Customer Service Manager - Hybrid | Head Office, Rackheath, Norwich | Experienced people leader role I Salary from £39,500pa

Do you have what it takes to lead the future of customer experience at Angling Direct?

At Angling Direct, we are on an exciting journey as the UK’s leading specialist fishing tackle retailer and a growing omnichannel business across the UK and Europe. We are looking for an experienced Customer Services Manager to lead, develop and shape our Customer Services function as we continue to grow and put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who knows what great customer service looks like and has the experience, energy and confidence to run a busy customer service operation day to day, while also building it for the future. You will lead and support the team, manage service performance, champion customer insight and help shape a smarter, more efficient and more technology-enabled customer experience.

The Opportunity

As Customer Services Manager, you will take ownership of our customer service operation, ensuring customers receive knowledgeable, responsive and professional support across all channels. A key part of the role will be leading the team day to day, managing priorities, workloads, service levels, quality standards and escalations, while bringing structure, pace and strong leadership to the function. You will also identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce customer effort and make better use of technology, data, automation and AI-enabled tools.

You will work closely with Technology, Marketing, Ecommerce, Retail Operations, Warehousing and Logistics to ensure customer feedback is understood, acted on and used to improve the wider customer journey.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Customer Service team
• Build a positive, accountable and customer-focused team culture
• Oversee the day-to-day running of the team, including workload management, priorities, rotas, performance, quality and escalations
• Improve customer satisfaction, response times, service levels and quality standards
• Use data, insight and customer feedback to identify trends, root causes and improvement opportunities
• Own and optimise customer service platforms, including Dixa, Zendesk or similar customer service technologies
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, self-service and smarter workflows
• Act as the voice of the customer across the business, influencing improvements to the wider customer journey
• Partner cross-functionally with teams across Ecommerce, Technology, Marketing, Retail, Warehousing and Logistics.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a confident and credible customer service leader who can balance hands-on operational management, people leadership and continuous improvement. You may already be leading a customer service, contact centre or customer experience function within retail, ecommerce, consumer goods or another fast-paced customer-facing environment, with proven experience of running a team and managing day-to-day service delivery.

You will bring professionalism, strong leadership skills, a practical and improvement-focused mindset, and the ability to turn customer insight into meaningful action. Experience using customer service platforms such as Dixa, Zendesk or similar systems is important, alongside confidence using reporting tools, automation or AI-enabled support solutions to improve service quality and efficiency.

Why Join Angling Direct?

• Join the UK’s leading specialist fishing tackle retailer
• Be part of a growing omnichannel business with ambitious plans across the UK and Europe
• Shape and modernise a key customer-facing function
• Work in a role with real ownership, visibility and influence
• Use customer insight, technology and innovation to make a measureable impact
• Join a passionate, knowledgeable and customer-focused business where your leadership can make a genuine difference.

Ready to Lead the Next Stage of Our Customer Experience?

If you are an experienced customer service leader who can inspire a team, improve performance and help shape a modern, customer-first service operation, or know someone who is, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us deliver exceptional experiences for every Angling Direct customer.

Closing date for applications: 17 July 2026