What's the role?
We're looking for confident and customer centric individuals to join our close-knit Customer service team here at Hilti. If you’re an experienced customer services professional looking for your next challenge, to grow within customer services and become an expert in the team we look forward to receiving your application!
In our Customer Service team, we deliver exceptional service to our customers, resolving inbound customer queries, offering solutions and building great customer relationships.
The role involves working a varied shift pattern between the hours of 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. Our Regional Head Office is based at Circle Square in Central Manchester, where we are located a short walk from Oxford Rd train station and St Peter's Square tram stop.
Who is Hilti?
At Hilti, we are a passionate global team committed to making construction better. As a trusted partner for productivity, safety, and sustainability, we provide our customers innovative solutions that impact the buildings, roads, and infrastructure people rely on every day.
Hilti is where individuals grow lasting careers by exploring possibilities, maximizing their potential, owning their development, and making a real difference every day.
What does the role involve?
- Processing all calls and emails from internal and external customers, in an efficient and professional manner.
- You will build orders and range sell, using a solution-based approach to solve customer problems and meet their needs.
- Providing and supporting customers on technical products/equipment.
- Supporting field-based personnel by identifying sales opportunities and generating sales leads for the sales team.
- You’ll need to be detail-oriented, ensuring data is always accurate and up to date on the internal system.
- For every new joiner, there will be a thorough 8-week onboarding plan and continued development and coaching for 12 months!
- The onboarding plan consists of; 4 weeks classroom training & 4 weeks induction/intensive support Hands on training.
We are proud to have a long-term bonding with our employees: 77% of all our senior hires have developed within Hilti!’ So, if you are looking to excel within Customer Services or develop your career after being successful within the role, Hilti would be good fit for you.
What do we offer?
We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:
- Private Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
- 33 days' holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus the ability to purchase 5 days more annually
- Hilti Benefits Box, a reward platform offering shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback and a cycle to work scheme
- 6% employer pension contributions
- 33 days' holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus the ability to purchase 5 days more annually
- Paid leave to work on charitable projects
- Different ways to work flexibly, including working from home and compressed hours
- Employee resource groups focused on gender, mental health, race, disability, LGBTQ+ and sustainability topics
- Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
- Trips to locations such as Milan, New York and global HQ for high performers across all teams
What you need is:
- Excellent customer service skills, gained within a call-centre environment
- Strong communication skills (written & verbal) with the ability to communicate at all levels
- Excellent telephone manner and ability to communicate at all levels
- MS Office and Internet proficiency with the ability to adapt easily to new IT systems
- Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new information and challenges.
- Strong track record of applying new skills and knowledge efficiently
Who should apply?
Let’s face it, we know there are lots of other companies out there. We have an excellent mix of people, which we believe makes for a more vibrant, more innovative, more productive team. This role gives you the opportunity to help shape the future of construction.
Please DO NOT apply for multiple roles - the team will assign you where your skills are the best fit.
Click through the 'Apply Now' button where you will be asked to upload your CV and answer a couple of short questions – the whole process should take around 90 seconds.
If you need any support with your application, please contact gbcareers@hilti.com .
What you can expect when applying to a position with Hilti:
- We are committed to having all applications reviewed by a human and while nobody is infallible, we stand by our people centric approach to everything we do
- Once you submit your application you can expect to receive automated notifications from our system (triggered by our recruiting team)
- Applications that do not make it to the interview stage (with a hiring manager) will not receive personalized feedback.
- Our end-to-end recruitment process (including evaluation time and interviews) may last between 3 and 6 weeks. You can expect to hear back from us within 2-3 weeks (on average) regardless of outcome
- We wish you the best in your application process. Check out our career frequently asked questions for application and interview tips.