Service Advisor

**Department** - After Sales Department **Location** - Klang Valley, Southern & Nothern **About Us** - Founded in 2018, Carro is Malaysia’s fastest growing used car buying and selling platform. The Company’s mission is to simplify the process of buying and selling pre-owned cars through digitalisation. The carro.co platform aims to be the trusted, transparent, effective and efficient online used car selling and buying platform. Carro continues to be committed in pioneering innovative strategies to grow the used car industry in Malaysia. **Role and Responsibilities** Automotive service advisors greet customers, listen to their description of the problems or service needed, determine the type of service required and prepare repair orders. If a vehicle requires additional repairs not covered in the original order, they estimate the additional cost and telephone the customer for permission to do the work. They also advise customers on other available services. - Advises customers about necessary service for routine maintenance. - Helps identify a mechanical problem by quesitoning the customer or doing a visual inspection or road test. - Confers with customers about inspection results, recommend corrective procedures and prepare work order for needed repairs. - Prepares a repair order showing time, cost and labor estimates for service. - Writes a brief description of the customer's concern on the repair order to help the technician locate the problem. - Explains the work performed adn the repair order charges to the customer. - Handles customer complaints. - Schedules service appointments. - Obtains customer and vehicle data prior to arrival when possible. - Greets customers in a timely, friendly manner and obtains vehicle information. - Test drives the vehicle with customer as needed to confirm the problem or refer to test technician. - Refers to service history, inspects vehicle, and recommends additional needed service. - Advises customers on the care of their cars and the value of maintaining their vehicles in accordance with manufacturers' specicifications. - Provides a complete and accurate written cost estimate for labor and parts. - Establishes "promised time." Checks with dispatcher, if necessary. - Obtains customer's signature on repair order; provides customer with a copy. - Establishes customer's method of payment. Obtains credit approval, if necessary. - Notifies dispatcher of incoming work - Checks on progress of repair throughout the day. Contacts customers regarding any changes in the estimate or promised time, explains cost and time requirements in detail, and gets proper authorization before any repairs are performed. - Reviews repair orders to ensure that work is completed, and additional work and authorization is noted. Closes repair order as appropriate. - Ensures that vehicles are parked in assigned areas. Makes sure they are locked, and all keys are marked and put away correctly. - Keeps service department forms, menus and pricing guides up to date. - Implements a quality control process to eliminate comebacks. - Maintains high customer satisfaction stnadards. - Handles telephone in quiries regarding appointments and work in process. - Inspects all vehicles for body work, informs customer if work is needed and provides an estimate for body work. - Maintains a professional appearance. - Keeps work area clean. - Other tasks as assigned. **Job Requirement** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - High school diploma or equivalent required. - At least one year of experience in an automotive warehouse, repair enter, dealership, or similar facility is highly preferred. **Preferred Skills** - Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. - Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. - Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. - Strong initiative and continuous improvement mindset. - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. - Strong time management.