The UK&I Service Manager position is a pivotal role in the implementation, managing and maintaining of the successful delivery of the Service contract operations across the UK&I team working in partnership with the wider service business.
Develop key relationships with clients to ensure our high level of standards and quality of delivery is met with a strong focus on customer experience and process efficiency.
Ensure that contracts are delivered effectively and inline with profit expectations. This role involves high levels of travel to Ireland/UK, other AVK offices and client sites.
Build and maintain strong, long term client relationships
Engage key stakeholders to ensure that key deliverables are achievable
Co-ordinate with internal teams to ensure client expectations are met
Proactively address client issues and concerns to maintain satisfaction
Manage the delivery of all UK&I field-based services to ensure effective delivery whist ensuring profitability
Work with Technical Services to ensure that we operate as ‘one team’ and that Technical considerations have been met on all service works
Ensure all remedial works are planned to achieve first-time fix
Work with clients and AVK Account Managers to understand any cost efficiencies and also feedback any potential impacts/improvements
Ensure field engineers are engaged and given sufficient notice of all planned works
Ensure that Call Out cover is in place for all territories and effectively communicated across all functions
Work in conjunction with the AVK Account Managers to ensure smooth delivery of contracted works in line with targets, revenues and margins
Manage and oversee all customer requests, scheduling of activities and parts availability to ensure effective service operations
Support the development and management of processes and standards to ensure accuracy of information to facilitate the scheduling of works
Coach teams to develop client relationships via phones calls as a priority with emails follow up to confirm conversations
Ownership of the financial administration and co-ordination of delivery for all service based works across UK&I
Lead lifecycle planning schedules working alongside Account Managers and Technical Services
Ensure effective communication and customer excellence is centric in all we do
Requirements
Proven experience managing a team
Willingness to travel across sites in UK and Ireland