Service Advisor at Walker GMC in Alexandria, LA

Job description

• The Service Advisor is responsible for service sales and gross profit, and for proper handling of service customers. By his/her actions, the Service Advisor influences the volume of service business and plays a key role in insuring customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Greet every service customer in a friendly, professional and courteous manner
• Acknowledge every service customer within 10 seconds after entering service aisle or waiting in driveway
• Use prescribed service tools in a manner that will increase customer satisfaction and service sales
• Menus must be presented to each customer
• Determine customer’s repair needs through a series of “open ended” questions and write a repair order to correct customer’s concerns
• Check each vehicle that arrives for service for open recalls
• Keep customers appraised as to progress or completion of repairs
• Prepare and track all repair orders written on a daily basis.
• On occasion solicit repair approval with extended warranty companies
• Perform “active delivery” with each customer on completed repairs, including educating the customer on specific repairs/services performed, determining customer’s level of satisfaction, informing customer about CSI survey and exceeding his/her expectations of the service visit
• Calculate all non-warranty/extended warranty repair estimates
• Take numerous telephone inquiries on a daily basis and convert these to appointments if possible
• Answer phones promptly and in a courteous manner
• Offer customers shuttle service to work/home
• Shuttle vehicles from bullpen to service aisle for customer pick up
• Schedule and monitor progress of sublet repairs, if necessary
• Conduct research (vehicle history) and “call backs” from automated phone system
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Requirements

• At least one year of experience in an automotive repair facility
• ASE certification is preferred
• General mechanical skills
• Excellent communication skills both in writing and in person
• Professional personal appearance

Skills

Required

• General mechanical skills
• Professional personal appearance

Preferred

• ASE certification

Benefits

• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• 401k with employee match
• Five paid holidays per year
• Paid time off
• Training