Service Centre Manager - Middlesbrough

Auto Windscreens; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive service company is looking for a Service Centre Manager to oversee day-to-day operations and drive financial success. The ideal candidate will lead a team, ensuring compliance with operational standards while maintaining customer satisfaction. Key skills required include leadership, effective communication, and financial management. Experience with systems such as IFS/ FSM and Power BI is advantageous. This role is located in Tees Valley, UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a team and operational procedures.
• Proven ability to develop a culture of customer satisfaction.
• Strong financial management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the team through effective communication.
• Manage team performance and conduct regular reviews.
• Handle recruitment needs and manage resources.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Leadership

Communication and Interpersonal

IT Literacy

System Knowledge

Customer Service and telephony skills

Succession Planning

Delegation

Time Management

Stock Inventory

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

IFS/ FSM

HR Portal

Power BI

Job description

Job role: Service Centre Manager, Auto Windscreens

Summary Of The Role Purpose

A Service Centre Manager is responsible for the financial success and day-to-day operations of a Service Centre. Their duties include:

• Maximizing operational efficiency & productivity.
• Maintaining and improving operational processes and ensure that high levels of compliance are evident within the Service Centre.
• Developing a culture that ensures total customer satisfaction is at the centre of the operation.
• Promoting and creating a reward and recognition culture for outstanding service delivery by individuals and teams.

Key Responsibilities Of a Service Centre Manager

• Motivate and lead a team through regular communication, recognition and engagement
• Effectively and consistently manage their team in accordance with Company procedures and values, including people management procedures such as Disciplinary, Absence Management and Performance Management
• Continuously monitor team performance and KPI’s ensuring that any performance concerns are addressed and managed appropriately
• Hold regular 1-2-1’s and performance reviews with team members in line with the company appraisal process, to discuss their performance in line with set objectives and goals, and to ensure their training and development needs are being met
• Effectively plan the teams resource and availability through managing shift patterns, annual leave and absence to ensure focus on consistent productivity and performance during operational hours
• Effectively manage a P&L ensuring that costs and performance are in-line with budgets and take necessary action to maintain profitability
• Effectively deal with any complaint escalations and Identify the root cause of complaints and develop action plans to address and improve to an acceptable level
• Present both weekly and monthly reports to the Area Manager in relation to performance, identifying any risks and providing detailed plans to maintain or correct performance
• Ensure compliance and the timely delivery of health and safety, quality, financial, operational and environmental requirements in-line with best practice and legal frameworks using the relevant process including monthly inspections / I-Auditor
• Identify recruitment needs for the Service Centre, as approved by the Area Manager
• Understand and manage fleet and equipment requirements for the Service Centre
• Establish and maintain effective communication and relationships with colleagues from the Head Office departments

Key Skills

• Continuous Improvement- identifies and implements ways to make job tasks or processes more efficient
• Leadership- ability to inspire, influence, lead by example
• Communication and Interpersonal - ability to effectively and clearly communicate to the team through a range of methods- verbally, written (email, instant messaging)
• IT Literacy- good understanding of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Word, Powerpoint and Excel
• System Knowledge- IFS/ FSM, HR Portal, Power BI
• Customer Service and telephony skills
• Succession Planning
• Delegation
• Time Management
• Stock Inventory

Core Behaviours and Values

• Professionalism
• Driven and focused
• Ambitious
• Adaptable in approach
• Flexible
• Dress Code
• Creative / Innovative
• EFFORT Values