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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

Service Manager - Bolton Kia

🏢 Kia UK • 📍 Bolton, England • 🕒 Sep 14, 2026
Salary Range
£45,386 - £46,999
£3,782 - £3,917 / mo
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Location Base
Bolton, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

We are looking for a detail-oriented service manager to manage our service department and handle customer service interactions, reports,and repairs.


The service manager's responsibilities include providing the highest level of customer service, developing lasting customer relationships, and managing the service team members.


The service manager maintains a strong working knowledge of all industry standards and practices as well as the company's products and services.


To be successful as a service manager, you should display a strong sales-minded attitude as well as excellent leadership skills.


You should also have the ability to develop and maintain strong, positive relationships with customers and third-party vendors.


Key Responsibilities

  • Delegating and directing service tasks, monitoring the progress of current projects, and managing service team members to ensure the team's objectives and sales goals are met.

  • Handling customer complaints or concerns quickly and professionally to maintain good customer relationships and ensure repeat customers.

  • Assisting with or performing administrative tasks, such as managing and updating invoices, processing new orders, and tracking inventory.

  • Setting up and maintaining a service desk and evaluating its efficiency.

  • Resolving service desk problems and improving service methods to increase the service desk's productivity and customer service.

  • Monitoring department issues and client complaints to create methods to lessen recurring issues.

  • Auditing work and customer service to ensure the company's high standards, efficiency, and productivity goals are met.

  • Maintaining strong relationships with manufacturers, dealers, and sales representatives.

  • Helping to train new employees in company procedures.

  • Maintaining a strong working knowledge of industry regulations, restrictions, and laws, ensuring the company's adherence to these regulations, and remaining current on the industry's standards and new innovations, materials, tools, and processes.


Experience

  • Previous sales and management experience may be advantageous.

  • Strong industry knowledge.

  • Excellent leadership, communication, sales, and customer service skills.

  • Computer literacy and good organizational skills.

  • Strong creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

  • The ability to work under pressure and handle stress.

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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

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Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Service Manager - Bolton Kia roles across Kia UK's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Transportation Equipment Manufacturing.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £45,386 - £46,999 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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