Foray Motor Group
Apprentice Customer Service Advisor
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Company Description
Foray Motor Group is the South West's award-winning Ford-only dealer group, with dealerships and service centres in Salisbury, Poole, Yeovil, Taunton, Andover, Shaftesbury, Bridgwater, Dorchester and Southampton. The 9 location group, with an annual turnover in excess of £150m, employs circa 400 people, in a wide variety of job roles, and has excellent opportunities for highly motivated, dedicated and talented people. Whether you're a salesperson, a vehicle technician or in customer service, we would like to hear from you. And, if you haven't yet built-up experience in these areas, we have apprenticeships and training programmes to help you get settled in. At Foray we place great emphasis on developing our staff to equip you with the right skills and tools to succeed at everything you do.
Position:
Salary: £16,640.00 per annum
Location: Yeovil Ford
Contract: Full-Time
Hours: 08:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
Benefits: Foray Rewards (including discount shopping from a range of retailers) | 24/7 wellbeing support | 24/7 1-2-1 Counselling support | Cycle to Work Scheme | 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), rising to 34 days with length of service | Long Service Awards | Workplace Discount for your own vehicle and immediate family
Are you a professional Customer Service Advisor who wants to work with a progressive, innovative accident repair group? Earning a competitive salary with bonus opportunities, access to an exclusive discounts and wellbeing portal, company pension and length of service rewards? We may be the career boost you've been looking for!
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Here at Foray Motor Group Accident Repair Centres, our customers are at the forefront of our business. We empower our teams to deliver the best support and experience possible for all our customers.
The Foray future has never been more exciting! New technologies used in Accident Repair are evolving every day, which is really helping us re-shape the vehicle repair industry. That's why we're excited to grow our teams and are looking for people to join us.
Requirements:
As an Apprentice Customer Service Advisor here at Yeovil Ford, you will undergo comprehensive, structured training to develop the skills and knowledge required to excel in automotive customer service. This apprenticeship offers a fantastic opportunity for career growth within the automotive industry.
This role requires an individual who embodies trust, professionalism, and integrity while ensuring a smooth, efficient journey for every guest.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate vehicle bookings for estimates and repair work
- Proactively update customers on repair progress, completion timelines, and payments
- Liaise professionally with insurance companies, internal departments, and third parties
- Ensure correct handling of excess payments, invoicing, and credit card processing
- Manage courtesy vehicle administration (including legal compliance and quality standards)
- Arrange and track external logistics (e.g. vehicle collection & delivery)
- Maintain clean, compliant, and professional front-of-house reception areas
- Use company systems to process documents and support workflow planning
- Support guest check-in and check-out procedures with integrity and accuracy
- Monitor departmental compliance and escalate concerns promptly
- Maintain accurate records and input of purchase invoices, parts credits, and guest files
- Promote and represent the Foray ARC brand with professionalism and positivity
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Other Information
Foray Motor Group is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of gender, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, gender reassignment and gender identity, age and those with caring responsibilities.
Please consider the following when making your application:
- We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive sufficient volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early
- We are not able to offer sponsorship for people living outside the UK
- If you need any support throughout the application or interview process, please make a member of our team or the Hiring Manager aware
We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates. If we require agency assistance we will contact agencies directly. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.
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