Customer Service Team Leader

Description

Customer Service Team Leader

Location: Tilehurst, Reading

Package: Basic salary up to GBP40,000 (dependent on experience) plus bonus/OTE and flexible benefits package including up to 27 days holiday (plus additional annual leave purchasing scheme)

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours) Monday to Friday

Sector: Packaging Distribution

Protecting what matters, together

We're dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities and the environment. At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a highly collaborative, supportive and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows.

With history stretching back over 75 years, we offer stability whilst continuing to evolve and grow. Our fast-paced, results-driven approach provides genuine opportunities for development, progression and achievement. Every colleague has the opportunity to influence our success, helping us deliver outstanding service and innovative packaging solutions to customers across the UK.

The Customer Service Team Leader Role

This is a key leadership role within one of our packaging distribution operations. You will lead, develop and motivate our local office based team, ensuring exceptional customer service, strong commercial performance and effective day-to-day sales office supervision.

You will be responsible for driving sales growth across existing accounts, maximising quotation conversion, identifying new opportunities and ensuring the team consistently delivers against agreed targets. Working closely with external sales executives, operations and logistics colleagues, you will help create a high-performance culture focused on customer satisfaction, profitability and continuous improvement.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced internal customer service/sales leader who enjoys directly coaching people, improving performance and contributing directly to business success.

What you will bring

We welcome applications from commercially minded sales leaders who can demonstrate success within a fast-paced customer service/internal sales, distribution, merchanting or wholesale environment.

You will ideally offer: Previous experience leading, coaching and developing an office based customer service and/or internal sales teamA strong understanding of customer service and sales office operations, customer account management and commercial decision-makingExperience setting objectives, monitoring performance and driving continuous improvementThe ability to motivate teams to achieve sales, margin and service targetsA track record of building strong customer relationships and identifying opportunities to grow account spendConfidence handling customer escalations and resolving issues professionallyExperience supporting and working alongside field-based sales colleaguesStrong commercial awareness and the ability to balance customer satisfaction with profitabilityExcellent communication, organisation and people management skillsStrong IT capability, including CRM systems and Microsoft Office applications

Knowledge of packaging products or experience within the packaging sector would be advantageous but is by no means essential.

What you will get

We provide a competitive basic starting salary and operate a range of rewarding bonus and incentive schemes. Our flexible employee benefits package can include: 25 days annual leave (rising to 27 days with service) plus all public/bank holidaysAdditional Holiday Purchasing Scheme (run annually)Contributory pension schemeFree parking at the majority of our site locationsAnnual paid volunteering dayCompany car or cash allowance for qualifying rolesEmployee Assistance ProgrammeExtensive training, development and progression opportunitiesEmployee discount schemeSimply Health/Dental Cover option or BUPA cover for qualifying rolesEnhanced HR policies relating to employee rights and entitlementsLong service awardsCharitable giving optionsFinancial support with eye tests and prescription glasses for DSE usersEE Mobile discount schemeCandidate referral scheme

Your future with us

Here at Macfarlane Group, you have the opportunity to shape your own career. As a large national business, internal progression and mobility are key parts of our success. Through structured development pathways, leadership programmes and recognised external training, we support colleagues to achieve their full potential and progress their careers.

How to apply

This is genuinely an urgent role whereby we are working swiftly to find the best applicants and hope to hold local interviews ASAP. Please click 'apply' to submit your up-to-date CV. All applications will be acknowledged. If you haven't heard from us within 2-3 weeks, please assume your application was unsuccessful.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender expression, religion or sexual orientation. Should you require any specific support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please email our recruitment team directly.

No recruitment agencies please

Ad ID: 5418977071