Customer Support Coordinator

Taylor Wimpey; Brentwood; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retail discounts

Life insurance

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Share plans

Job summary

Taylor Wimpey in the United Kingdom is seeking a Customer Support Coordinator to take ownership of customer issues and complaints after handover from Customer Relations Managers, coordinating resolution and ensuring parts are ordered where needed. You will use our processes and safety protocols to keep customers informed and ensure timely progress.

You will collaborate with internal teams and subcontractors to meet SLA targets, maintain professional customer interactions, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced Customer Service environment
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritise work and take initiative
• Proven ability to remain calm in challenging situations
• Experience of working in the housebuilding industry

Responsibilities

• Acts as an inspiring role model across the team in the delivery of great customer service
• Always demonstrates positive behaviour when discussing or interacting with customers
• Engage with customers in a professional manner so they feel understood and trust we will resolve their issue quickly
• Minimise reputational risk by managing complaints, social media contacts and third-party cases appropriately
• Model Taylor Wimpey’s values with integrity, professionalism and collaborative spirit
• Resolve issues within the required SLA timeframe with independence
• Plan and organize work to keep customers informed of progress within SLA
• Identify blockers and alert the Customer Support Manager when resolution may be impacted
• Maintain quality notes for all customer interactions to avoid repeated clarification
• Collaborate with other functions and subcontractors to improve service delivery
• Foster continuous improvement and communicate feedback for better outcomes
• Keep up-to-date with house type ranges, products and technology for informed conversations

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Work independently

Job description

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At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

The Customer Support Coordinator is responsible for taking ownership of customer issues, tasks and complaints once customers have settled into their new homes and been handed over from the Customer Relations Managers, managing resolution through to completion. This includes correctly identifying what action needs to be taken, allocating the correct resource in a timely manner, and where appropriate, ensuring the necessary parts and supplies have been ordered to enable remediation works to be carried out. They should also ensure customers are kept up to date with progress towards the resolution of their issue or complaint.

The Customer Support Coordinator should be conversant in using the technology provided to carry out their role and be adherent to the relevant processes and procedures, including all health and safety regulations and protocols.

Primary Responsibilities

• Acts as an inspiring role model across the team in the delivery of great customer service
• Always demonstrates positive behaviour when discussing or interacting with customers
• Always engage with customers in a professional manner so they are assured we have understood their problem and trust that we will act to resolve this quickly
• Ensures reputational risk is minimised by ensuring complaints, social media contacts, and 3rd party claims and cases are managed in the most appropriate way
• Role models Taylor Wimpey’s values by always behaving with integrity and professionalism, acting in a positive, collaborative and encouraging style with everyone

Achievement of business objectives and priorities

• Works independently to resolve issues, tasks and complaints within the required SLA timeframe
• Works in an organised and well-planned manner, so that customer issues, tasks and complaints can be resolved within SLA timeframes and customers are fully informed of progress
• Looks for solutions when blockers to remedying issues for customers arise and ensures the Customer Support Manager is made aware when factors may not enable the resolution to happen within SLA
• Ensures issues, tasks and complaints have quality notes for reference so there is an accurate record of all customer interactions and so that further clarification isn’t required with the customer by another person
• Builds relationships with other functions and works collaboratively with them to resolve issues, tasks and complaints
• Builds relationships with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure they understand our expectations of their customer commitments and provide feedback where appropriate to ensure continuous improvement of their service offering

Committed to continuous improvement

• Takes responsibility for their own development by asking for feedback on their performance to ensure ongoing performance
• Identifies gaps in their customer engagement ability (verbal and written) and takes responsibility for the continuous improvement of these
• Identifies ways of working that could be more efficient and/or cost effective and puts forwards ideas for improvement
• Keeps up to date with house type ranges, products, specifications and new technology in the home to ensure informed conversations with customers

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Previous experience of working in a fast-paced Customer Service environment
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritise work and take initiative to find solutions to problems
• Proven ability to remain calm, measured and resilient in challenging situations
• Experience of working in the housebuilding industry

What we offer at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover. Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey.

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

Internal Applicants:

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.