People Leader - Service - Exeter

We hire leaders who want to run a service business and be a part of our critical mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Our Service Supervisors consistently deliver excellent results across both people leadership and business operations. To succeed at Tesla, you must be energetic, highly organized, and smart working as well as having a passion for true leadership and our brand.

• Supervise the health and safety compliance across the Centre, setting the tone and always leading by example
• Oversee and lead Service Advisors and Parts Advisors to achieve KPIs including, but not limited to, customer satisfaction, productivity, Fix Right First Time, profitability, and cost savings
• Monitor performance consistently and be responsible for quality within your team, reporting progress to management daily, together with any specific incidents
• Motivate, lead and inspire the team in continuous improvements and efficiencies
• Conduct regular one-to-ones and feedback sessions with team members, providing constructive and clear coaching and following up on development plans and any personnel cases
• Identify any training needs within the team and arrange relevant training courses as required
• Identify any roadblocks disturbing workflow and ensure that each individual has the tools and training to perform their role successfully
• Ensure that work standards and available procedures are up-to-date, accurate and that all work is compliant
• Hold daily meetings with the team, outlining expectations and workload for the day ahead
• Manage complex escalations together with your team, confidently resolving and defusing difficult conversations across all communication channels
• Act as the main point of contact within Front of House and warehouse, connecting with customers directly if required to limit escalation cases
• Adopt new digital tools with ease and adapt quickly to new process changes
• Possess advanced knowledge of pulling vehicle logs and submitting for remote diagnosis and repair, accurately recording repair orders, interactions, and data into our systems, finalizing invoicing and payment
• Partner closely with the workshop to guarantee we service our customers’ cars efficiently and seamlessly, ensuring diaries are up to date, parts are available, and backlog is managed
• Advise and educate the customer on Tesla warranty policies, acting as a subject matter expert, guiding, and coaching the team with any warranty questions or challenges
• Plan, prepare and distribute work based on skill level, capacity, and resource
• Support in reviewing jobs that are planned for the day and week and help ensure the parts inventory and planned jobs are harmonizing.
• Accurately record parts transactions and data into the system, maintaining excellent attention to detail and escalating any issues
• Liaise daily with internal teams within the Service Centre including Sales & Delivery and local Senior Management

• Experience as a Lead Service or Parts Advisor within Tesla is preferred
• Proven ability to lead by example and be innovative with processes and efficiencies
• Analytical ability to understand and impact key performance indicators
• Problem solving initiative to fix problems when they arise, but also understand why and how they happened
• Ability and desire to lead and motivate a team, to engage and facilitate others to achieve and succeed
• A calm, considered approach with exceptional communication skills and the ability to adapt your style dependent on whom you’re interacting with
• Have an interest in developing yourself as a people manager and continuously grow by actively learning, self-assessing and asking for feedback
• Possess the ability to build trust with your team and your manager
• Digitally savvy – ability to adopt and adapt quickly to new technology and systems
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Able to communicate, read, and write effectively in the English language, and other local languages if required
• Must have and continue to maintain a valid driving license and safe driving record

We offer:

• A dynamic and fast-paced environment where inclusion, learning and collaboration are key to success
• The chance to work with innovative technology, advanced tools, and software
• Ongoing training and development to help you grow your skills and career
• A competitive compensation and benefits package
• A safe, clean, and fun work environment

Join the mission. Apply today.

All applications must be submitted electronically, and contain an English CV.