Sales Customer Support Advisor

Deutsche Post; Colnbrook; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

DHL Express is seeking a proactive Sales Customer Support Advisor in Colnbrook. You will back the sales team, manage customer relations, and help drive adoption of DHL products and digital solutions.

The role focuses on delivering excellent service, maintaining CRM data, and supporting onboarding, with clear opportunities to grow into a sales career within a global logistics leader.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of customer-facing or sales support experience.
• Fluent English with strong communication skills.
• GCSEs in English and Maths (or equivalent).

Responsabilités

• Support customers and sales teams to ensure seamless engagement.
• Develop knowledge of DHL products and digital shipping solutions.
• Assist onboarding, implementation and service adoption for customers.
• Support account reviews, pipeline management and reporting.
• Promote adoption of DHL digital services and tools.

Connaissances

Customer service experience

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Formation

GCSE English & Maths

Outils

CRM software

Description du poste

Sales Customer Support Advisor

Location: Southern Hub, Colnbrook , SL3 0BB

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Start Your Sales Career Journey with DHL

At DHL Express, we're proud to be recognised as a world-leading logistics provider, connecting people and businesses across more than 220 countries and territories. We're looking for a motivated and customer-focused Sales Customer Support Advisor to join our Sales team and play a key role in supporting customer success while developing the skills and experience needed for a future career in sales.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for customer service, commercial awareness, and relationship building. You'll work closely with our Account Managers and Sales teams, gaining valuable exposure to customer management, sales processes, and strategic business initiatives while helping deliver outstanding customer experiences.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Sales Customer Support Advisor, you'll provide essential support to both customers and sales teams, ensuring seamless customer engagement and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities include:

Customer Support & Relationship Management

• Build strong relationships with customers and support their overall experience with DHL.
• Assist customers in understanding DHL products, services, and digital shipping solutions.
• Support customer onboarding, implementation activities, and service adoption.
• Help resolve customer queries and coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely solutions.
• Support customer retention through proactive engagement and issue management.
• Provide temporary territory coverage during periods of absence or vacancy to maintain customer continuity.
• Accompany Account Managers on customer visits to gain practical commercial experience.

Commercial & Sales Support

• Identify potential sales opportunities and refer them to the appropriate sales colleagues.
• Support customer growth, acquisition, and retention campaigns.
• Gather and share market intelligence, customer feedback, and competitor insights.
• Assist with account reviews, pipeline management, and customer engagement planning.

Data & Systems Management

• Maintain accurate customer information within CRM and sales systems.
• Support data quality and sales reporting activities.
• Assist with pipeline preparation, business reviews, and performance reporting.

Digital Solutions Support

• Act as a first point of contact for customer queries relating to DHL electronic shipping solutions and digital tools.
• Promote adoption of DHL's digital services and self-service platforms.
• Coordinate with IT and digital support teams to resolve system-related customer issues.

Learning & Development

• Complete the DHL Sales Academy and development programmes.
• Gain exposure to multiple business functions including Operations, Customer Service, Finance, Customs, Digital Solutions, and Sales.
• Develop knowledge of DHL products, services, customer onboarding processes, and commercial sales methodologies.

What We're Looking For

To succeed in this role, you'll bring:

• 1-2 years' experience in a customer-facing, sales support, customer service, or commercial environment.
• A strong customer-focused mindset with a passion for delivering excellent service.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisational, planning, and problem-solving abilities.
• Good digital literacy and confidence using technology and business systems.
• A proactive attitude and strong desire to learn and develop.
• Commercial curiosity and ambition to progress into a future sales role.
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics. Additional business, sales, or customer service qualifications would be advantageous.
• Fluent English language skills.

Why Join DHL?

At DHL, you'll become part of a global organisation that values innovation, teamwork, and personal development. We invest in our people through structured learning, coaching, mentoring, and career progression opportunities.

Whether you're looking to build your commercial skills, gain exposure to sales, or take the next step in your career, DHL offers an environment where you can learn, grow, and make a real impact.

What Makes DHL Great?

• Global market-leading brand
• Supportive and collaborative culture
• Structured training and development programmes
• Career progression opportunities within Sales and Commercial functions
• Exposure to a broad range of business areas and customers
• Opportunity to work with innovative digital solutions and technologies

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We are committed to equal opportunity and reject any forms of discrimination. The basis for employee selection at DHL Group is qualification, performance, skills and experience.

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