Pay: £34,000 Basic + Bonus (OTE £42,000)
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 - 6, Saturdays on a Rota Basis
Career Development and Progression Opportunities
Service Advisor required in Guildford for a main car dealership. This is an exciting opportunity to join our client’s aftersales team, deliver a first-class customer experience, and help maximise workshop profitability through effective service planning and service sales.
Benefits:
- Competitive basic salary of £34,000 per year with bonus potential
- OTE of up to £42,000 (based on performance)
- Structured Monday to Friday hours with flexible late finish and rota-based Saturday shifts
- Clear career development and progression opportunities within the aftersales department
- Company pension and life insurance
- Employee discount and referral programme
- Cycle to work scheme and store discount
- Sick pay and additional colleague benefits
- Welcome customers and their vehicles professionally, confirm requirements, and take full responsibility for the vehicle during the visit
- Plan and schedule work to support a full workshop capacity and meet customer expectations
- Monitor the flow of work into the workshop, liaising with workshop control to keep jobs moving to time
- Ensure repair orders are raised, processed, and completed in line with established guidelines and standards
- Keep customers fully informed on changes, including costs and expected completion times or dates
- Manage accurate and timely invoicing, ensuring job extensions are properly authorised and recorded
- Oversee vehicle presentation, including washing and vacuuming before handover
- Provide a thorough vehicle handover, explaining invoices clearly and advising on future requirements
- Take responsibility for subcontracted repairs, ensuring quality standards are met
- Ensure warranty and goodwill authorisations are handled strictly in accordance with manufacturer guidelines
- Maintain excellent housekeeping standards and support a safe working environment across front and back of house service areas
- Proven experience in an aftersales environment, including customer-facing service support
- Experience working as an Automotive Service Advisor is essential for this role
- A strong record of maximising workshop profitability through effective scheduling and service sales
- Confident communication skills with the ability to build rapport and manage expectations
- Immaculate personal presentation and professionalism, aligned with a premium brand
- Full UK driving licence
Contact Darwin Manship, Automotive Recruitment Specialist at Perfect Placement covering Guildford and Surrey, today to discover more about this fantastic opportunity.
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