Customer Service Advisor

**Job Purpose**

As a Customer Service Advisor you will be the first point of contact for our customers who have suffered a loss following an incident with their vehicle. Treating our customer with understanding and empathy you will capture all the relevant information efficiently and accurately, validating our customer’s policy and confirming indemnity whilst providing an excellent customer experience. Utilising effective questioning techniques and/or investigations you will accurately assess liability offering customers the benefits of client supply chain for losses sustained as well as legal representation as required. You will also deal with general customer claims enquiries.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**
- To take inbound calls from customers as a result of a motor incident, validating cover and ancillary products as well as assessing liability
- To collate data accurately and effectively
- To provide an excellent customer experience by way of a friendly telephone manner and active listening
- To provide clear communication to customers and/or their representatives
- To meet own targets and SLAs
- To liaise with external companies and internal departments in a timely and professional manner in order to effectively process the customers claim notification
- To resolve any issues avoiding expressions of dissatisfaction escalating into complaints
- To contribute towards continuous improvement with generation of ideas
- To question and challenge peers/managers where processes and procedures do not meet expectations and any activity that does not place customers interests at the heart of how we do business
- To drive your own development by actively seeking development opportunities
- To ensure customers and the business are kept safe through compliance to all procedural and regulatory legislation as required by FCA
- To take responsibility for your own actions ensuring you keep up to date with all communications, processes and procedures
- To adhere to company policies and procedures
- To actively and positively promote and represent the Carpenters group throughout the firm, and to external bodies

**Experience & Knowledge**
- Previous experience working within a telephone-based customer service/contact centre environment
- Professional approach
- Outstanding communication and customer service skills
- Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills
- An ability to work using own initiative within boundaries
- An ability to in work in a fast-paced environment
- An ability to work effectively with people across a wide range of levels and responsibilities
- Good IT/Keyboard skills
- Attention to detail
- Good team working skills

**Benefits**:

- 30 days holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays or day in lieu where applicable
- Hybrid working model (in relevant role)
- 2 x Volunteering days to support charitable initiatives
- Matched Giving - up to £250 matched for personal charity fundraising for a registered charity
- Medicash cash plan - claim back dental / physio / optical appointments
- My Medicash App - including access to rapid digital physiotherapy and skin cancer screening assessments plus fitness videos and wellbeing tools
- Discounts and cash back on travel and shopping through Medicash extras
- Life Assurance Scheme (4 x salary)
- Pension scheme
- Funded driving theory test (in relevant role)
- Active network of Wellbeing Champions - providing mental health support
- Training and development opportunities
- Funded social events to connect with your colleagues
- Dress for your day polic

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to £19,047.60 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Merseyside, CH41 5LH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: 11/22/16