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Customer Service Advisor

4 weeks ago


Portbury, United Kingdom apetito Full time

Overview:
**The Role and Team**

**40 hours per week, 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday.**

apetito’s aim is to create competitive advantage through the highest standards in customer service and food quality. The Customer Service Team are at the heart of this ethos and are the crucial link between our customers and the supply chain.

The Customer Service Advisor (CSA) have their own group of customers (hospitals, care homes and education settings) who they work with to support with on-line and hone orders, taking pro-active measures to support their customers. ensuring that world class customer service is provided at all times. You'll need to be a great communicator on the phone and able to build relationships with your customers. You'll be confident using CRM systems and problem solving when the need arises. The customer service team is friendly and supportive of each other so this is a great opportunity.

**Who We Are**

We’re the leading food producer for the health and social care sector, providing delicious, nutritious and sustainable meals for people at home or in care.

We’re also the parent company of Wiltshire Farm Foods, the UK’s premier home-delivery service for ready-made meals.

Through our wide range of well-presented, nutritious meals to suit every taste and dietary need, we aim to make a real difference to lives of elderly and vulnerable people in care.

We’re proud to be a Living Wage employer and member of the Ethical Trading Initiative. We support British food and farming and operate a successful programme of waste reduction and resource efficiency across our whole business.

In addition to a competitive salary (we're one of the highest paying in the area) you'll receive comprehensive training, 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays + option to buy extra 5 days annual leave), retail and product discounts, free car parking, free lunch, snacks and beverages, free turkey (or voucher) at Christmas and much more

**Responsibilities**:

- Inbound and outbound calls with business customers.
- Drive a customer focus approach across all activities and ensure the customer service team is a centre of excellence, maintaining outstanding customer service both internally and externally.
- Ensuring timely and accurate order capture
- Co-ordinating the communication process to ensure that all customers are kept up to date.
- Train and support other team members.
- Liaising closely with all other functions with a customer service angle negotiating on the best fit solution to problems.
- Cover the management of others accounts during periods of absence.
- Proactive approach to customer service.

**Performance Measures**:
**KPI’s**
- Order processing
- Call answer times
- Calls lost
- Perfect Order (Customer Service)
- Oder fulfilment (Customer Service)

**Other Measurements**
- Projects on time delivery

Qualifications/Personal Qualities:
**Essential**:

- Demonstrable experience of working in a customer focused organisation and ability to nurture and cultivate a truly customer focused culture within your own team and the wider business.
- Subject Matter Expertise and a thorough knowledge with hands on experience of Customer service.
- A passion for encouraging team work, with an innovative approach to issue resolution - being creative and continuously developing new ways to improve performance.
- Working well in a culture where all employees are engaged and able to voice their suggestions and ideas.
- Excellent customer relationship skills, both internal and external.
- An analytical fact based approach with a good understanding MS Word and Excel

**Desirable**:

- Previous experience of using SAP
- Previous experience of CRM systems

**Personal Qualities**:
**This role would suit someone who**:

- Is self-motivated
- Is comfortable working in a fast pace environment
- Is customer focused
- Has an outgoing and confident personality
- Is flexible and adaptable
- Enjoys working with & developing people
- Has good communication skills
- Wants to exceed expectations
- Is performance management focused


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