Customer Service Advisor - Nottingham

Customer Service Advisor
Nottingham

ABOUT THE ROLE
This role is to provide the best possible customer service to our clients customers, contributing towards the success of the business by going above and beyond to meet customers’ expectations and fulfilling their needs in a safe and timely manner.

KEY ACTIVITIES
Reporting to the Team Leader this Customer Service Advisor role is to ensure all customer orders are processed accurately and monitored through to delivery, within the relevant timeframe whilst adhering to the required regulations. The majority of our clients customers are individual patient customers who they supply products to on a prescription basis through the Home Delivery Service, similar to that of a pharmacy.
The Customer Service Advisor will handle all customer queries effectively and in a professional manner. This role requires forward thinking, so you will have the freedom to make decisions to meet the needs of our clients customers which is pivotal to maintaining high levels in customer satisfaction and retention of our clients customers, contributing towards the success of the company, growing the business.

Duties:
Prescription Processing:

• Ensure prescriptions are requested for all customer orders required on prescription.
• Process prescriptions in a timely manner, ensuring the prescriptions are fully examined for accuracy and endorsed appropriately.
• Build meaningful working relationships with and to liaise with GP surgeries and other relevant parties regarding prescriptions, including prescription requests, incorrect prescriptions, urgent orders and prescriptions that are not received.
• Minimise the amount of orders that are written off, within set KPIs, due to non-receipt of prescriptions.
• Prepare prescriptions for payment, completing required administration accurately and submitting to the PPA in a timely manner.
• Minimise the amount of prescriptions returned and not paid by the PPA.
• Keep a fully traceable record of prescriptions received.
• Identify trends in prescription-rework and suggest improvements to processes, where appropriate, to the Team Leader.

Inbound Customer Contact:

• To answer customer telephone calls promptly and professionally and to accurately process all orders including customer orders via prescription, cash sales, product sample orders and Territory Manager orders.
• To maintain excellent product knowledge and to answer all enquiries regarding products.
• To resolve any customer queries regarding delivery.

Customer Loyalty:

• Maximise the number of existing customers who continue to use the service by identifying customers who do not use the service regularly, making proactive contact to secure future orders.
• Maximise the number of new customers who use the service repeatedly, making proactive contact to secure future orders.

Proactive Order Delivery Monitoring:

• Regularly review the status of courier deliveries and proactively communicate with customers to advise delivery times and resolve any delivery issues to the customer's satisfaction.
• Ensuring new patients are contacted a week after delivery to confirm ongoing ordering pattern.
• Maximise the number of existing customers who continue to use the service by identifying customers who do not use the service regularly.
• New patient leads are generated and followed through to achieve targets

Product & Account Administration:

• Responsible for accurately inputting data to create new customer accounts in accordance with procedures.
• To ensure all records are accurate and are kept up-to-date.
• To ensure customer accounts are maintained accurately, including delivery addresses.
• Taking credit card payments and liaising with the Accounts department.

Customer Complaints and Compliments:

• Ensure complaints relating to all areas of customer service are dealt with efficiently and effectively ensuring total customer satisfaction.
• Responding appropriately and sincerely to all customer complaints and compliments.
• Reporting all issues that hinder the delivery of excellent Customer Service to the Customer Services Team Leader.
• Record all customer complaints and compliments.

Other Duties:

• To attend relevant training courses, keeping own knowledge of the business, products and processes up to date.
• To maintain a professional image of the company at all times, demonstrating a can-do approach to both customers and colleagues.
• To adhere to customer confidentiality policies.
• To adhere to the company’s Equal Opportunities policy and Dignity at work policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible.
• To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the company’s’ Health and Safety policy.
• To adhere to the company’s Quality policy and Environmental policy.
• To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required.

KEY SKILLS:
Essential

• Previous experience working as a Customer Service Advisor would be beneficial.
• Friendly personality with a “can-do” attitude.
• The ability to work as part of a small team with limited direct supervision.
• The ability to handle queries professionally and efficiently with sensitivity.
• The ability to deliver a high-quality service.
• Conscientious and able to act proactively.

Desirable

• Previous experience in the healthcare sector would be desirable.
• Experience of promoting products and services to existing

COMPETENCIES

• Creativity – Produces creative and original ideas and solutions.  Likes to find and explore new ways of doing things.  Comes up with alternative possibilities and options
• Problem solving – Generates and promotes solutions.  Sees clearly which is the best way forward.  Able to make decisions and commitments within appropriate time frame.
• Resilience – Can work under pressure, remains calm, thinks clearly and manages emotion under pressure. Addresses issues without being aggressive or controlling and can easily bounce back from setbacks. Is open to feedback and doesn’t dwell on past events.
• Networking – Feels relaxed about relating to people and soon forges and builds relationships.  Works well in an environment of mutual support and information sharing.  Is not afraid to direct people or ask for their help.
• Team Working – Enjoys participating in group activities and likes to work in close proximity with other people.  Is ready to collaborate with and support others and is willing to co-operate and compromise for the overall good.
• Supporting Others – Enjoys supporting other people and is prone to getting involved and trying to help them when they have problems. Is comfortable to contribute to joint endeavours and enjoys team work.  Is willing to let other people depend on them.
• Following Directions – Is motivated to accept and comply with standards and instructions and has a strong conscience about delivering what is promised or expected. Doesn’t like letting people down and works productively in cooperation with, and support of others.
• Information Gathering – Enjoys dealing with and refers to factual data.  Likes to be well informed and drills down into details.  Prefers to access wide range of information and opinion before making decisions and when solving problems.
• Quality Orientation – Is precise, pays attention to details, checks things and ties up ‘loose ends’.  Has a strong conscience about getting things right and seeks to ensure that decisions and solutions do not involve undue risk, adheres to policy and standards.
• Oral Communication – Talks readily and confidently to people, expressing themselves with obvious ease.  Speak out and makes themselves heard, often playing a leading and influential role in debate and discussion.
• Interpersonal / Influencing – Deals with others in a convincing way that leads to gaining agreement without relying on hierarchy and shows sensitivity to working relationships. Doesn’t give up easily in the face of opinions that differ from their own.  Influences others to reach conclusions and gain agreements.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal:

• To liaise with warehouse and DPD to meet the needs of the customer.
• Liaise with finance when handling cash sales.
• Inform the Key Account Director and Territory Managers of any unusual events.
• Escalate customer dissatisfaction to the Customer Experience Manager.
• To be the point of contact for interdepartmental requests and to action those requests in a timely manner e.g. Warehouse, Accounts.

External:

• Liaise with SCN regarding any issues affecting our clients customers or their products and to ensure that new customers' orders are processed within agreed timescales.
• To liaise with GP surgeries to obtain the customers prescription before despatch of product.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• To attend national exhibitions, local exhibitions and open days as and when required.
• 41 hours per week between the hours of 8.30am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday with a 40-minute unpaid lunch and breaks, plus one Saturday in four 8.30am – 12.30pm as required to meet the needs of the business
• Time and attendance bonus
• To assist with any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business.

Apply online including a full CV and covering letter outlining why you are suitable for the role today

Closing date: 1st June 2018
Salary - £20,674.16
Possible £750 time and attendance bonus