Head of Customer Contact Centre

West Midlands Permanent £85,000 - £90,000 per year View Job Description
Lead and transform a busy customer contact centre by embedding a new, board-backed customer excellence strategy. Drive service improvements through data, technology, and people development in a proactive, values-driven environment.
  • Senior leadership role, transformational change ownership
  • Midlands based Hybrid role

About Our Client

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Head of Customer Contact Centre to join a forward-thinking and values-led organisation in the Midlands. This is a newly created position, born out of significant investment in their customer strategy, with a clear focus on improving how customers feel and engage with the business.This role is all about leading from the front - working with a busy contact centre operation and embedding a new Customer Excellence Strategy that has full board-level backing. It's a brilliant opportunity for someone who thrives on making a difference, improving services through data and insights, and leading people through positive change.

Job Description

What you'll be doing day-to-day:

  • Transforming this reactive contact hub into a proactive contact centre with a identity and forward thinking way of working. You'll own all aspects of contact, people, process and stratergy.
  • Leading a customer contact centre of around 70FTE, with 5 senior managers, handling 30,000+ contacts per month
  • Driving improvement using complaints, feedback, and service data
  • Championing a first-time resolution culture and proactively solving problems
  • Owning internal relationships and representing the customer operation at all levels
  • Embedding new technology and supporting future transformation
  • Coaching, developing, and supporting your team while delivering an excellent customer experience
  • Supporting the vulnerable customer strategy and making a real difference to people's lives

The Successful Applicant

Who we're looking for:

  • An experienced 'Head of' contact centre or customer care leader from a regulated, customer-focused environment
  • Someone hands-on, passionate about people, and motivated by delivering service excellence
  • Track record of delivering operational change over 18-36 months
  • Skilled in using data and insight to drive service improvements
  • Experienced in balancing day-to-day performance with long-term strategy
  • Based within a reasonable commute of a Midlands-based head office (2-3 days per week on site)



What's on Offer

What's on offer:

  • A competitive salary around £85,000
  • Car allowance
  • Bonus
  • 28 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Matched pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance x4



Contact
Katy Bevan
Quote job ref
JN-062025-6758815
Phone number
+44 151 255 3751

Job summary

Job function
Business Support
Subsector
Customer Services
Sector
Business Services
Location
West Midlands
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Katy Bevan
Consultant phone
+44 151 255 3751
Job reference
JN-062025-6758815