Installations Executive Complaints Advisor

Overview

Permanent 

Up to £27,500 + Pension + Private Healthcare + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (4 days per week in the office/1 WFH) - Occasional Saturday work as part of the shift rota

Doncaster

We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Doncaster Installations office, we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as an Installations Executive Complaints Advisor and you’ll be a big part of this.

Role Purpose: This role is instrumental in us supporting our installations customers, understanding the root-cause of complaints, and preventing future reoccurrence. Working as part of a team and with the Quality & Aftercare manager, the Installations Executive Complaints Advisors are empowered to resolve customer contacts with a level of autonomy within agreed guidelines. With a “customer-first” mindset, you’ll understand their journey and their communications, building necessary relationships with the customer and internal B&Q stakeholders to provide a swift resolution that encourages customer loyalty. 

What's the job?

• Handle and resolve complaints from our installations customers that have been sent to the Kingfisher and B&Q Board, as well as legal and financial complaints via the Installations field team and our stores, or from our internal PR Team• Liaise with store leadership, installations field team and installers to coordinate effective resolutions.• Work with Installations Quality & Aftercare advisors to identify opportunities for service improvement.• Manage complex complaints and build effective relationships with our internal stakeholders, as well as our business partners in affiliated Finance and Ombudsman groups.• Manage and resolve complaints received via telephone, email, and letter, maintaining communication within agreed SLA’s.• Understanding the details of complaints and making detailed records on B&Q systems• Work within agreed guidelines with the autonomy to make decisions and find resolutions.• You may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.

Key Business Relationships:

• Showrooms and store colleagues• Installations Teams• Installers• External partners• Customer Management Centre & Executive complaints team• Colleagues within Supply Chain, Logistics and Commercial• Retail Leadership Team, Store Managers, and their Colleagues• PR, social media, and Marketing

What we need:

• Experience of dealing with complex problems and creating simple solutions. • High levels of organisational skills • Ideally from a Complaints/call handling background. • Excellent Communication skills, both written and verbal, across all levels of an organisation.

• A keen eye for detail and recording data with accuracy. • Effective communication skills across multiple channels • Customer focused; understands the needs of internal and external customers, responds promptly, and ensures the customer is at the forefront of their thinking. • Working with others; builds effective relationships with peers outside own team, to provide the best solutions for our customers, not afraid to tackle conflict or confront others when problems occur. • Experience with dispute resolution and/or mediation beneficial but not essential. • Installations experience beneficial but not essential.

What's in it for me?

What's In It For You?

At B&Q, we're building more than great homes – we're building great careers.

When you join us, you'll be part of a supportive, inclusive business where your ideas matter, your development is invested in, and your wellbeing is genuinely important.

Here's what you can expect:

🏡 Flexible & Hybrid Working - Work in a way that helps you perform at your best, balancing business needs with personal commitments.

📈 Career Growth & Development - Access learning, development and career opportunities across one of the UK's leading retail organisations.

💰 Competitive Reward Package - A competitive salary, pension and a range of financial benefits.

🛒 Colleague Discounts - Enjoy discounts across B&Q and the wider Kingfisher Group.

❤️ Health & Wellbeing Support - Access wellbeing resources, health support and employee assistance programmes designed to help you thrive.

🌴 Time Away From Work - Generous holiday entitlement and family-friendly policies that support life both inside and   outside work.

🤝 A Place Where You Belong - We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to be themselves.

🌍 Make a Difference - The work you do will have a direct impact on our customers, colleagues and business.

Eligibility To Work

Please note that B&Q does not currently offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and throughout their employment.

Accessibility & Disability Confident

At B&Q, we're committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience for everyone.

If you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments to help you complete your application or throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.

If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please contact us at [email protected]. If you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we'll consider your application in line with our Disability Confident commitments.