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Customer Service Manager - VISTRY GROUP PLC

Date Posted: Jan 02, 2024
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Job Detail

  • Location:
    , England, United Kingdom
  • Company:
  • Type:
    Full Time/Permanent
  • Shift:
    First Shift (Day)
  • Career Level:
    Entry Level
  • Positions:
    10
  • Experience:
    2 Year
  • Gender:
    No Preference
  • Degree:
  • Apply Before:
    Oct 22, 2024

Job Description

We have a great opportunity for a Customer Service Manager to join our team within Countryside Partnerships Home Counties East, at our Brentwood office in Essex. As our Customer Service Manager, you will be expected to be able to clearly identify defects within the NHBC and other warranty providers standards and bring to a satisfactory resolution for both parties through communication with Head of Customer Services.

Ideally you will be familiar with providing new home demonstration to purchasers and key handovers.

Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you…

  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
  • Agile working possible (dependent on role)
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare and Dental Insurance
  • Competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
  • Share incentive schemes
  • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

In return, what we would like from you…

  • Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
  • Background in a managerial customer services role
  • Experience in face-to-face customer interactions and complaint resolution
  • Well-developed communication and time management skills
  • Demonstrates outstanding customer service, both written and verbal
  • Good Excel skills to allow for creation and manipulation of reports.
  • A 'can do' positive attitude.
  • Brings solutions and identifies opportunities - challenges the norm.
  • An organised, flexible approach to their role
  • Able to move from task to task, recognising priorities and acting quickly as required.
  • Team Player - happy to assist others both in the team and across departments.
  • Driving Licence
  • Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it

Desirable -

  • Construction experience preferable

More about the Customer Service Manager role…

  • Delivering the customer journey through educating, process improvement and the implementation of The Vistry Way and the associated initiatives and procedures.
  • Review our customer satisfaction measurement through data provided by NHBC National New Homes Survey.
  • Liaising with site and sales teams on any customer issues.
  • Responsible for overseeing and delivering a 5* service in accordance with The Vistry Way, to ensure Vistry Homes achieve a 5* Housebuilder status.
  • Demonstrate empathy where appropriate and clearly communicate the Vistry Homes policies and procedures on any issues raised.
  • Ensure that our customer service system is utilised fully and by using the data and reports available, provide feedback internally and with our contractors.
  • To be conversant with/have knowledge of, our Standards of Finishes, NHBC Standards and Building Regulations.
  • Diary management to ensure customer visits are booked in a timely manner.
  • Overseeing our operative schedule, ensuring appointments are appropriately booked for time and distance
  • Overseeing our Housing Association relationships and assisting with End of Defect inspections.
  • Ensure compliant with all Health & Safety requirements.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels with both internal and external parties.
  • To attend internal meetings where appropriate such as Project Meetings and Sales Build meetings, to discuss customer issues and identify potential build concerns that could impact our customers.
  • Manage budget and cost control in line with defined budget parameters.
  • Monitor completion of any defects/issues reported within the two year warranty period in line with the company guidelines.
  • Provide training/assistance to Customer Service personnel, ensuring that all appropriate soft skill, IT, Technical, Health & Safety training has been provided.
  • Supervise works in progress to ensure that they are completed to a satisfactory standard and in accordance with the agreed programme.

Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us…

At Vistry Group, we build more than homes. We develop sustainable communities across all sectors of the UK housing market through our leading housing brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Delivered through Vistry Housebuilding, Countryside Partnerships and Vistry Works with the support of Vistry Services, our values of integrity, caring, and quality continue to shape all we do.

We're proud that our UK Green Building Council membership, 2021 Large Housebuilder of the Year award and status as a UK top-five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating allows us to transform land into thriving spaces. We're also proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. From memories and communities to worthwhile careers, we're making Vistry.

Benefits

  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
  • Agile working possible (dependent on role)
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare and Dental Insurance
  • Competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
  • Share incentive schemes
  • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

Skills Required

Company Overview

, England, United Kingdom

About us Vistry Group brings together the energy and talents of Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and the newly named Vistry Partnerships (formerly Galliford Try Partnerships). With developments across the country, Vistry Group will be delivering a... Read More

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