Overview
Paying £25,750
Customer Welfare Advisor
Salary £25750
Permanent
Hybrid / Home and Crawley
At Saga, we’re all about creating holidays that feel personal, thoughtful and truly special and that starts long before our customers travel. As a Customer Welfare Advisor, you’ll play a key role in making sure every customer’s assistance and travel needs are understood, supported and carefully arranged.
This is a role for someone who loves helping people, enjoys building rapport, and takes pride in getting the details right. You’ll be part of our Travel Needs function, working closely with colleagues across Saga Travel to make sure every holiday is suitable, safe and full of joy for our customers.
We work in a hybrid way at Saga both at home and in the office. This role requires you to be working from our Crawley office a minimum of 3 times a week.
Role Responsibility
In this role, you’ll be the friendly, reassuring voice supporting customers with their assistance and travel needs. You’ll make sure every detail is captured, understood and arranged so our customers can travel with confidence.
You will be responsible for:
• Managing all incoming travel needs and assistance booking queries sent by our Contact Centre team
• Liaising with customers and Travel Agents via phone and email to understand assistance requirements
• Using your in depth product knowledge to assess the suitability of holiday itineraries
• Working closely with our Product team on itinerary specific queries
• Liaising directly with suppliers to arrange specialist travel needs
• Running proactive reports to ensure all requirements are in place before departure
• Collaborating with our Aviation, Transport and Tour Manager teams to ensure every request is fulfilled
• Carrying out pre departure calls to customers to check for any changes to assistance needs
• Understanding our pace guide and booking conditions
• Handling sensitive conversations with empathy and adapting your communication style
• Maintaining a 24 hour turnaround time for all customer and supplier correspondence
• Reviewing processes to ensure they continue to meet customer needs
• Supporting the Contact Centre team with Travel Needs queries
• Keeping accurate records and notes on bookings
The Ideal Candidate
You’re someone who genuinely cares about customers and wants to make their holiday experience the best it can be. You’re warm, professional and confident communicating with people from all walks of life.
You’ll bring:
• A customer first mindset and a passion for delivering excellent service
• Professionalism in everything you do
• Excellent communication skills in listening, writing, questioning, influencing and building rapport
• Strong interpersonal skills
• The ability to work to strict deadlines and stay calm under pressure
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast moving environment
• A constructive, enthusiastic approach to problem solving
• Motivation, positivity and self drive
Desirable;
• Knowledge of Saga Holidays, Saga Cruises, Titan products and systems
• Previous experience supporting customers with Travel Needs or assistance
• Excellent attention to detail
• Working knowledge of Tigerbay & Ignosis or similar travel reservation systems
Saga Values: Make it Happen, Do the Right Thing, Customer First, Excellence Every Day, Our People Make Us Special
Package Description
At Saga we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that’s why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.
BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional leave – 5 extra days
- Pension scheme matched up to 10%
- Company performance related annual bonus – Up to 5%
- Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
- Wellbeing programme
- Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
- Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Grandparents leave
- Income protection
- Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform
About the Company
Over the past 70 years we have become the UK’s specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.
At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.
Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.
Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.
Job Reference: saga/TP/247980/3566
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