Service Advisor

Brayleys Cars Limited; Romford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekends off

Un-capped bonus

Min. 31 days holiday

State of the art tooling

Pension scheme

Career development

In-house and manufacturer training

Enhanced maternity leave

£500 referral bonus

Great Place to Work

Job summary

Brayleys Cars Limited seeks a Customer-focused Service Advisor for its Honda dealership in Romford. You will guide customers through their service journey, handling face-to-face, phone and email queries and turning them into workshop bookings, delivering an outstanding service experience every step of the way.

You will work with the Aftersales Manager, aiming to meet team and individual targets through value-added products, manage handovers, and ensure compliance with Brayleys processes and

Qualifications

• Influencing skills with the ability and confidence to convert enquiries to sales
• Excellent customer management skills to build long lasting relationships
• Professionalism, with a commitment to adhering to process and procedure

Responsibilities

• Respond to enquiries from new and existing customers who need to make use of our workshop facilities
• Provide outstanding customer service as the face of Brayleys and our partner vehicle brands as you guide our customers through their visit to our workshop for repairs and maintenance
• Meet team and individual sales targets by through sales of added value products such as continuing maintenance plans.
• Manage the vehicle handover process, ensuring compliance with all processes when our customers collect their vehicles after repair.
• Adhere to Brayleys and industry regulations

Skills

Influencing skills

Customer management

Professionalism

Job description

We are seeking a Customer-focused Service Advisor to join Brayleys Cars Limited's Honda dealership in Romford. It's a fast-paced environment where you will be part of the team reporting to the Aftersales Manager. You'll be putting your people skills to great use by guiding our customers through their service experience and ensuring they are pleased at every step., With NO REQUIREMENT FOR WEEKEND WORKING, what does a typical weekday look like for one of our Service Advisors? As part of our aftersales team, you will be responsible for handling face to face, phone and email queries and converting these to workshop bookings. You will manage the end-to-end customer experience. Day to day, you will:

• Respond to enquiries from new and existing customers who need to make use of our workshop facilities
• Provide outstanding customer service as the face of both Brayleys and our partner vehicle brands as you guide our customers through their visit to our workshop for repairs and maintenance
• Meet team and individual sales targets by through sales of added value products such as continuing maintenance plans.
• Manage the vehicle handover process, ensuring compliance with all processes when our customers collect their vehicles after repair.
• Adhere to Brayleys and industry regulations

This is a question we are asked many times. A successful service advisor is someone who loves meeting people, loves helping people and loves making sure that the experience when visiting one of our businesses is truly outstanding.

You may have worked in hospitality, you may have worked in another retail role or you may be returning to work following a career break, but if you love meeting people as much as we do, we are confident that you'll fit in really well. All of our new to Automotive Retail service advisors receive a comprehensive suite of training designed to help you become an expert in the role, throughout your first 12 months with us. If you have the following core skills, becoming a Service Advisor in Automotive Retail may be right up your street.

• Influencing skills with the ability and confidence to convert enquiries to sales
• Excellent customer management skills to build long lasting relationships
• Professionalism, with a commitment to adhering to process and procedure

Following the acquisition of Johnsons Cars, AWR Holdings UK Ltd has brought together two highly respected automotive businesses - Johnsons Cars and Brayleys Cars - to create one of the UK's top 10 automotive retail groups. This marks an exciting new chapter in our journey. By bringing together the strengths, experience and heritage of both businesses, we are creating a larger, stronger organisation with even greater opportunities for our people, our customers and the communities we serve.

While both businesses have their own proud histories and successes, they also share something fundamental: a commitment to delivering excellent service, building strong relationships and creating environments where people can thrive. As we come together as one group, we are focused on building on the very best of both organisations - combining expertise, sharing knowledge and creating a culture rooted in collaboration, respect and continuous improvement. For our colleagues, this growth creates exciting opportunities. As a larger organisation, we can offer broader career pathways, increased mobility across our network, enhanced learning and development opportunities, and greater access to leadership and progression programmes. Whether you are just beginning your career or looking to take the next step, we are committed to helping our people develop, succeed and reach their full potential. Our ambitions do not stop here. We remain focused on continued growth and investment, but we know that sustainable success is built by people. That is why we are committed to fostering an inclusive, supportive and high-performing workplace where every individual feels valued, empowered and recognised for the contribution they make. At AWR Holdings, we believe our people are our greatest strength. Together, we are building a business where talent is nurtured, achievements are celebrated and meaningful careers can flourish.

You’ll be joining an expanding business that represents Honda Passenger Cars, Honda Motorcycles, Nissan, KIA, Mazda, Hyundai, Renault, Dacia and Suzuki across London, The Home Counties, The Thames Valley, The West Midlands and the Greater Manchester area. Unusually for our industry, the structure and workflows across our businesses mean that we can offer this role with NO REQUIRMENT FOR WEEKEND WORKING. In addition to this fantastic benefit we are able to offer the following comprehensive benefits

• Weekends off to spend time with your family, friends and loved ones
• An un-capped bonus scheme with very high earning potential
• Minimum of 31 days holiday per year, increasing to 34 days with length of service rewards.
• State of the art tooling and workshop facilities
• Preferential rates on new and used vehicles, parts purchases and servicing across all our franchises.
• Group Contributory pension scheme
• Career development opportunities and career progression
• In-house and manufacturer training
• Enhanced maternity leave after a qualifying period
• £500 colleague referral bonus
• Independently certified as a Great Place to Work