Field Service Manager in Bristol

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Reporting to the Head of Field Service, the role of the Customer Service Manager (Bristol & South West) has two dimensions; firstly to ensure that we provide high quality, profitable service support to our customers and secondly, to lead and motivate a team of Customer Service Engineers (CSE’s) to ensure they are giving the very best customer service possible. The ideal candidate will be based in Bristol or the surrounding area.

The customer support must be of a standard and quality which differentiates Siemens from the competition, achieved by developing strong relationships, building confidence and trust. The management of CSE’s requires studious planning to ensure that we maximise their efficiency and availability, meeting targets on response and fix times, whilst remaining within the agreed costs.

• Maintain highest customer satisfaction concurrent with running a profitable service business by developing strong relationships and communication channels with our customers.
• Look for opportunities to maximise service revenue within the region through conversion of IM/CP customers equipment from warranty to service contract and for the renewals of these service contracts, to maximise contract uptake within the region.
• Monitor the level of customer satisfaction at regular intervals.
• Respond to customers' queries and complaints.
• Ensure that, when necessary, corrective action is taken, root causes are determined and eliminated where possible.
• Effective management and escalation of unresolved customer technical problems.
• Organise and chair appropriate service review meetings with the customer, ensuring appropriate service performance reports are generated to facilitate an open discussion around our performance.
• Line management responsibility for all CSE's within region, including performance management, recruitment, development, reward and Health & Safety, in line with the Management Standards and in compliance with the relevant HR policies.
• In conjunction with the Customer Care Centre, ensure effective co-ordination of CSE's ensuring that the team meets its commitments and contractual obligations to customers (ie Response Times, Fix Times, Customer Care Centre targets, etc).
• Ensure our Customer Service Engineers have the right balance of training to ensure that we cover the installed base within the region.
• Motivate and develop our Customer Service Engineers to provide the best service support, encouraging them to develop excellent communication skills.

To apply for this role, you must have excellent customer service skills in developing strong relationships and building confidence and trust. You must also:

• Be able to meet targets on response and fix times.
• Have strong stakeholder management skills, both internal and external.
• Have the ability to lead a diverse team of engineers.
• Have experience managing budgets or financial activity.
• You must hold a full UK driving license.

• 26 days' holiday with the option to buy or sell an additional 5.
• Company vehicle.
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution.
• Share and bonus scheme.
• Access to our flexible benefits from private medical insurance to dental cover.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities including 2 paid volunteering days per year and support from our 24/7 employee assistance programme.

We are a team of more than 71,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision‑making and treatment pathways.

When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

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