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We're looking for a Customer Operations Director to take a pivotal leadership role in shaping how we work with our customers across HGSCS. This role is to cover the North & Wales, where you'll have ownership of customer operations performance, service delivery and retention. You'll lead a team of Customer Operations Managers and Customer Relationship Managers, driving consistency, operational excellence and long-term partnerships. This role puts you at the heart of the business, working closely with Branch Teams, Area Directors, Commercial and Senior Leadership to ensure we're delivering on our promises every time.
Job Responsibility:
Setting the strategy for customer operations, developing service commitments, KPIs and performance measures that deliver real results
Leading and developing Customer Operations Managers and Customer Relationship Managers, ensuring they're supported, motivated and high-performing
Driving customer experience and retention, creating feedback mechanisms, surveys and action plans to strengthen long-term contracts
Overseeing customer performance and reporting, using data, KPIs and operational insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities
Owning service delivery against contracts, including quarterly and annual customer reviews and strategic meetings
Managing standalone branch performance, ensuring compliance across stock availability, aged stock and health & safety standards
Ensuring stock availability and compliance, maintaining a minimum of 98.5% availability across all HGSCS customers
Leading operational action plans and recovery plans where required, including CDN-related activity
Collaborating across the business, working closely with Commercial on product and range change, Finance on invoice query resolution, and Operations on service execution
Championing effective use of Monday.com, ensuring CRM and COM teams use the platform effectively and understand its wider commercial and operational value
Requirements:
Highly customer-focused, with a track record of retaining and growing key accounts
Strong operational leadership experience, ideally in a multi-site or national environment
Ability to build credible relationships at senior level, both internally and externally
Commercially aware and comfortable working across contracts, KPIs and performance measures
Thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy working as part of a wider leadership team
Use insight and data to drive smart decisions and continuous improvement
What we offer:
Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
Company pension and life assurance
23 days holiday plus bank holidays
Colleague discount across our group brands
Access to training, development and leadership support
A chance to shape how one of the UK's leading builders' merchants delivers for its customers