-day basis may include:
Customer Service: Arranging bookings and appointments, talking to customers both face to face and on the phone, communicating with the customer throughout the time that their vehicle is with us
Administration: Completion of relevant paperwork for customer service and centre records, preparation of invoices, processing of warranty claims
Teamwork: Liaison with all the relevant departments including workshop and management to deliver an amazing customer experience
Promotion: Assisting with the sale of accessories and service plans
Our ideal Customer Service Advisor apprentice will be an outgoing, confident, and approachable problem solver who can deliver excellent customer service.
We are looking for people who are passionate about our industry and our brand. Some of the personal skills that you should think about showing us in your application are:
Enthusiasm and willingness to learn
Teamwork
Strong communication
Customer service
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual to join our team and embark on a long-term career, with excellent earning and progression opportunities once you complete your apprenticeship.Training:Training will be delivered using a combination of virtual classroom remote learning and face-to-face block release weeks at our state-of-the-art training centre.
Our expert trainers will guide you through the training programme using a combination of e-learning, classroom learning and practical application.
In the workplace, your personal, dedicated mentor will support your continued learning as you apply the skills and knowledge you have gained through the remote sessions and at the Volkswagen Group National Learning Centre.
This is a fully rounded training experience where you will build life skills that last and gain both apprenticeship qualifications and brand certifications.
On successful completion of the one year programme, you will receive the following:
Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Standard
Brand specific certifications
Training Outcome:Volkswagen Group (VWG) is one of the UK’s largest car retailers encompassing premium brands such as Audi, Bentley, SEAT, ŠKODA, Volkswagen, TPS, Volkswagen Group Paint and Body and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This network of retailers spans the UK, providing a wide range of career opportunities.
Once your apprenticeship is complete, you will continue your learning journey, and you will have the opportunity drive your career forward. Once qualified, the earning potential for a Customer Service Assistant is between £20,000 and £30,000, so it is worth considering the future opportunities beyond the apprenticeship. Some of our apprentices have gone on to become team leaders and managers within the retail network or even joined our team at Head Office in Milton Keynes.Employer Description:ŠKODA is driven by something different. What are you driven by? We are looking for ambitious, dynamic, and enthusiastic people to join our apprenticeship programme. If you are customer focused, forward thinking and want to learn, then we can give you the life and technical skills you need to be part of our team.Working Hours :Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:30. Possibility of Saturday workings and/or shifts.
Working week will be confirmed on applicationSkills: Communication skills,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Team working,Creative,Patience....Read more...
As part of a great team, you'll be valued for who you are. We're committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.
Daily roles and responsibilities will include;
Customer:
Actively approach your customers, engaging with them naturally
Understand customer needs, provide appropriate solutions, and build lasting relationships with both retail and trade customers
Actively promote company services such as finance, trade and installations to fulfil the customer project needs
Create accurate designs that delight customers and turn enquiries into sales
Turn negative customer situations into positive outcomes finding solutions for enquiries and aftersales resolutions
Ensure all types of customer communications are dealt with professionally
Encourage customer feedback share it with Managers and use it to improve service
Installations:
Sign up company installers and support them to give the best service to our customers
Using company systems to process the customers project from end to end for both supply and installation-based customers
Support Showrooms Manager and Project Coordinator to deliver all aspects of the installations service
Systems and Procedures:
Utilise all available tools, reports, and systems throughout the customer journey to maximise sales
Ensure display area and Showroom environment meets operational standards and delivers a great customer experience
Work with colleagues across the store to help and support them including sharing knowledge in your area of expertise to help drive sales
Adhere to the policies, processes, and regulations relevant to your role and store ensuring these are implemented consistently
Take personal responsibility for operating in a safe and legally compliant way
You may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a great range of benefits.
UK Notional hourly rate £13.78 per hour
An award-winning pension scheme
ShareSave options
6.6 weeks holiday
Employee Assistant Programme
Shopping discounts
Colleague wellbeing benefits
As a Customer Advisor, you will be working towards the Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Level 2, alongside your daily roles and responsibilities.
