Lead the Customer Care teams to deliver a professional, seamless, and proactive service that creates lasting, positive impressions for Mulberry customers
Day-to-day delegation of the Customer Care workloads
Team and resource management including rota planning to ensure adequate coverage across all shifts and channels
Holiday and absence management, including tracking and approvals
Sickness monitoring and follow-up in line with company policy
Conduct regular 1:1s to support development, address concerns, and drive performance
Support onboarding and training of new team members and Retail teams
Ensure the team delivers a professional, empathetic, and consistent service across all customer touchpoints
Confidently handle customer enquiries and complex complaints via telephone, email, and social media
Handle and resolve escalated customer queries, protecting customer loyalty
Monitor customer feedback and identify trends or areas for improvement
Ensure team members are aware of and working towards SLAs and KPIs; identify backlogs and escalate with recommendations
Motivate the team to meet and exceed targets and support continuous improvement initiatives
Provide feedback to customer-impacting departments to ensure the Mulberry experience is delivered
Work closely with Aftercare Leader, Retail, Transportation Repairs, Digital Trading and wider Commercial Excellence to align on priorities
Communicate updates, changes and expectations clearly to the team and explore ideas to enhance Customer and Employee Experience
Embrace and demonstrate Mulberry values and support sustainable, inclusive practices as a certified B Corp
Requirements
Strong leadership and experience with people management
Performance-driven, with the ability to monitor SLAs/KPIs, identify shortfalls, and take action to drive improvements
Self-disciplined with excellent organisational and prioritisation
Resilient and calm under pressure with the ability to navigate challenges and support others through change
Exceptional communication skills
Customer-focused mindset
Experienced in handling escalated customer queries with sound judgement and a desire to find solutions and resolve cases
Strong working knowledge of MS Office and CRM platforms
Reliable, punctual, and quick-thinking
Customer Care experience essential
Collaborative mindset
Experience in a luxury retail sales environment is advantageous
Ability to identify and understand individual client needs, wants and expectations
Willingness to work 37.5 hours per week, including key weekend working and Boxing Day cover during peak trading periods