Vulnerable Customer Specialist - Chester, United Kingdom - Specialist Motor Finance Limited

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To assist the Customer Support Team Leader in managing the business' portfolio of vulnerable customers. The ability to engage, empathise with and develop ongoing relationships with customers are key required skills to best support them through a difficult time

Ensuring the business meets its performance targets, together with due regard to all regulatory requirements.


Key Responsibilities:


  • To primarily support and liaise with the company's particularly vulnerable customers who can't be dealt with in Mainstream Collections, to ensure they experience the best outcome, by:
  • Protecting and enhancing customer and company interests by using active questioning and listening techniques to determine customers financial and personal circumstances
  • Identifying customer needs and responding to them, ensuring all relevant facts and information is gathered, to ensure the most appropriate outcome for the customer.
  • Handling each call in a professional manner and having the ability to show empathy and sympathy as required
  • Identifying and supporting our vulnerable customers and providing an empathetic approach to their sensitive and unique situations. Working with them to reach a mutually acceptable solution utilising appropriate guidance provided
  • Negotiating affordable repayment plans
  • Using negotiation and persuasion skills to gain customer commitment
  • Ensuring that all interactions with customers are recorded and updated accordingly on the relevant system, adhering to all relevant processes and procedures, to enable accurate and factual data and to make sure our customer's information is protected at all times.
  • Delivering exceptional customer service through every customer interaction utilising specialist knowledge, skills and experience to deliver industry leading customer outcomes (full training provided)
  • Supporting the team by providing help, guidance and feedback to others, sharing best practice and seeking out opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Identify vulnerable consumer accounts which need escalation to Senior Management for bespoke outcomes. Liaise with Senior Management to facilitate providing these outcomes.
  • Ensure call handling and service quality is maintained
  • Act as role model to ensure vision and values are embedded within the team
  • Supporting the team by providing help, guidance and feedback to others, sharing best practice and seeking out opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Identify vulnerable consumer accounts which need escalation to Senior Management for bespoke outcomes. Liaise with Senior Management to facilitate providing these outcomes.
  • Ensure call handling and service quality is maintained
  • Act as role model to ensure vision and values are embedded within the team
  • Minimum Grade A-C in English and Math's GCSE

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£22,000.00-£25,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Enhanced maternity leave
  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking
  • Referral programme

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Chester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:


  • A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

- customer service: 1 year (preferred)


Work Location:
One location

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