Service Manager

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • London

London

215797-en_GB

Life on the team

As a Service Management team, we are accountable for all services delivered to our customers, including managed services contracts and professional services engagements.

Our core focus is on delivering our promises and delighting customers through service innovation and change, leading our teams to help customers achieve their objectives. We take responsibility for all commercial aspects of our service engagements, ensuring contractual ownership, fulfilment of commitments, and driving service evolution and expansion to meet the changing needs of our customers.

By leading all service teams, we ensure services are delivered in line with agreed customer outcomes, while fostering senior relationships to enhance performance and satisfaction, optimising the benefits of our partnership with Computacenter.

We help our customers prepare for future endeavours and technology trends by sharing best practices, references, and advisory services.

Our team defines and owns joint customer service strategies, focusing on improvements, enhancements, and efficiencies in our services. We also act as the focal point for contractual clarification, amendments, and further development of contracts, maintaining ownership of commercial aspects from transition and transformation through to in-life invoicing.

What you’ll do

  • Service Delivery: Work closely with the Delivery Leadership team to manage the delivery of services to ensure they meet or exceed customer expectations.
  • Team Leadership: Lead and motivate a team of service professionals through matrix management, providing guidance and support to achieve high performance.
  • Customer Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key customer stakeholders, acting as the primary point of contact.
  • Issue Resolution: Proactively identify and resolve service-related issues, ensuring minimal disruption to the customer.
  • Performance Monitoring: Monitor service performance against agreed SLAs and KPIs, implementing improvements where necessary.
  • Reporting: Provide regular reports on service performance, issues, and improvements to senior management and customers.
  • Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service quality and efficiency.
  • Compliance: Ensure all services are delivered in compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to ensure a seamless service delivery experience for customers.
  • Contract & Commercial Management: Ensure contractual obligations are met, manage commercial performance, and oversee the financial aspects of the P&L. Track and manage commercial risks and obligations.
  • Professional Services: Involve in pre-sales to ensure project success, oversee project delivery, and adhere to governance processes.
  • Innovation & Development: Stay updated with industry developments, new technologies, and Computacenter solutions. Promote diversity and inclusion within the team.

What you’ll need

  • A proven background in service management, ideally within a managed or centralised services environment.
  • Experience with device-as-a-service, lease management, or similar operational models is highly desirable.
  • Ability to support and motivate a diverse team, with a collaborative approach.
  • Strong relationship-building skills and a proactive approach to customer engagement.
  • Ability to manage complex transitions and resolve issues efficiently.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Willingness to travel (primarily Cambridge and Macclesfield).
  • Ambition to develop in your role and take on new challenges.

Additional information

Country: UK

Location: London (must be flexible to travel)

Hours: 37.5

Role Type: Permanent

Why you should choose us

Open communication

Despite our size, we’re an open organisation that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

You belong

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

Winning Together

We are an award-winning employer!

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Daniel West

Daniel West