Customer Planner

Pertemps Thames Water; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holiday

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a friendly, organised Customer Planner to join our Customer Solution Centre in Slough. You’ll plan work for field engineers, ensure they have the right information, skills and equipment to resolve issues first time, and keep customers informed throughout their journey.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract. Hybrid role with some days in the Slough office; typical hours Monday–Friday, with early and late shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced customer service environment with planning experience.
• Customer-focused approach and strong organisational skills.
• Ability to handle difficult conversations calmly and professionally.
• Good computer skills, including Excel; SAP/Salesforce experience is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Plan and allocate work for field teams to keep the day running smoothly.
• Speak with customers to understand issues and provide clear updates.
• Review information to diagnose problems and arrange the right work.
• Monitor planned work and respond to changing priorities.
• Coordinate with engineers, scheduling teams, operations and partners.
• Support customers with complex journeys and repeat flooding cases.

Skills

Customer service experience

Planning experience

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Handling difficult conversations

Ability to manage priorities

Excel proficiency

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Excel

Job description

We're looking for a friendly, organised Customer Planner to join our Customer Solution Centre team in Slough. This is a busy and rewarding role where you'll help plan work for our field engineers, making sure they have the right information, skills and equipment to resolve customer issues first time. You'll be at the heart of the customer journey, supporting customers through wastewater and drainage issues and keeping them informed from start to finish.

Please note that this is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

What you'll be doing as a Customer Planner

• Planning and allocating work for field teams to keep the day running smoothly.
• Speaking with customers to understand their issue, offer reassurance and provide clear updates.
• Reviewing information to help diagnose problems and arrange the right work.
• Monitoring planned work throughout the day and responding to changing priorities.
• Working closely with engineers, scheduling teams, operations and partners.
• Supporting customers with more complex or sensitive journeys, including repeat internal flooding cases.
• Using systems such as Salesforce, SAP, Smart Agent and Microsoft Office.

Working hours: Monday to Friday 7 am to 3 pm/8 am to 4 pm/ 9 am to 4 pm

Location: Slough, 9 Cambridge Ave, Slough, Berkshire England, SL1 4PJ - hybrid format with Tuesday and Wednesday from the office

What you should bring to the role

• Experience in a fast-paced customer service environment, including inbound and proactive phone calls, with planning experience.
• A customer-focused approach, strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence in handling sometimes difficult conversations calmly and professionally.
• Good computer skills, including Excel.
• SAP and Salesforce experience would be helpful.
• Experience planning work for field-based teams would be advantageous.

What's in it for you?

• This role will be paid from £26,000 to £30,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
• 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of yourself and your family's health and wellbeing, and your finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

Who are we?

We're the UK's largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It's a big job and we've got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you'll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you're looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people's lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we'll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We're committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that's extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we're here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you'll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.