Customer Relations Executive (temporary contract)

KINTO UK Limited; Epsom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

KINTO UK Limited is seeking a Customer Relations professional for a six-month temporary position. The successful candidate will provide exceptional support to Toyota Financial Services customers, addressing concerns and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Strong communication and decision-making skills as well as previous complaints handling experience are essential for this role, which offers a hybrid working model. Employees can also enjoy excellent onsite facilities, promoting well-being and inclusivity.

Benefits

Onsite parking

Coffee shop

Restaurant

Wellness walks

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in complaints handling within regulated environments.
• Knowledge of Motor Finance industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing exemplary complaint resolution and customer service.
• Maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Keeping accurate records of customer contact.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Decision making

Judgement skills

Job description

We are looking for an individual to join our Customer Relations team, working initially in a six-month temporary position.

The successful individual will provide support to our Toyota Financial Services customers, addressing concerns relating to our products and services, working within regulatory timeframes.

Ideally, we are looking to attract individuals with previous Complaints / Relations experience from within either the motor or Financial Services industry.

A bit about the ‘Department’: The Customer Relations team is responsible for dealing with complaints from customers, aiming to resolve their dissatisfaction within a designated time period. They maintain the Toyota Way of handling customer complaints in alliance with the regulations set by the Financial Conduct Authority, aiming to ensure good customer outcomes across the organisations.

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing exemplary complaint resolution and customer service to ensure a fair and consistent approach is delivered to our customers.
• To be an effective communicator and ensure all complaints are acknowledged in a timely manner and customers are kept informed throughout the complaint process.
• Work closely with operational teams to ensure effective communication is upheld with our customers through to resolution of their complaint.
• Understanding and researching all aspects of customer communication, identifying important points to highlight using a fair and reasonable attitude.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements relating to complaint handling, guaranteed standards of service, and customer expectations.
• Keep accurate records of all customer contact by making full notes on our CMS system and adding complaints onto the complaints log.

Key Experience & Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous experience working in complaints in an environment governed by the Financial Conduct Authority would be desirable.
• Good decision making and judgement skills.
• Experience/knowledge of working within the Motor Finance industry would be desirable.

Attributes & Behaviours

• Proactive and task focused, able to work efficiently under your own initiative.
• Team-orientated, promoting an inclusive and collaborative working environment.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Consuming Duty focused, willing to put yourself in the customer’s shoes.

Toyota Financial Services offers hybrid working of two days in the office (after training)

We have excellent onsite facilities which include onsite parking, coffee shop and restaurant, as well as wellness walks around the premises.

Our Recruitment Process

At Toyota Financial Services (TFS) we value everyone and are pleased to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer.

We are committed to supporting disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. Should you meet the minimum criteria for this role and wish to apply under the DC scheme, you may be moved forward to the next stage. Please ensure to add this information into your application.

When it comes to recruitment, please do let us know if we can adjust our process to be meet your accessibility needs.

Some examples of how we might be able to help are listed below:

• Providing a copy of interview questions before the interview
• Organising a time and location that best suits you
• Allowing additional time for the assessment and interview

We are happy to review any adjustment on a case-by-case basis to support you to be your best self.