Complaints & Customer Retention Manager
Posted 2 days 8 hours ago by AD Finance
Complaints & Customer Retention Manager
Lift & Facilities Services West Midlands Up to £40,000 + Bonuses (OTE £50,000+) Full-time, Permanent Brand new role
THE OPPORTUNITY
We're working with a well-established and fast-growing group within the UK engineering and facilities services sector to recruit a brand-new role: Complaints & Customer Retention Manager.
This is a commercially critical position, created to protect and grow the business's maintenance contract base as the group continues to scale. You'll be the go-to person for escalated complaints and at-risk accounts - with real ownership, real impact, and the chance to shape how this function operates from day one.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
- Managing escalated customer complaints end to end - logging, investigating, resolving, and following up
- Owning the termination process and proactively working to retain customers who are considering leaving
- Contacting at-risk customers, understanding their concerns, and negotiating the best possible outcome
- Arranging and leading meetings with customers to restore confidence and resolve disputes
- Collaborating with branch leads across the business to navigate complex complaints
- Working alongside the accounts team to address overdue invoices contributing to customer dissatisfaction
- Collecting and analysing data on complaint trends and termination reasons to inform leadership decisions
- Introducing key account management support where needed to protect high-value relationships
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Essential:
- Proven experience in complaints, retention, or customer success - ideally B2B
- Confident communicator - able to manage difficult conversations and push back where needed
- Strong negotiation skills under pressure
- Process-driven with excellent attention to detail
- Able to spot trends and present data clearly
- Organised - comfortable managing a busy caseload
Desirable:
- Background in lift, FM, or building services
- Experience in account management or key account support
- Familiarity with CRM or complaints management systems
- Experience working across a multi-site or group structure
THE PACKAGE
- Basic salary up to £40,000 depending on experience
- Monthly performance-based bonuses - OTE £50,000+
- Full-time, permanent position
- Based in the udllley, West Midlands
If the salary is slightly below where you are currently or where you'd need to be, please still apply. This is a brand-new role and the priority is finding the right person - there is a slim opportunity for flexibility for an exceptional candidate.