Depending on experience, there is also the opportunity to enrol onto the Customer Service Specialist Level 3 programme.Training:Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in maths and English.Training Outcome:Ongoing training and development. The expected duration of this apprenticeship is 15 months; however you will join the B&Q family on a permanent contract.Employer Description:As the UK's leading home improvement and garden living retailer, every year we help more than 20 million people to improve their homes and make life better. Our products and services are available at over 300 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland and at diy.com and diy.ie. Our apprenticeship opportunities are a great way to learn whilst gaining real experience.Working Hours :16 hours per week, on a shift pattern basis, Monday-Sunday 7:00am-10:00pm, exact shifts to be confirmed.Skills: Team Working,Organisation Skills....Read more...
As part of a great team, you'll be valued for who you are. We're committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.
Daily roles and responsibilities will include;
Customer:
Actively approach your customers, engaging with them naturally
Understand customer needs, provide appropriate solutions, and build lasting relationships with both retail and trade customers
Actively promote company services such as finance, trade and installations to fulfil the customer project needs
Create accurate designs that delight customers and turn enquiries into sales
Turn negative customer situations into positive outcomes finding solutions for enquiries and aftersales resolutions
Ensure all types of customer communications are dealt with professionally
Encourage customer feedback share it with Managers and use it to improve service
Installations:
Sign up company installers and support them to give the best service to our customers
Using company systems to process the customers project from end to end for both supply and installation-based customers
Support Showrooms Manager and Project Coordinator to deliver all aspects of the installations service
Systems and Procedures:
Utilise all available tools, reports, and systems throughout the customer journey to maximise sales
Ensure display area and Showroom environment meets operational standards and delivers a great customer experience
Work with colleagues across the store to help and support them including sharing knowledge in your area of expertise to help drive sales
Adhere to the policies, processes, and regulations relevant to your role and store ensuring these are implemented consistently
Take personal responsibility for operating in a safe and legally compliant way
You may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a great range of benefits:
UK Notional hourly rate £13.28 per hour
An award-winning pension scheme
ShareSave options
6.6 weeks holiday
Employee Assistant Programme
Shopping discounts
Colleague wellbeing benefits
As a Customer Advisor, you will be working towards the Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Level 2, alongside your daily roles and responsiblities.
Depending on experience, there is also the opportunity to enrol onto the Customer Service Specialist Level 3 programme.Training:
Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 2 including Functional Skills in maths and English
Training Outcome:
Ongoing training and development
The expected duration of this apprenticeship is 15 months, however you will join the B&Q family on a permanent contract
Employer Description:As the UK's leading home improvement and garden living retailer, every year we help more than 20 million people to improve their homes and make life better. Our products and services are available at over 300 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland and at diy.com and diy.ie. Our apprenticeship opportunities are a great way to learn whilst gaining real experience.Working Hours :On a shift pattern basis, Monday-Sunday between 7.00am - 10.00pm, exact shifts to be confirmed.Skills: Team Working,Organisation Skills....Read more...
As part of a great team, you'll be valued for who you are. We're committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.
Daily roles and responsibilities will include;
Customer
Actively approach your customers, engaging with them naturally
Understand customer needs, provide appropriate solutions, and build lasting relationships with both retail and trade customers
Actively promote company services such as finance, trade and installations to fulfil the customer project needs
Create accurate designs that delight customers and turn enquiries into sales
Turn negative customer situations into positive outcomes finding solutions for enquiries and aftersales resolutions
Ensure all types of customer communications are dealt with professionally
Encourage customer feedback share it with Managers and use it to improve service
Installations
Sign up company installers and support them to give the best service to our customers
Using company systems to process the customers project from end to end for both supply and installation-based customers
Support Showrooms Manager and Project Coordinator to deliver all aspects of the installations service
Systems and Procedures
Utilise all available tools, reports, and systems throughout the customer journey to maximise sales
Ensure display area and Showroom environment meets operational standards and delivers a great customer experience
Work with colleagues across the store to help and support them including sharing knowledge in your area of expertise to help drive sales
Adhere to the policies, processes, and regulations relevant to your role and store ensuring these are implemented consistently
Take personal responsibility for operating in a safe and legally compliant way
You may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a great range of benefits:
UK Notional hourly rate £13.28 per hour
An award-winning pension scheme
ShareSave options
6.6 weeks holiday
Employee Assistant Programme
Shopping discounts
Colleague wellbeing benefits
As a Customer Advisor, you will be working towards the Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Level 2, alongside your daily roles and responsibilities.
