Trainee Service Advisor

1 week ago


Canterbury, United Kingdom Barretts Full time
Trainee Service Advisor – BMW Canterbury

Barretts BMW have an opportunity for a Trainee Service Advisor to join our expanding Aftersales Department in Canterbury, Kent.

You will be representing one of the motor industries most iconic brands at an exciting time as they lead the way in luxury and innovation.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with one of the world's most prestigious and technologically advanced car manufacturers. You will be working in a busy BMW Service Department. Your role will be focused on dealing with customers, who have high expectations and a varied range of needs and demands. As a result, you need to have exceptional interpersonal skills and be able to build rapport, as well as a desire to provide the highest level of customer service. This combined with excellent organisational and communication skills will enable you to deliver outstanding customer service, representing the high standards and reputation of the BMW brand.

Trainee Service Advisor specific duties include:

Working face-to-face with customers within the Retailer

Handling calls to the Retailer, including booking and scheduling vehicle services and repairs

Estimating time and costs associated with vehicle services and repairs

Handling and responding to customer complaints

Being involved with interpreting initial customer concerns and liaising with the vehicle technicians

Liaising with customers and keeping them updated of any additional work that may be required

Tracking customer vehicles through the workshop during service and repair

Advising customers on how to solve problems with their vehicles

You would be required to work a 45 hour week. Working hours would be 07:30 – 17:30 Monday to Friday with a 1 hour lunch break & a 1 in 5 pro rata on a Saturday, 8:00 -13:00.

Company Benefits:

  • 32 days annual holiday (includes 8 bank holiday days)
  • Welcome pack & company induction.
  • Discounted servicing & parts across the Group
  • Annual staff social events
  • Barretts Summer Ball (held every 2 years)
  • State of art working environment
  • Paperless environment, including electronic clocking, write ups and resources

About Barretts:

In 2022, Barretts celebrated its 120th anniversary, as a family-owned & operated business. Barretts is one of the few family businesses that have been trading in Canterbury since the turn of the last century, providing a unique, personal, and first-class customer service across Kent.

Barretts has evolved from selling cycle fittings in 1902 to acquiring & developing multiple leading vehicle franchises in the Canterbury & Ashford areas.

We pride ourselves on customer service, and with over 100 years of experience, we know the level of service you expect to receive from a trusted family dealership. We are passionate about making the car buying process an enjoyable experience, with our team of professional staff, that you can trust and rely on to guide you through seamlessly.

Barretts combine traditional values of the past, with the cars of today.

With pay plans that reward you and a management team that will support you throughout, it’s a great opportunity for an ambitious candidate.

Closing date for applications: 13 th October 2024.

However, once we have sufficient applicants, we withhold the right to close job vacancies early.


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