Service Advisor

Hunter Knight Recruitment Ltd; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vehicle dealership in Nuneaton is seeking a dedicated Service Advisor to join their friendly team. This role involves providing exceptional customer service, managing the customer journey, and maximizing service and repair bookings. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills and a commercial mindset, ensuring customer satisfaction through efficient scheduling and accurate service delivery. The position offers competitive benefits, including annual leave, wellness programs, and unique organizational recognition.

Benefits

Extra day off for your Birthday

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay policies

Wellness programme access

Training and development opportunities

Annual appraisals programme

Qualifications

• Dedication to providing exceptional customer service.
• Proficient in managing the customer service journey.
• Ability to book in vehicles efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer satisfaction during service interactions.
• Regularly update customers on vehicle progress.
• Produce accurate job cards and invoices.

Skills

Exceptional customer service skills

Ability to maximize service and repair bookings

Commercial mindset for after sales services

Job description

Service Advisor

Salary : £30,000 + Depending on experience + Bonus £34,000

Hours : Mon-Fri Days – No Weekends

Location : Nuneaton

Benefits

• An extra day off for your Birthday
• Business close 24 December and 27 December in 2025, so you can enjoy your time off over the festive per
• 23 days of annual leave per year PLUS Bank Holidays
• Four times death in service benefit.
• Working for Motor Trader’s ‘Employer of the Year’.
• Working for an official Great Place to Work™️ and UK Best Workplace.
• Working for a Best UK Workplace for Wellbeing and Development.
• Awarded Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award (RLS)
• Working with our award-winning team – we are Motor Trader’s CV Employer of the Year and won silver at the internal communication and engagement awards for our new starter onboarding process.
• Auto-enrolment pension.
• Self-development journal
• Group Ranked 101 in SW Business Insider’s Top 500 Companies
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay policies.
• Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP and 24HR Online GP access and second Medical Opinion).
• Mental Health First Aiders.
• Reward and recognition programmes, including our annual Group Awards and opportunities to attend the Wembley box as a celebration of your hard work and dedication.
• Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities.
• Manufacturer training and access to our in-house training.
• Long service recognition and annual leave increase after 5 years’ service.
• Branded uniform
• Charities of the Year programme, Army Sport sponsors and community engagement initiatives

Our client, an industry leading and award winning commercial vehicle dealership, is looking for a dedicated Service Advisor to join their friendly team in Nuneaton. If you are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and can confidently and efficiently maximise service and repair bookings to ensure all resources required in completing the work are available and on schedule – this is the role for you!

The right candidate will have exceptional customer service skills and deliver the highest quality customer experience. You will approach this role with a commercial mind, actively selling after sales services in a customer-orientated manner (i.e. : service contracts), ensuring the workshop is working to full capacity by effectively scheduling customer bookings.

You will be committed to taking responsibility for managing the customer service journey, updating customers on repair times and status, estimates and gaining approval for additional work.

The Role

Dealing with customers and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Utilise workshop loading and ensure it is up to date.

Regularly and proactively keep customers up to date with progress on their vehicle

Booking in vehicles. Ensuring appointments are convenient for the customer and department, in line with the workshop capacity.

Identify the customer requirements and where possible, supply an accurate fully inclusive costing.

Produce accurate job cards, invoices, estimates and related information.

Provide customers with full explanations of work carried out, making the most of any additional selling opportunities.

Produce warranty job cards in line with the manufacturers policy and procedures.

Accurately record all work requirements and identify retail, warranty, internal and non-chargeable repairs.

Liaise with the Parts Department to ensure availability of parts.

Training can be provided for light vehicle service advisors looking to progress into commercial vehicle.

Please submit your CV or call Suzanne on (phone number removed)