Depending on experience, there is also the opportunity to enrol onto the Customer Service Specialist Level 3 programme.Training:Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English.Training Outcome:Ongoing training and development. The expected duration of this apprenticeship is 15 months, however you will join the B&Q family on a permanent contract.Employer Description:As the UK's leading home improvement and garden living retailer, every year we help more than 20 million people to improve their homes and make life better. Our products and services are available at over 300 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland and at diy.com and diy.ie. Our apprenticeship opportunities are a great way to learn whilst gaining real experience.Working Hours :18.75 hours per week, on a shift pattern basis, Monday-Sunday between 7:00am-10:00pm, exact shifts to be confirmed.Skills: Team Working,Organisation Skills....Read more...
As part of a great team, you'll be valued for who you are. We're committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.
Daily roles and responsibilities will include;
Customer -
- Actively approach your customers, engaging with them naturally
- Understand customer needs, provide appropriate solutions, and build lasting relationships with both retail and trade customers
- Actively promote company services such as finance, trade and installations to fulfil the customer project needs
- Create accurate designs that delight customers and turn enquiries into sales
- Turn negative customer situations into positive outcomes finding solutions for enquiries and aftersales resolutions
- Ensure all types of customer communications are dealt with professionally
- Encourage customer feedback share it with Managers and use it to improve service
Installations -
- Sign up company installers and support them to give the best service to our customers
- Using company systems to process the customers project from end to end for both supply and installation-based customers
- Support Showrooms Manager and Project Coordinator to deliver all aspects of the installations service
Systems and Procedures -
- Utilise all available tools, reports, and systems throughout the customer journey to maximise sales
- Ensure display area and Showroom environment meets operational standards and delivers a great customer experience
- Work with colleagues across the store to help and support them including sharing knowledge in your area of expertise to help drive sales
- Adhere to the policies, processes, and regulations relevant to your role and store ensuring these are implemented consistently
- Take personal responsibility for operating in a safe and legally compliant way
- You may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a great range of benefits;
- UK National hourly rate £13.28 per hour
- An award-winning pension scheme
- ShareSave options
- 6.6 weeks holiday
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Shopping discounts
- Colleague wellbeing benefits
As a Customer Advisor, you will be working towards the Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Level 2, alongside your daily roles and responsiblities.
Depending on experience, there is also the opportunity to enrol onto the Customer Service Specialist Level 3 programme.Training:Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English if requiredTraining Outcome:Ongoing training and development. The expected duration of this apprenticeship is 15 months, however you may join the B&Q family on a permanent contract if you are the right candidate for an ongoing role.Employer Description:As the UK's leading home improvement and garden living retailer, every year we help more than 20 million people to improve their homes and make life better. Our products and services are available at over 300 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland and at diy.com and diy.ie. Our apprenticeship opportunities are a great way to learn whilst gaining real experience.Working Hours :16 hours per week, on a shift pattern basis, Monday-Sunday 7:00am-10:00pm, exact shifts to be confirmed.Skills: Team Working,Organisation Skills....Read more...
As part of a great team, you'll be valued for who you are. We're committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.
Daily roles and responsibilities will include;
Customer -
- Actively approach your customers, engaging with them naturally
- Understand customer needs, provide appropriate solutions, and build lasting relationships with both retail and trade customers
- Actively promote company services such as finance, trade and installations to fulfil the customer project needs
- Create accurate designs that delight customers and turn enquiries into sales
- Turn negative customer situations into positive outcomes finding solutions for enquiries and aftersales resolutions
- Ensure all types of customer communications are dealt with professionally
- Encourage customer feedback share it with Managers and use it to improve service
Installations -
- Sign up company installers and support them to give the best service to our customers
- Using company systems to process the customers project from end to end for both supply and installation-based customers
- Support Showrooms Manager and Project Coordinator to deliver all aspects of the installations service
Systems and Procedures -
- Utilise all available tools, reports, and systems throughout the customer journey to maximise sales
- Ensure display area and Showroom environment meets operational standards and delivers a great customer experience
- Work with colleagues across the store to help and support them including sharing knowledge in your area of expertise to help drive sales
- Adhere to the policies, processes, and regulations relevant to your role and store ensuring these are implemented consistently
- Take personal responsibility for operating in a safe and legally compliant way
- You may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a great range of benefits;
- UK Notional hourly rate £13.28 per hour
- An award-winning pension scheme
- ShareSave options
- 6.6 weeks holiday
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Shopping discounts
- Colleague wellbeing benefits
As a Customer Advisor, you will be working towards the Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Level 2, alongside your daily roles and responsiblities.
