Customer Service Advisor

Posted 07 May 2025
Salary £26,000
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne
Job type Permanent
Industry Sector Commercial
ReferenceJ139111
Job FunctionCustomer Service

Job description

Rewards and Benefits on Offer

  • Immediate start date.

  • Permanent role.

  • Varied and interesting job role.

  • Great resources.

  • Great team culture.

  • Any support required is provided.

The Company you will be working for;

Our client is an established and successful company based in Newcastle. They are currently looking for a Customer Service Advisor to join their team. If you are interested and meet the person specification of the job role, please apply below.

The job you will be doing:

  • Working with a team of advisors to deliver an excellent service to our customers.

  • Key account management for a defined set of customers.

  • Working to and reporting of agreed department and customer KPIs on a daily/weekly and monthly basis as required.

  • Demonstrate ownership and accountability for all queries and concerns within your area.

  • Building and maintaining a strong relationship with customers.

  • Deliver outstanding customer service by maintaining relationships with internal and external customers and distributors through excellent account management. 

  • Respond to inbound calls and initiate outbound calls/email correspondence with customers.

  • Proactive outbound calls / emails to customers to ensure we are meeting the daily requirements and report back, and drive implementation of any suggested improvements.

  • Ensure prompt and accurate resolution to customer queries.

  • Ownership of all queries to resolution, including liaising with internal departments to provide a timely, accurate resolution to the customer.

  • Overseeing the end-to-end order processing and management of the sales order, expediting where required and ensuring we are meeting agreed department SLAs.

  • Management of overdue orders and delays from suppliers, highlighting trends or concerns to the CS Manager and Service Delivery Manager.  

  • Managing open order books to ensure data is accurate and month end processes are carried out to ensure the order book is maintained and closed monthly.

  • Support the processing of customer orders through internal record management systems.

  • Supporting onboarding of new customers as required.

  • Providing routine feedback on customer feedback/ satisfaction including reporting trends on route cause and corrective action.  

  • Monthly reporting to the Service Delivery Manager and Customer Services Manager on performance against KPIs and customer feedback.   

  • Demonstrate a strong technical/product knowledge of the company’s products for your area of responsibility.

  • Support invoicing and finance queries to ensure timely resolution.

About you:

  • Demonstrable recent experience of working within a customer focused environment

  • Experience in displaying a can-do attitude with the ability to motivate team members.

  • Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with others.

  • Able to work under pressure and thrive working in a fast-paced environment.

  • Quality focused with a passion for delivering excellent customer service.

  • Experience in displaying a commitment to continuous improvement.

  • Critical-thinker and problem-solving skills.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, experiencing eexcellent communication skills, able to effectively communicate across all levels of business.

  • Excellent attention to detail.

  • Strong organisational and priortitisation skills in a demanding environment.

  • High attention to detail. 

  • Good IT proficiency.

  • Always maintains levels of confidentiality.