Service Advisor (Automotive)
Basic Salary: £20,000 - £24,000pa + OTE / BONUS £32,000
Location: WEST LONDON

Our well-respected client is seeking a Service Advisor to manage all service telephone and walk-in enquiries, qualify service and keep customers updated and happy! Helping customers with your positive attitude is an absolute must to ensure customers return time again.

SERVICE ADVISOR DUTIES:

·To take service department bookings ensuring efficient workshop loading, whilst attending to all customer requirements in an efficient manner.
·To develop and maintain a high degree of departmental and inter departmental co-operation.
·To be pleasant and helpful to customers and colleagues at all times and to ensure that personal appearance is of the highest.
·Ensure flow of work through the workshop is smooth and profitable, allocating workload subject to availability and competence of technicians to maximise productivity
·Build positive relationships with the customer updating them frequently and reacting quickly to resolve any issues or variations to promise.
·Sell extra work to the customer, explaining the requirement and selling the benefits, gain authority to proceed
·Maintain effective communication with customers (internal and external), Service Centre Manager and workshop colleagues
·To upsell products and service plans to customers.
·Ensure customer comments are fed back to appropriate people
·Ensure the safety and security of people, vehicles and property at all times, reporting any known faults or hazards
·Continually communicate with the Service Manager to identify extra work and to monitor progress
·Complete invoices accurately, clearly and quickly.
·Check that all authorised work has been completed and charged. Handle all forms of payment accurately.
·Agree appropriate vehicle collection and delivery arrangements with customers

SERVICE ADVISOR SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

·Experience using Kerridge, One Link or Pinnacle or similar DMS system
·2+ years main dealership experience as a service advisor
·Experience within a high volume dealership

SERVICE ADVISOR BENEFITS

• 22 days holidays plus bank holidays 
• Comprehensive on-going training
• Career progression

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL WORK WELL WITHIN A TEAM, HAVE AN AMAZING ATTITUDE AND EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THE ABILITY TO WORK TO TIGHT DEADLINES.

To apply please express your interest via a call or send your CV to Lucy Joy lucy.joy@autoskills-uk.com Tel: 0333 222 5978 (Mobile Friendly) Mobile - 07717 130052