Description
Are you passionate about delivering exceptional customer service and looking for a role that offers real career growth? Are you a natural problem solver, committed to delivering excellent customer service? Do you have strong written and verbal communication skills? If so, this could be the role for you
Join our Customer Relations Advisor talent pool and become part of one of the top-rated teams for complaint handling satisfaction in the transport sector as recognised by UKCSI. With a 91% engagement score, our team is at the heart of our success, handling customer queries with professionalism and care based in our modern, central Birmingham office making it a great place to work and grow.
As part of the wider Customer Experience Strategy Team, you'll be responsible for supporting our customers, working to resolve complaints, answer enquiries and pass along feedback and insight to drive real change within the wider business. As a Customer Relations Advisor, you'll gain a deep understanding of our business, interacting with teams across the organisation and developing skills that open doors to exciting opportunities. Whether you're looking to build a career in customer service, operations or another area of the business, this role will provide the perfect foundation. If you're a highly motivated, adaptable and customer-minded individual who is a great communicator with a passion for helping people, apply now and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us.
Key Responsibilities
* Working as part of a busy, customer-centric team to deliver outstanding customer service
* Supporting customers with complaints, enquiries and feedback taken over the phone, by email, by post and online
* Resolving customer complaints in line with West Midlands Train's complaints handling policy, passenger charter and the wider industry conditions of travel
* Decision making around complaint resolution, including authority to agree suitable compensation for customers to an agreed department limit
* Reporting to the Customer Relations Supervisors
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
* Previous experience of working in customer service / a customer focussed role is essential to this post
* Strong written and verbal communication, including email and letter writing, as well as good telephone manner
* Ability to deal with customer complaints and enquiries with limited information
* Experience in using Microsoft Office software packages is essential
* Experience in using CRM systems is preferred, but training will be provided to new entrants
* Knowledge of complaint handling procedures and the national rail conditions of travel is preferred, but training will be provided to new entrants
* Knowledge of the rail industry and WMT network is essential to this role, but can be learnt in post
* Time management and prioritisation skills
* Ability to cover departmental shift patterns, including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
Job Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Final salary pension – one of the best pension schemes available
* Free travel on all our trains and those of other train companies within our parent group company - for you, your partner, and any dependent children
* Hybrid working – office based 2-3 days a week
* 75% off all other train company travel tickets
* Retail discounts
* Career development opportunities
About London Northwestern & West Midlands Railways
We are proud to operate two new railway brands for and to the Midlands, the North West and London.
In the Midlands the West Midlands Railway brand is a local railway placing Birmingham at the centre of its network. We run the majority of the local services, as well as direct trains to many of the surrounding towns and cities, including Redditch, Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcester, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Telford, and Northampton.
Our London Northwestern Railway brand serves the London to Liverpool route on the west coast, stopping at Birmingham, Milton Keynes and Northampton, with the West Midlands at its heart.
Both services are operated by West Midlands Trains Ltd, part of Transport UK.
Each business brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the franchise and it's our aim to give you the rail experience you deserve at the price you want to pay.