Service Manager
Location: Basingstoke (Hybrid)
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Service Manager to lead our technical service teams and drive high-quality IT service delivery. This is a key leadership role responsible for managing people performance and service operations while ensuring an excellent customer experience. You will play a pivotal part in shaping service strategy embedding continual improvement and working collaboratively across the organisation to meet operational and financial objectives. If you are a confident service leader with a strong background in IT or digital services and a passion for developing teams and improving customer outcomesthis could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Your role will involve:
Team Leadership: Recruit train coach and manage technical service staff to meet goals.
Customer Relations: Build strong customer loyalty handle complaints and ensure satisfaction through prompt personalised service.
Operational Oversight: Implement service policies manage risks and ensure efficient service desk operations with a focus on continual improvement.
Performance & Strategy: Monitor key metrics develop improvement plans and support business strategy for the department.
Financial Management: Support the operations manager with managing the departmental budgets and work towards meeting financial targets.
Collaboration: Work with other departments (sales compliance & governance) for seamless service delivery and feedback.
Your transferable skills and experience:
Desirable Skills & Experience:
ITIL certification or demonstrable experience applying ITIL principles in an IT service management environment
Experience working with ITSM tools (e.g. ServiceNow) to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement
Familiarity with service reporting analytics and metrics to inform decision-making and improvement initiatives
You must be willing and eligible to undergo security clearance for this position
Please note: Its still worth applying even if you do not meet all the requirements above. We are passionate about investing in you and your career and if you have the transferable skills/ background in providing excellent customer service problem-solving and supporting users in a technical environment this could be the next opportunity for you.
Your benefits:
26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
Pension Double matching contributions of up to 10%
Life assurance
Companywide incentive plans
Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/ travel/ dental critical illness and more)
Perks at work employee discounts
Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP
Work Your Way is our approach to flexible working this is available from day 1 of joining
Recruitment process
The recruitment process consists of a one stage of interview
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
Achieve together
We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer:Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
We are people centric:Our work environments enable you to Be Completely You.Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion.
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Required Experience:
Manager