Customer Service Supervisor FTC

The Pilot Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays + bank holidays

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Life Assurance x 4 of your salary

Health Shield – Cash plan, Thrive app,

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The Pilot Group is seeking a Customer Care Supervisor to lead the EU Customer Service team on a maternity cover basis in Manchester. You will manage day-to-day activities, support performance, and drive engagement in a hybrid work environment.

Key focus areas include people management, clear communication, and developing a high-performing team. The role reports to the Customer Service Manager and requires strong customer service skills and collaborative stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and supporting a customer service team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage performance and development of staff.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key point of contact for the Customer Service team for day-to-day support.
• Coordinate daily workloads with Senior Customer Service Representatives.
• Ensure clear communication across the team and wider departments.
• Follow up on outstanding actions, queries, and escalations.
• Support onboarding of new starters and training documentation.

Skills

Customer service

People management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Job description

The Pilot Group - Customer Care Supervisor - EU Team (9 month FTC)

FTC 9 months
Salary - £33k + bonus (up to to £300 per month after successful probation)

Hybrid working - 3office days (the days required may vary, depending on business needs)

The Role

This role is responsible for leading and supporting the people within the EU Customer Service team during a maternity cover period.

The focus is on ensuring strong day-to-day people management, consistent communication, and a positive, high-performing team environment. The role prioritises employee engagement, performance management, and continuous development to maintain stability, accountability, and growth across the team.

Key Behaviours

Customer Centric – The customer is the priority and should be the forefront of all daily actions and routines and hold accountability for your own actions. To manage and clearly communicate with your customers that you support, manage expectations and able to diffuse escalations that you may encounter, empower the team to deliver the best possible customer service.

People Management – Lead, support, motivate, and develop employees so they can perform effectively and reach their potential. Build positive working relationships, provide guidance and coaching, support employee wellbeing, resolve issues, and create an engaged, productive team environment.

Performance management – The ability to set clear objectives, monitor results, provide regular feedback, and support continuous improvement to ensure individual and team performance meets organisational goals.

Communication and interpersonal skills – The ability to communicate clearly, professionally, and effectively with team members, customers, and stakeholders, while building positive working relationships based on trust, respect, and collaboration. This includes active listening, providing constructive feedback, managing difficult conversations, influencing others, and adapting communication styles to different audiences.

Key Responsibilities

Team Support and Coordination

• Act as a key point of contact for the Customer Service team for day-to-day support.
• Support the coordination of daily workloads alongside Senior Customer Service Representatives.
• Ensure clear communication across the team and with wider departments.
• Follow up on outstanding actions, queries, and escalations.

Training and Onboarding Support

• Support onboarding of new starters, ensuring training plans are followed.
• Assist in maintaining training documentation and process guides.
• Work with Senior Customer Service Representatives to ensure consistency in knowledge sharing.

Documentation and Process Support

• Ensure key processes and updates are clearly documented.
• Support adherence to SOPs and highlight any gaps or inconsistencies.
• Assist with basic reporting and tracking of team activity where required.

Absence and Cover Coordination

• Conduct return-to-work conversations.
• Support coordination of cover plans for absences.
• Ensure absence information is communicated appropriately.

Collaboration and Communication

• Maintain clear communication with the Customer Service Manager on team updates and issues.
• Ensure consistent communication across the team and wider departments.

Metrics / KPIs

• Delivery and quality of 1:1s and performance management
• Employee engagement and feedback
• Team retention and absence management
• Evidence of individual development and upskilling
• Overall team morale and stability

Key Skills

• Strong customer service skills with excellent communication competencies.
• Accustomed to a fast paced, pragmatic working environment, you will be able to build relationships quickly, establish credibility and manage all aspects of the procurement process
• A real team player who uses own initiative, is self-motivated and results orientated.
• Process improvement and efficiency
• Stakeholder management

Location (Customer Service)

Head Office, Manchester (Short walk from Manchester Victoria train station)

Commutable from: Manchester, Greater Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Warrington, Widnes, Runcorn, Preston, St Helens, Altrincham, Stockport, Bury, Bolton, Leigh, Wigan, Wilmslow

Benefits

• 25 days holidays + bank holidays
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Life Assurance x 4 of your salary
• Health Shield – Cash plan, Thrive app, Employee Assistance Program, My GP anytime.
• Metro Money
• Location close to Manchester City Centre
• Free parking – first come first serve basis
• Enhanced maternity / paternity pay
• Annual Events including Christmas Party / Team Lunches

Recruitment Agencies

The Pilot Group operates a strict PSL and will not accept any unsolicited CVs sent to any member, employee, representative or business unit of the Pilot Group. Any unsolicited introduction will be treated as a CV ‘sent in kind’ and as such The Pilot Group rejects all liability to pay any such fees for an unsolicited introduction.