Customer Operations Manager

Marks and Spencer; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Holiday allowance

Bonus schemes

Pension and life cover

Induction and training

Discount portal

Family policies

Wellbeing support

Volunteer day

Job summary

Marks & Spencer is seeking a Customer Service Team Manager to lead a team of 12 Customer Advisers, coaching and inspiring excellence in service delivery. You will drive performance, manage issues with care and protect the brand through effective recovery and complaint resolution.

You will monitor quality and productivity, collaborate across teams, and act as Duty Manager in a hybrid working environment. We'll value your ability to motivate others and deliver results for our customers daily.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and coach teams.
• Strong communication across audiences and functions.
• Experience driving performance and KPIs in a contact center.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of 12 Customer Advisers and drive engagement.
• Deliver service recovery and achieve CSAT, service levels and FCR targets.
• Resolve escalated issues while safeguarding brand and commercial interests.
• Monitor quality and productivity via call listening, reviews, and KPI management.
• Collaborate across teams and act as Duty Manager in a hybrid setup.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Performance management

Team development

Tools

Quality monitoring tools

Job description

All the details

As a Customer Service Team Manager, you will lead, coach and inspire a team of Customer Advisers to deliver outstanding service and support to our customers every day. You'll be responsible for driving performance, building a high-performing and engaged team, and ensuring customer issues are resolved with care, professionalism and efficiency. Playing a pivotal role within our in‑house operation, you will champion exceptional customer experiences while protecting and enhancing the M&S brand through effective service recovery and complaint resolution.

What you will do:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of 12 Customer Advisers, driving performance, capability and engagement.
• Deliver exceptional service recovery and achieve key customer targets (CSAT, service levels, FCR).
• Resolve escalated and complex customer issues while minimising brand, reputational and commercial risk.
• Monitor and improve quality and productivity through call listening, case reviews and KPI management.
• Collaborate across teams and act as Duty Manager as needed, ensuring smooth operation in a hybrid working environment.

Who you are:

• A confident and inspiring leader with a passion for developing others.
• A strong communicator who can adapt your message to different audiences.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage performance, prioritise workloads and drive results.
• Someone who engages and motivates colleagues, creating a supportive and high performing environment.
• A true advocate for the customer, always representing their voice and needs.

What's in it for you?

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast‑moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third‑party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you've completed your probation

Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more

Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours

Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future

Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one

Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal

Market‑leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave

24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services

One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you

Everyone's welcome:

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.