Customer Services Advisor

Location: Basildon, Heron Retail Park

Employer: Halfords

Salary: £10.20 - £12.41 per hour

Reference: 559642/547

Date added: 14 hours ago

Age 21+ £12.41 per hour
Under 21 £10.20 per hour

Love all things motoring and cycling?  Great with customers?

Your knack with customers and boundless enthusiasm for cars and bikes is what will lead you to success in this role.  Ideally, you’ll already have some experience of fitting car parts and of cycle repair, even as a hobby. Either way, we have training in place to get you the skills you need – you’ll be delivering market-leading standards of service, after all

You’ll soon be working on customers’ vehicles in our car park and on bikes in-store, helping us wow every customer. This role delivers a wide range of fitting services, including car parts fitting, technology fitting, cycle building and cycle servicing. We’ll help you develop your practical problem-solving skills alongside your ability to work quickly and efficiently.  Ideally, you already have Retail experience but if you can demonstrate experience of tailoring your approach in a customer focused sales environment, we can help you with the rest. 

We invest heavily in training to give our colleagues skills to develop their careers, so whatever career path you want to follow and whatever pace you want to progress, we have the support here to help you make your ambitions a reality, whether it’s in Retail or elsewhere in the Group.

We know that everyone has different priorities at different stages of their lives, so we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits. As well as holiday and contributory pension, you can expect to enjoy:

25% off most of our products in Halfords Retail stores and online
Amazing discounts of up to 50% on your garage bills at Halfords Autocentre
Discount on Halfords Breakdown Cover, with bike cover as standard for all annual policies
At least 25% colleague discount at Tredz
Life Assurance
Uniform
Discounts on everything from groceries and shopping through to holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
Employee assistance programme offering free, independent, confidential support and counselling 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Fantastic Trade Price Bike Scheme - buy one bike per year from a range of bikes which have been significantly reduced
Option to join our Sharesave scheme: save to purchase shares at a 20% discount
Cycle2Work scheme
Wagestream – a financial planning app that gives you more control over your pay. Access up to 30% of your pay as you earn it and save automatically from your salary to build a rainy-day fund for the future
Health Cash Plan - claim cash back towards your healthcare costs and get access to health and well-being services 

To be successful in this role you will need:

Experience of delivering great customer service, ideally in a retail sales environment
A proactive approach to helping customers and understanding their needs
Problem solving skills
Availability to work on a rota basis, including weekends

Ideally, you’ll also have the following:

Some knowledge and skills in car parts fitting and cycle repair
Some experience of working towards and achieving sales targets

We’re in an exciting chapter – rapidly growing our business with a focus on motoring services and electric mobility. We’re the UK’s leading retailer of motoring and cycling products and services, and the UK’s largest vehicle service, maintenance and repair business. Join us and be part of our success story in getting the nation safely back on the move.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

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