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Service Manager

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Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Bristol, City of Bristol BS6 5EX

Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The role focuses on ensuring support services align with business objectives and contractual obligations while creating a positive customer journey.
  • Key responsibilities include managing customer and stakeholder relationships, overseeing supplier agreements, and leading service improvement initiatives.
  • Candidates should have proven experience in service management, a strong understanding of ITIL4 practices, and excellent communication skills.
  • The position requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in customer service and service delivery management.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, reflecting the experience and skills required for successful candidates.

Role summary:

Responsible for ensuring that support services are planned and delivered in line with business objectives, budgets and agreed contractual obligations and expectations. The intention for this position is to create a positive, collaborative customer journey from bid to service delivery execution.

Role Key Accountabilities

Customer and Stakeholder relationship management

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external clients and organisations to understand and meet their service needs.

• Align with our clients customer expectations to ensure a shared understanding of service delivery goals.

• Manage and oversee supplier relationships in accordance with contractual agreements and agreed SLAs.

• Deliver high-quality service and support while adhering to our clients processes and standards.

• Contribute to the overall success of the department and provide support in other areas as needed

Ownership and initiative

• Serve as an escalation point, responding promptly and effectively to service alerts and issues.

• Proactively mitigate potential or actual service disruptions, ensuring swift resolution

• Support customer onboarding for service-specific requirements - inclusive of process creation

Continual service improvement

• Lead and support initiatives to enhance service delivery, focusing on customer satisfaction, service quality, cost efficiency, and risk reduction.

• Develop and refine service processes, identify areas for improvement, and contribute to solution development.

Service reporting and analysis Customer and Stakeholder relationship management

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external clients and organisations to understand and meet their service needs.

• Align with our clients customer expectations to ensure a shared understanding of service delivery goals.

• Manage and oversee supplier relationships in accordance with contractual agreements and agreed SLAs.

• Deliver high-quality service and support while adhering to our clients processes and standards.

• Contribute to the overall success of the department and provide support in other areas as needed

Ownership and initiative

• Serve as an escalation point, responding promptly and effectively to service alerts and issues.

• Proactively mitigate potential or actual service disruptions, ensuring swift resolution

• Support customer onboarding for service-specific requirements - inclusive of process creation

Continual service improvement

• Lead and support initiatives to enhance service delivery, focusing on customer satisfaction, service quality, cost efficiency, and risk reduction.

• Develop and refine service processes, identify areas for improvement, and contribute to solution development.

Service reporting and analysis

• Monitor and report on SLA and KPI performance, providing detailed analysis, insights, and recommendations for improvement.

• Analyse customer KPIs to identify trends, addressing any issues promptly with corrective actions

Desired Knowledge, skills and experience for the role:

Service Management:

• Proven experience in implementing service improvement initiatives and maintaining high service quality standards.

• Strong understanding of ITIL4 practices and their practical implementation.

• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate information to various audiences.

Customer Service:

• Demonstrated experience in customer service, including the presentation and analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs).

• A customer-centric mindset, ensuring exceptional service delivery

Problem Solving:

• Strong problem-solving skills, essential for swiftly addressing and resolving technical issues to maintain service continuity and minimise disruptions Communication:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong organisational and planning abilities, including meeting governance management.

• Adept at building relationships and influencing stakeholders with credibility and confidence.

• Ability to challenge existing approaches constructively while fostering trust through experience and personal style

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.