Customer Service Co-Ordinator

February 8, 2018 | Comments Off on Customer Service Co-Ordinator

Customer Service Coordinator

Location: Ipswich

Kier Strategic Highways is looking to recruit a Customer Service Coordinator who will report to the Customer Service Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing customer support to the Areas 6&8 highways maintenance contract.

Key Responsibilities:
  • To engage with customers on a daily basis by all communication methods
  • Follow the requests of Highways England to resolve customer and stakeholder issues
  • Answer all types of enquiries including; general enquiries, MP enquiries, letters to the Chief Executive, Parliamentary Questions and Freedom of Information requests.
  • Be able to prepare strategies to solve escalated customer issues
  • Be able to identify risk
  • Provide a support function to the Customer Service Manager during standard office hours and occasionally, during unsociable hours
  • Delivering to tight deadlines, with the ability to manage change at short notice and prioritise workloads
  • Ability to identify potential conflicts and offer solutions
  • Attending and contributing to regular meetings with internal and external stakeholders, offering advice and providing relevant feedback to communication colleagues within the HE
  • Identifying opportunities and working with the HE to optimise maximum positive media coverage
  • Protecting the reputation of Kier Highways and the HE by adopting a customer-focused approach
  • Produce monthly reports and trend analysis
  • Chair internal customer meetings in the absence of the customer service manager
  • Provide a link to corporate communications providing news stories and case studies on a monthly basis for the company's magazine

  • Key Skills and Qualifications:

  • Previous experience in customer service
  • Experience of dealing with customers over the telephone and via written communication
  • Experience of working to very tight deadlines
  • Customer-focused with experience of improving customer relationships
  • Be sensitive and diplomatic
  • Strong administrative skills required
  • Experience of word processing, spread sheets, databases and email is essential


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