Customer Resolution Advisor - Chester Support Centre

Team
Support Functions
Store
Chester Customer Service Centre
Location
Chester, Cheshire
Contract type
Permanent
Position type
Full Time
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 27th July 2026
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How We Hire

Everyone is welcome at M&S. No exceptions. It’s your background, abilities and differences that make you, uniquely you. And when you’re part of M&S, that individuality has the potential to make waves.

About the role

This section tells you all you need to know about the position and its responsibilities, outlining everything we hope to see in a successful candidate.

All the details

At M&S, our customers contact us when something matters to them. As a Customer Resolution Advisor, you'll step in when a query or complaint has already been escalated and needs careful investigation, clear ownership and a thoughtful response. You’ll spend a significant amount of your time speaking with customers on the phone, understanding concerns, gathering information and helping to reach the right outcome.

You’ll bring together information from customers, stores, suppliers and wider business teams to understand what has happened and help reach the right outcome. This is a high-volume, fast-paced role where no two cases are the same. It will suit someone who enjoys problem solving, writing clear customer responses and staying calm when conversations are sensitive or complex.

If you’re looking for a quiet role with simple, scripted enquiries, this probably won’t be the right fit. But if you’re resilient, curious and motivated by doing the right thing for customers, we’d love to hear from you.

Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.

What you’ll do:

Your key accountabilities will include:

  • Working with a team of experts, collaborating closely with our stores, suppliers and wider business teams to resolve complex queries and complaints, with the freedom and support to do the right thing.
  • Providing accurate data, giving insight into the reasons for customer contact – this is instrumental in helping to influence business decisions
  • Delivering outstanding quality standards when communicating with customers
  • Working collaboratively to support customers, stores, outsourced operations, and all areas of the M&S business - acting as a role model for service
  • Keeping your promise to the customer every time, with a goal of first-time resolution. Responding to customer queries through different channels such as telephone, e-mail and web chat
  • Identifying potentially brand damaging situations and ensuring that relevant departments/individuals are engaged and consulted until issues are resolved.

Who you are:

Your skills and experience will include:

  • Strong written & verbal communication skills
  • Experience working with customers, within any industry, with the ability to manage difficult conversations if required
  • Digitally savvy and curious to learn more
  • A can do attitude, and give anything a go
  • A good listener who is passionate about helping others

What’s in it for you:

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

  • 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
  • Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
  • Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
  • A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
  • A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
  • Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
  • Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
  • Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
  • A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

Everyone’s welcome:

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

To avoid missing out, please apply early, we may close applications sooner if there’s strong interest. Take your Marks, apply today!

Meet the Team

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Being an in-person business

We're at our best when we're close to customers, and for many of us at M&S, that means working in store every day.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected. It also means we can solve problems as soon as they arise, learn and grow as a team, build trust, and get closer to our colleagues.

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Our ‘Closer to Customers’ programme means we all get to work in a store for seven days every year. We see how our customers experience M&S and we can appreciate the challenges our colleagues face in store. It’s all part of a determination to listen, to understand and to change things for the better.

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Make Your Mark

Opportunities to be heard

Your voice and your ideas matter here. Our 8 colleague networks are places to find support, listen to each other and encourage debate. You can pitch ideas ‘Straight to Stuart’, our CEO, or get involved in our BIG (Business involvement Group).

Experience the business

You’ll spend 7 days each year helping in store and getting closer to our customers. We also organise Insight Days, so you can learn more about specific business units, like Foods.

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Colleague Networks

We want you to feel supported, no matter what.

Family & Carers Network

A support network for parents and carers, offering a space for colleagues to share experiences, exchange ideas, and access useful resources.

LGBTQ+ Network

Proactively representing LGBTQ+ issues and opportunities to deliver a truly inclusive place to work and shop for our colleagues and customers.

Health and Wellbeing Network

Providing a safe space for colleagues with all types of health conditions or disabilities and supporting with business initiatives to ensure our stores are truly accessible for our customers.

Gender Equality Network

Addressing gender-related challenges, raising awareness, and driving action to ensure equal opportunities for all.

Menopause Network

Initiating and encouraging open conversations about menopause by offering support and sharing experiences.

Forces Community Network

Supporting colleagues connected to the Armed Forces, aiding their transition to civilian life, and ensuring that they thrive in the workplace.

Cancer Network

Fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, addressing stigma, providing guidance and raising awareness to empower and assist colleagues affected by cancer.

Culture and Heritage Network

Raising awareness of various religions and cultures through events and comms, to educate others and better represent our M&S colleagues and customers.

Benefits

How to Apply

Here’s what to expect at each stage of the application process. This can change depending on the role you’ve applied to. If you need any reasonable adjustments made at any stage, let us know and we can help.

Send us your application

Fill in our short application form and hit submit.

Online assessment

Depending on the role, you may be invited to take part in an online assessment.  Should you be invited to an online assessment your Talent Acquisition Partner will be more than happy to support you with any questions.

Interview

We'll invite you to join us for an interview. This could be remote or in person. Here, we'll ask you some role based technical questions and examine the behaviours we're looking for.

Decision

After we’ve decided, we’ll be in touch. If you’ve been successful, we’ll officially invite you to join the team and let you know the next steps.

Customer Resolution Advisor - Chester Support Centre

Team
Support Functions
Store
Chester Customer Service Centre
Location
Chester, Cheshire
Contract type
Permanent
Position type
Full Time
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 27th July 2026
Reference: 122908