Customer Service Manager

Company: Optimise Talent Ltd
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Location: Consett
Job Description:

Customer Service Manager

Salary: £35,000 basic plus benefits

Location: Consett, County Durham

Working pattern: Fully onsite, Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm

Contract: Full-time

Are you a customer service leader who enjoys improving processes, solving problems and building high-performing teams? We are looking for a proactive, commercially minded Customer Service Manager to take ownership of a growing customer service function within an ambitious and fast-moving energy services business. This is a brand-new role and a genuine opportunity to build and shape the function. You will not be stepping into a finished department with rigid processes already in place. Instead, you will work hands-on with customers from day one while helping to create the systems, standards, reporting and team structure needed to deliver exceptional service at scale. The business already has a strong customer reputation and an expanding customer base. As growth continues, customer service is becoming a critical operational priority, making this a visible and influential role with clear scope for progression.

What you’ll be doing

  • Manage one Customer Service Advisor.
  • Manage and resolve customer queries by phone and email.
  • Handle more complex issues involving energy suppliers, billing and account queries.
  • Improve customer service processes, workflows and escalation routes.
  • Create service reporting and track KPIs such as response times, resolution rates and repeat queries.
  • Identify recurring issues and supplier trends, then drive practical improvements.
  • Support the development of customer service technology, CRM processes and automation.
  • Help build a scalable, high-performing customer service team as the business grows.

What we’re looking for

You will have customer service leadership experience and be confident working in a business where you can make a real difference. You may currently be a Customer Service Team Leader, Senior Customer Service Advisor, Customer Experience Lead or similar, ready for a broader opportunity.

You will be someone who

  • Enjoys getting involved in customer issues while improving the bigger picture.
  • Has experience improving service processes and performance.
  • Can use data and reporting to identify priorities and measure success.
  • Is confident managing difficult or complex customer queries.
  • Brings energy, ideas and a continuous-improvement mindset.
  • Thrives in an entrepreneurial, non-corporate environment.
  • Wants to build a function and progress with a growing business.

Package and details

  • Salary: £35,000 basic, with a quarterly bonus based on key SLAs for the customer service department.
  • Location: Consett, County Durham.
  • Working pattern: Fully office-based, Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm.
  • Progression: Clear opportunity to develop, including progression to Head of Customer Experience.
  • Interview process: In-person interview, including a short presentation exercise.

If you are looking for a role where you can combine hands-on customer service leadership with the opportunity to build and improve a function from the ground up, we would love to hear from you

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Posted: October 11th, 2026