Customer Service Supervisor

Booker Group; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing program

Career progression

Job summary

Booker Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Duty Manager to lead a busy team and contribute to service excellence in our store. This fast-moving role will place you at the heart of day-to-day operations, with direct exposure to our customer base.

You will manage a team of over 40 colleagues, ensure compliance, oversee cash handling, and work with other departments to coordinate deliveries and customer satisfaction. This is a strong career opportunity within food wholesale.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a team in a retail environment.
• Strong customer service focus with proven conflict resolution.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Practical knowledge of cash handling and loss prevention.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of over 40 colleagues on a front-line customer service area.
• Ensure compliance with legal standards and company procedures.
• Manage payroll records and oversee debt collection from customers.
• Coordinate with departments to monitor orders and deliveries.
• Resolve customer issues and drive service improvements.

Skills

Customer service

Team supervision

Retail operations

Cash handling

Job description

This role will put you at the fore front of our Business Centre. It is a fast moving, challenging role that will give you great exposure to our vibrant customer base where you will have a direct influence over the service that we provide. Not only will you be managing a team in excess of 40 colleagues you will play a key role within the store's management team, assuming the role of Duty Manager at points throughout the week.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a successful team where you can kick start a career in Food Wholesaling.

Main Responsibilities

Ensuring that the team comply with legal standards and company procedures at all times.

Ensuring that your team are fully trained in cash handling to minimise losses

Controlling debt and recover overdue or failed payments from customers

Maintaining accurate and timely payroll records.

Engaging with customers to prevent or resolve customer issues and complaints, utilising their feedback to improve customer service and satisfaction

Liaising with other department Supervisors to monitor orders for delivery

Managing a team of customer focused individuals throughout reception and checkout area

You will need

To be successful in this role your skills and experience will include:

Passionate about providing exceptional customer service

Flexible, adaptable and enjoys working with, as well as managing a team

An excellent communicator and have some experience in supervising or managing a team.

Practical experience in the retail trade

What's in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

Please note
We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.
On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.
*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

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