Depending on experience, there is also the opportunity to enrol onto the Customer Service Specialist Level 3 programme.Training:
Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English
Training Outcome:Ongoing training and development. The expected duration of this apprenticeship is 15 months, however you will join the B&Q family on a permanent contract.Employer Description:As the UK's leading home improvement and garden living retailer, every year we help more than 20 million people to improve their homes and make life better. Our products and services are available at over 300 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland and at diy.com and diy.ie. Our apprenticeship opportunities are a great way to learn whilst gaining real experience.Working Hours :20 hours per week, on a shift pattern basis, Monday-Sunday 7:00am-10:00pm, exact shifts to be confirmed.Skills: Team Working,Organisation Skills....Read more...
Project Administration Coordinator
Telecommunications Order Management
UK wide – work from home – full remote working
@mecscomms is recruiting for a home based, contract project coordinator. This office support administrator role will work for a Global IT, Technology, Cloud, Telecoms Carrier & Network service provider. The administrator will be responsible for office support, administration, project coordination & the scheduling of technical engineering resource. We will consider applicants from a wide range of backgrounds including those with retail, customer services, office administration and similar commercial experience or entry level / junior / school and college leavers.
Position: Change Request Administrator, Project Coordination, Project Administrator, Resource Scheduling, Office Support
Location: UK wide– work from home – fully remote working, home based
Hours: Monday – Friday (09.00 - 17.30)
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 24 months+ temporary contract
Rate: £15 per hour, gross umbrella pay rate, inside IR35
Security Clearance: Individuals must consent & be eligible to achieve BPSS (Basic Check) & SC level Security Clearance checks
Environment: Global IT, Technology, Cloud, Infrastructure, Telco, Telecom, Carrier, Internet, ISP, Service Provider, Operator, BT Openreach, BT ECO, Provisioning Administrator, Co-ordinator, Data Entry, Office Support, Order Management Executive, Co-ordinator, Project Assistant, Administration, Admin Clerk, Administrative Officer, KPI, SLA, Tracking, Reporting, 3rd Party Supplier, Relationship Management, WAN, Voice, Data, Connectivity, PSTN, Cisco, ADSL, Ethernet, Leased Lines, IP Networking, IT, Computer Literate, Excel, Microsoft Office, ITIL, Agile, Temp, Temporary, Contract.
Key Activity:
• Customer service administration
• Customer relationship coordination
• Service delivery management
• Project coordination
• Resource scheduling
• Change control management
• Documentation & reporting
• Data entry & general administration
• Working in an Agile environment
Overview:
A 24 month rolling temporary contract position has become available for an experienced office administration & resource scheduling on a long term contract assignment. You will deliver administrative support for the order management and provisioning coordination team. Duties will include carrying out data entry, handling a central email inbox, updating project plans, database records, customer information and communicating tasks/orders/requests across the department.
