Customer Service Team Leader

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This role emphasizes leading a team to enhance customer service excellence within a dynamic organization focused on speedy delivery and quality.

Job title: Customer Service Team Leader
Salary: £40,000-£45,000 (Dependant on experience), company profit related bonus
Location: Alton (office based role)
Hours: 8.00am-5.00pm (Monday to Friday)

Are you a natural leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you have the ability to keep calm under pressure while driving service excellence and continuous improvement?

If this sounds like you, a leading specialist in construction materials distribution is looking for a Customer Service Team Leader to join their growing team. This is a pivotal role in a business renowned for its “next-day delivery” promise and exceptional customer experience.

About the Company

This respected, family-owned business has carved out a niche in the construction supply sector, combining speed, reliability, and technical know-how. With ambitious growth plans, including new depots and investment in systems. The company offers a dynamic environment where your ideas and leadership will make a real impact.

What’s the role about?

As Customer Service Team Leader, you will:

  • Lead and inspire a small team , creating a high-performing, supportive culture.
  • Process all customer orders quickly, accurately, and within operational deadlines
  • Act as the escalation point for complex customer issues, ensuring swift resolution.
  • Drive process improvements and efficiency gains to maintain industry-leading service standards.
  • Collaborate with Sales, Operations, and Finance to deliver seamless customer experiences.
  • Report on team performance and service KPIs to the Sales Director.

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain strict SLAs: calls answered within 6 seconds, emails within 2 hours.
  • Ensure 100% accuracy in order processing and CRM updates.
  • Produce weekly OTIF (On Time In Full) and performance reports.
  • Identify and implement process improvements to reduce risk and increase efficiency.
  • Support change projects to enhance automation and workflow.

Requirements

You’ll bring:

  • Proven experience leading a customer service team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Calm, solutions-focused approach with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and organisational ability.
  • High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in orders, enquiries, and reporting.
  • Confidence with systems (ERP/CRM experience ideal).
  • A mindset for continuous improvement and adaptability.

Benefits

What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive Salary: £40,000–£45,000 DOE.
  • Career Growth: Opportunity to shape a critical function and progress as the business scales.
  • Impact: Play a key role in delivering the company’s USP — speed and reliability.
  • Culture: Join a values-driven team that prizes adaptability, problem-solving, and plain talking.
  • Perks: 21 days holiday + bank holidays, pension scheme, and a well-stocked kitchen with free refreshments.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Free refreshments: Well-stocked kitchen with free refreshments
  • Paid Time Off: 21 days holiday + bank holidays

Universal Business Team (“UBT”) is a global enterprise spanning 19 countries across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Central America and Australasia. UBT, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a diversified business consultancy that supports clients with business-advisory and group-buying services with the objective to help businesses develop a competitive edge. UBT was launched in 2009 in response to the Global Financial Crisis to support client organisations that were either in distress or looking to improve their competitiveness and financial performance. Currently, UBT turns over $500M (AUD) and has aspirations for significant growth over the next three to five years. A recent decision was made to bring four separate global regions together under the one global brand and leadership team. UBT’s business advisory services comprise corporate training, consulting, recruitment, accounting, and group buying services. UBT facilitates leadership and business excellence for our client’s in their respective industries. Through the group buying function, UBT nurtures mutually-beneficial relationships between member businesses and world-leading providers of business goods and services. The outcome to which we strive is a “win-win” for small-to-medium enterprises and big business alike. UBT provides services and products to approximately 3,000 independent, family-owned businesses globally with combined annual revenues exceeding $12B (AUD). The majority are small to medium sized enterprises with typical annual revenue ranges between $5m-$20m. However, there are also some larger businesses with annual revenues in the range of $100m-$250m. The unifying feature of all UBT’s clients is that the owners are parishioners of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC). UBT (which is owned by the PBCC) supports clients by providing products, services and support designed to increase their profitability and growth. The after-tax profits generated by UBT are reinvested into community initiatives, predominantly through schools (established to educate the children of Brethren families) and charities, such as the Rapid Relief Team (“RRT”) and the Red Cross. UBT Recruitment are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We will apply a rigorous, objective selection process using non-discriminatory criteria, as far as possible on behalf of all the businesses we recruit for.To view our policy in full please contact [email protected]

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