Description:
Onward Homes is now looking to recruit a Customer Care Specialist who will act as the first point of contact for our New Homes division. The successful candidate will provide a first class customer service to onboarding new customers into their homes and supporting them through the first 12 months in the property. This role often includes coordinating with internal teams, external contractors, and suppliers to resolve issues and maintain high customer satisfaction.
You are also required to undertake any other duties including Health & Safety and compliance within your capabilities as maybe reasonably required.
Whilst this role is a home based position, you must be able to drive and be willing to attend our Didsbury office in Greater Manchester, as well as site visits when required across the North West of England.
Required: A Full UK Driving License and access to your own car
Key Responsibilities
- Customer enquiry handling - Ensure that all issues raised by customers are dealt with professionally, quickly and to their complete satisfaction, while adhering to all Customer Care policies and procedures.
- Data management and record keeping - Maintain and update all databases, ensure key documents are stored electronically to enable easy reporting and document retrieval.
- Defects Management - Liaise with development colleagues and contractors to ensure all remedial works are completed efficiently, in accordance with the defects liability and NHBC/equivalent Buildmark Warranty.
- Learning and Evaluation - Utilise the IT system and associated reporting to manage resolution of defects and identify where performance is falling below expected levels.
- Cross team working - Work collaboratively with the development team and other Onward colleagues to develop and implement recommendations for improving service delivery.
- Customer Service - Ensure high levels of customer service are maintained throughout the process and that the customer journey is efficient as possible.
- Customer Satisfaction - Carry out post completion satisfaction surveys with all customers, to collate and analyse customer satisfaction information to feedback to development colleagues, improve the service and share learning.
- Performance Reporting - Maintain accurate records, updating systems, obtaining customer feedback and providing information to support performance reporting and continuous improvement
Essential:
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Proven experience of working as an Administrator in a fast paced environment.
- Experience within a Customer Services environment
- Proven experience of meeting targets and deadlines.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Ability to cultivate productive relationships with colleagues and partners.
- Computer literate with the ability to use Word, Excel, Property Portals and social media
- A full UK driving license and access to your own car
Desirable:
- Experience of using defects software and producing reports.
- Experience of working within the construction or house building sector
- Knowledge of shared ownership.
Essential:
Qualifications
- GCSEs minimum of English and Maths / equivalent qualification.