Customer Services Advisor

PageUp People Limited; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25% off most products

Amazing discounts up to 50% on garage

Discount on Breakdown Cover

25% colleague discount at Tredz

Life Assurance

Uniform

Health benefits & discounts

Employee assistance programme

Bike Scheme

Sharesave scheme

Wagestream

Health Cash Plan

Job summary

Halfords is seeking a Part-time Retail Assistant in South Lanarkshire to support car parts fitting and bike servicing in-store and in the car park. You will deliver friendly, proactive customer service and work on a rota that includes weekends.

We provide training to build skills in car parts fitting and cycle repair, with rewards and discounts such as 25% off products, 50% off garage bills, and access to bonus schemes as you grow with the team.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering great customer service in a retail environment
• Proactive approach to helping customers and understanding their needs
• Availability for rota-based work including weekends
• Some knowledge of car parts fitting and cycle repair helpful
• Experience working toward sales targets is a plus

Responsibilities

• Carry out car parts fitting and cycle servicing in-store and in the car park
• Deliver market-leading customer service and help customers choose the right products
• Develop practical problem-solving skills and work quickly and efficiently
• Support training and career development within the team

Skills

Customer service

Proactive selling

Weekend availability

Retail experience

Job description

Job no: 568385
Work type: Part time, 16 hours per week
Site: Hamilton
Categories: Retail Colleagues
Location: South Lanarkshire
Salary: £11.05 - £12.91 per hour
Business Area: Retail

• Age 21+ £12.91 per hour
• Under 21 £11.05 per hour

Love all things motoring and cycling? Great with customers?

Your knack with customers and boundless enthusiasm for cars and bikes is what will lead you to success in this role. Ideally, you’ll already have some experience of fitting car parts and of cycle repair, even as a hobby. Either way, we have training in place to get you the skills you need – you’ll be delivering market-leading standards of service, after all

You’ll soon be working on customers’ vehicles in our car park and on bikes in-store, helping us wow every customer. This role delivers a wide range of fitting services, including car parts fitting, technology fitting, cycle building and cycle servicing.We’ll help you develop your practical problem-solving skills alongside your ability to work quickly and efficiently. Ideally, you already have Retail experience but if you can demonstrate experience of tailoring your approach in a customer focused sales environment, we can help you with the rest.

We invest heavily in training to give our colleagues skills to develop their careers, so whatever career path you want to follow and whatever pace you want to progress, we have the support here to help you make your ambitions a reality, whether it’s in Retail or elsewhere in the Group.

We know that everyone has different priorities at different stages of their lives, so we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits. As well as holiday and contributory pension, you can expect to enjoy:

• 25% off most of our products in Halfords Retail stores and online
• Amazing discounts of up to 50% on your garage bills at Halfords Autocentre
• Discount on Halfords Breakdown Cover, with bike cover as standard for all annual policies
• At least 25% colleague discount at Tredz
• Life Assurance
• Uniform
• Discounts on everything from groceries and shopping through to holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
• Employee assistance programme offering free, independent, confidential support and counselling 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Fantastic Trade Price Bike Scheme - buy one bike per year from a rangeof bikes which have been significantly reduced
• Option to join our Sharesave scheme: save to purchase shares at a 20% discount
• Wagestream – a financial planning app that gives you more control over your pay. Access up to 30% of your pay as you earn it and save automatically from your salary to build a rainy-day fund for the future
• Health Cash Plan - claim cash back towards your healthcare costs and get access to health and well-being services

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Experience of delivering great customer service, ideally in a retail sales environment
• A proactive approach to helping customers and understanding their needs
• Availability to work on a rota basis, including weekends

Ideally, you’ll also have the following:

• Some knowledge and skills in car parts fitting and cycle repair
• Some experience of working towards and achieving sales targets

We’re in an exciting chapter – rapidly growing our business with a focus on motoring services and electric mobility. We’re the UK’s leading retailer of motoring and cycling products and services, and the UK’s largest vehicle service, maintenance and repair business. Join us and be part of our success story in getting the nation safely back on the move.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.