Customer Services Representative

Informa Group Plc.; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading publishing company in Abingdon is seeking a Customer Service Representative to provide exceptional service to internal and external customers. This role involves a blend of working from home and office and requires excellent communication skills and problem-solving abilities. Candidates should have experience in customer service and be able to handle multiple tasks efficiently. You will be part of a vibrant team focused on improving customer satisfaction while achieving set KPIs. Joining this company offers a supportive environment dedicated to your professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working culture

25 days annual leave plus birthday off

3 discretionary days for Christmas

4 paid volunteering days

Employee assistance programme

Share Match plan

Life assurance and medical care

Qualifications

• Able to multi-task and work on multiple systems/programs efficiently.
• Maintain accuracy and speed in tasks.
• Build good working relationships with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding customer service via phone and email.
• Process orders, invoices, and quotes in a timely manner.
• Resolve customer product or service issues effectively.
• Manage day-to-day business processes and liaise with other departments.
• Use Salesforce and SAP to manage orders and invoicing.

Skills

Previous Customer Service experience

Experience working to accomplish KPI’s/SLA’s

Problem-solving skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Great attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Team player

Experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel

Experience with SAP and Salesforce

Able to type at least 40 wpm

Tools

Salesforce

SAP

Job description

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis Group produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realize their individual potential.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.

Job Description

Job Description

Our Customer Services team is looking to hire a Customer ServiceRepresentative who will work as an integral part of the department by providing outstanding customer service to our internal and external customers.

This role will be blended-working; you’ll work 2 days a week from home and 3 days in our Milton Park, Abingdon UK office. Due to the on-site requirement, we are only considering candidates who are in a close proximity and commutable distance to our office in Oxfordshire.

What you'll be doing:

• Taking ownership of customer queries received via phone, email, KPI’s and Customer First training best practice. Striving to increase customer satisfaction/first time resolution and reduce the need for customers to contact.
• Take responsibility for the processing of orders, invoices, quotes, in a timely and accurate manner, responding appropriately and swiftly to queries, problems and special requests from customers, accelerating these to team leaders and managers where appropriate.
• Resolving product or service problems/queries by clarifying customer issues, determining the root cause of problem, selecting and explaining the best solution to the problem, expediting corrections/adjustments, and following up to ensure resolution.
• On the back of customer contacts review the customer self-help portals (where they exist) and suggest new content or amendments to the relevant team.
• Managing day-to-day business processes, liaising with other departments where appropriate.
• Suggesting amendments to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Maintaining knowledge of department policies, processes, procedures, and systems used, developing an internal network to increase knowledge.
• Active participation in meetings, expressing your viewpoint but also recognizing and listening to others.
• Suggesting improvement ideas and assisting with the implementation of those ideas to improve customer satisfaction, increase productivity or reduce costs.
• Using Salesforce to manage customer contacts and workflow in line with the SOP.
• Using SAP/Salesforce to manage orders/invoicing.
• You achieve personal objectives and, work to agreed KPI’s and targets including quality assurance.

In addition to the above this role may also be required to help on projects and workload as determined by business needs and the Manager.

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

• Previous Customer Service experience preferred.
• Experience working to accomplish KPI’s/SLA’s.
• Able to multi-task and work on multiple systems/programs efficiently
• Problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and be able to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Great attention to detail, maintaining accuracy and speed.
• The ability to work under pressure to deadlines with minimal supervision.
• A team player, building good working relationships and retaining a positive attitude towards your work and colleagues.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel
• Experience with SAP and Salesforce is preferable.
• Able to type at least 40 wpm

Additional Information

What you should know:

• You must have the right to reside and work in the United Kingdom
• This role will be blended-working; you’ll work 2 days a week from home and 3 days in our Milton Park, Abingdon UK office. Due to the on-site requirement, we are only considering candidates who are in a close proximity and commutable distance to our office in Oxfordshire.
• Closing date for applications: 29 December 2025

What we're offering in return:

• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture and hybrid working from home and office
• 25 days annual leave per year plus an extra day off each year for your birthday
• 3 additional discretionary days for Christmas each year
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Employee assistance programme - Offering 24/7 well-being support
• Share Match - Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care.

Work/life balance:At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

Training And Professional Development:We’re passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources at your fingertips to reach your short and long-term career goals. We’ll support you in your journey by working together on your own bespoke Taylor & Francis Development Plan, ensuring you have the resources, tools, support and coaching that will get you where you want to be.

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and contribute regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit-based factor.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site:http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.