Responsibilities:
• Monitoring and actioning a central mailbox with incoming queries and requests
• Coordinating between delivery teams to schedule orders and change requests
• Vetting requests to schedule an engineer’s time to ensure the correct information has been given
• Assigning engineers to customer projects
• Coordinating remote engineers time and keeping their schedules up to date
• Ensuring that business partners have received confirmation of resource within SLAs
• Dedicated management of out of hours requests
• Handling partner concerns for resource and task closures
• Building relationships with engineers and our internal customers
• Raising customer orders on the Remedy system, and communicating details with customers
• Generating monthly reports to trigger billing
• Grant access for remote login to customer devices
• Management of customer records and accurate communication with Order Desk
• Collating order details and verifying user device names
• Ensuring device accessibility for remote access and alarms monitoring
• Solving issues with records seeding from background systems
• Generate work in progress reports
• Provide service delivery management input for customer review meetings
• Working in an Agile environment
Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate will have had some project coordination, office administration or office support experience. You can come from a variety of backgrounds however you experience, skills & attributes are likely to include some or all of the following:
• Office support & administration skills
• Administration, project coordination or sales support experience
• Good proactive communication skills & excellent documentation drafting competences
• Stakeholder & customer relationship management
• Interested in working in a corporate office environment
• Computer literate with the use of Microsoft Office (email, word, excel)
• Previous use of database, reporting, CRM or workflow systems
• Administration experience in a IT, Technology, Telecoms, Internet or similar Tech environment is highly desirable
• Familiarity with Agile, ITIL or other similar methodologies is highly desirable
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The Service department is vital to the success of our business. Our Customer Service Advisors play a pivotal role in delighting our customers and encouraging their continued loyalty.
This is a varied role where you will work with all departments bringing a friendly and energetic approach to your daily work.
Every day is different within the Service Department so the role will vary. Some duties on a day-to-day basis may include:
· Customer Service: Arranging bookings and appointments, talking to customers both face to face and on the phone, communicating with the customer throughout the time that their vehicle is with us.
· Administration: Completion of relevant paperwork for customer service and centre records, preparation of invoices, processing of warranty claims.
· Teamwork: Liaison with all the relevant departments including workshop and management to deliver an amazing customer experience.
· Promotion: Assisting with the sale of accessories and service plans.
Our ideal Customer Service Advisor apprentice will be an outgoing, confident, and approachable problem solver who can deliver excellent customer service.
We are looking for people who are passionate about our industry and our brand. Some of the personal skills that you should think about showing us in your application are:
· Enthusiasm and willingness to learn
· Teamwork
· Strong communication
· Customer Service
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual to join our team and embark on a long term career, with excellent earning and progression opportunities once you complete your apprenticeship.Training:Training will be delivered using a combination of virtual classroom remote learning and face-to-face block release weeks at our state-of-the-art training centre.
Our expert trainers will guide you through the training programme using a combination of e-learning, classroom learning and practical application.
In the workplace, your personal, dedicated mentor will support your continued learning as you apply the skills and knowledge you have gained through the remote sessions and at the Volkswagen Group National Learning Centre.
This is a fully rounded training experience where you will build life skills that last and gain both apprenticeship qualifications and brand certifications.
On successful completion of the one year programme, you will receive the following:
· Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Standard
· Brand specific certificationsTraining Outcome:Volkswagen Group (VWG) is one of the UK’s largest car retailers encompassing premium brands such as Audi, Bentley, SEAT, ŠKODA, Volkswagen, TPS, Volkswagen Group Paint and Body and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This network of retailers spans the UK, providing a wide range of career opportunities.
Once your apprenticeship is complete, you will continue your learning journey and you will have the opportunity drive your career forward. Once qualified, the earning potential for a Customer Service Assistant is between £20,000 and £30,000, so it is worth considering the future opportunities beyond the apprenticeship. Some of our apprentices have gone on to become team leaders and managers within the retail network or even joined our team at Head Office in Milton Keynes.Employer Description:Audi is an exceptional brand fuelled by a passion to create the ultimate customer experience, which is why we are looking to invest in apprentices who can help us achieve our ambitious plans. There's never been a better time to join us, as we continue to enjoy massive success and unprecedented growth in the prestige car market. We are looking for the next generation of exceptional people to become part of our team and help us to delight our customers.
Throughout Volkswagen we have a rigorous commitment to quality and excellence. Our products are highly acclaimed, our processes for distribution and support services are world class and we have some of the most technologically advanced resources in any industry.
The Volkswagen Apprenticeship Programme is designed to train and develop apprentices to keep pace with advancing technology and high levels of customer service. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to receive formal qualifications through extensive product training whilst in full-time employment at one of our retailers.Working Hours :Monday – Friday. 0830 – 1730.
Possibility of Saturday workings and/or shifts.
Working week will be confirmed on application.Skills: Communication skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Team working,Patience....Read more...
