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Steven Barr

Coventry,West Midlands

Summary

I am polite, friendly and hard working. I take pride in giving the best possible customer journey. I have over 8 years of experience in customer service roles and am looking for a new role where I can use my skills to give excellent customer service. I also work well as part of a team and am always willing to listen and learn from my peers. For my hobbies and interests I enjoy foreign travel in a wide variety of places, good food and take a keen interest in various forms of entertainment such as film, television, old music, comics, novels and video games

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work history

Close Brothers Outbound Welcome Team

Foundever
Coventry, West Midlands
04.2023 - 06.2025
  • Contacting new customers to welcome them to the company ensuring that they have a positive first impression.
  • Checking the information we have on file is accurate and up to date
  • Dealing with customers complaints about the operation of their vehicle and their relationship with the supplying dealer.
  • Previously this role involved up selling additional insurance products.

Close Brothers Customer Service Advisor

Foundever
Coventry, West Midlands
07.2019 - 04.2023
  • Responding to customers queries regarding their finance agreement.
  • Generating quotes for early settlement payment.
  • Taking settlement payments.
  • Addressing and recording complaints from customers regarding their experience of close brothers or their supplying dealership.

Customer Service Advisor with Domestic And General

Foundever
Coventry, West Midlands
12.2016 - 07.2019
  • Providing assistance to customers with their various domestic appliance repair issues and general queries regarding their warranties.
  • Arranging customers's repairs.
  • Offering customers the opportunity to take out warranty and insurance agreements in a compliant manner.
  • Arranging the selection and delivery of replacement products for the customer.
  • Dealing with queries regarding delivery date and times. Dealing with queries regarding the writing off of their unrepairable appliances.

Volunteer with B & M

B & M
Coventry, West Midlands
09.2016 - 10.2016
  • Stacking shelves.
  • Moving stock.
  • Dealing with customer's queries.

Volunteer with B & Q

B & Q
Coventry, West Midlands
04.2016 - 06.2016
  • Ensuring trolleys are out of the way of customers.
  • Stacking shelves.
  • Dealing with customer's queries.

Enforcement officer

NSL Services
Coventry, West Midlands
12.2015 - 01.2016

Analysing CCTV footage of cars in London to determine from their number plate which are eligible to pay the congestion charge.

Volunteer with Air Ambulance

Air Ambulance
Coventry, Coventry
05.2013 - 05.2014
  • Stacking shelves.
  • Moving stock.
  • Ensuring clothes are cleaned, ironed and ready to be put on the shop floor.
  • Operating the till

Volunteer with Shelter

Shelter
Coventry, West Midlands
12.2012 - 05.2013
  • Stacking shelves.
  • Moving stock.
  • Ensuring clothes are cleaned, ironed and ready to be out on the shop floor.
  • Operating the till.

Education

BTEC - Work Skills

City College Coventry
Coventry
04.2001 -

GCSE A - Religious Education

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
Coventry
04.2001 -

GCSE B - History

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
Coventry
04.2001 -

GCSE C - ICT

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
Coventry
04.2001 -

GCSEs A - English Language

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
Coventry
04.2001 -

GCSEs A - English Literature

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
Coventry
04.2001 -

Functional Skills Level 2 - Mathematics

Coventry Adult Education Service
Coventry
04.2001 -

A Level A - Sociology

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
Coventry
04.2001 -

A Level B - English Literature

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
Coventry
04.2001 -

A Level C - History

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
Coventry
04.2001 -

Timeline

Close Brothers Outbound Welcome Team

Foundever
04.2023 - 06.2025

Close Brothers Customer Service Advisor

Foundever
07.2019 - 04.2023

Customer Service Advisor with Domestic And General

Foundever
12.2016 - 07.2019

Volunteer with B & M

B & M
09.2016 - 10.2016

Volunteer with B & Q

B & Q
04.2016 - 06.2016

Enforcement officer

NSL Services
12.2015 - 01.2016

Volunteer with Air Ambulance

Air Ambulance
05.2013 - 05.2014

Volunteer with Shelter

Shelter
12.2012 - 05.2013

BTEC - Work Skills

City College Coventry
04.2001 -

GCSE A - Religious Education

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
04.2001 -

GCSE B - History

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
04.2001 -

GCSE C - ICT

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
04.2001 -

GCSEs A - English Language

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
04.2001 -

GCSEs A - English Literature

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
04.2001 -

Functional Skills Level 2 - Mathematics

Coventry Adult Education Service
04.2001 -

A Level A - Sociology

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
04.2001 -

A Level B - English Literature

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
04.2001 -

A Level C - History

Cardinal Wiseman RC School
04.2001 -
Steven Barr