Cx Lead

Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Job Description


Posting End Date: August 31, 2023

Join John Lewis or Waitrose today

If you\'ve ever stepped through the doors of a John Lewis or Waitrose shop, shopped online, or seen any of our adverts, you\'ll know there\'s something unique about us.

That unique proposition is our Partners. As co-owners they have a say in our business and receive a share of the profits, so they put time and effort into making it work. Our Partners are the reason we\'re the success we are. They\'re our secret sauce; the opportunity for us to differentiate.

Job Summary: The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach meaning you\'ll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The CX team aim for around 1-2 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings but again, are flexible on this. The role could also be based at either our Bracknell or Victoria campus based on your preference.

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To lead on the development of an omnichannel CX Strategy and Vision, defining how the brand proposition comes to life across customer touchpoints and across Waitrose physical and digital real estate, setting out clear CX guardrails and measurable customer and commercial outcomes.

Once developed, you will lead on delivering and maintaining that strategy end to end, in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams across the business.

You will build the CX vision and propositions to support key customer initiatives which have been prioritised and funded across the business and support proposition development in service of the brand & customer strategy where required on a consultative basis.

You will lead a team of CX experts, monitoring the omnichannel customer experience, identifying opportunity moments and pain points, assessing scale and impact to prioritise action and fast-track implementation to deliver improved customer and commercial outcomes.

Through your Profession you will have the opportunity to develop and stretch personally and professionally to achieve your potential.

The Partnership supports agile and flexible working practices, such as when, where and how we work. We have several different ways to work flexibly, including part-time, flexible or compressed hours, and job sharing. Head office areas also support a blended working approach.

We celebrate diversity and inclusion in the John lewis Partnership and we are committed to becoming the UK\xe2\x80\x99s most inclusive business, reflecting and connecting with the diverse communities that we serve.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop a CX strategy, map critical journeys and develop CX guardrails - based on a clear business case with set measurable objectives.
  • Lead the delivery of CX strategy, gaining buy-in from senior stakeholders (to Board level), driving prioritisation and deployment across functions and teams.
  • Support major prioritised and funded customer initiatives with journey mapping and experience vision development
  • Monitor customer experience / pain points, define the issues, impact scale and outcomes to be achieved for the implementations in channels (e.g. to Omni/Online/Retail teams).
  • Provide subject matter expertise in the delivery and management of customer experience across the business, to ensure that new propositions, developments or partner service changes are optimised with a customer-first, data-led mindset.
  • Identify the customer need/opportunity through data and insight and lead the development of options with cross functional stakeholders to recommend improvements that align with our Brand and Customer Strategy, identified outcomes and our Waitrose Partnership Plan.
  • Where required, you will work with Proposition Managers to develop the business case for Partner resources and investment, recommending clear and budgeted actions for review by the relevant governance group.
  • Lead the development of customer improvements through your sound knowledge of CX design principles, customer journey mapping, agile working and stakeholder management.
Essential Skills you\'ll need:

CX strategy development and deployment.

Customer experience and service design for major new propositions and brands.

Marketing or experience / service design qualification.

Experienced in design thinking, agile projects, lean startup \'test and learn\' experimentation.

First class understanding of the retail market and the underlying economics of a businesses.

Demonstrable experience of influencing stakeholders up to board level and in a range of business contexts.

Demonstrable experience of providing strategic insight: framing issues, conclusions and recommendations to enable quick and sound decision making.

Advanced written communication skills, experience of writing reports and presentations.

Good understanding of strategic and analytical tools and techniques.

Proven ability to coach and develop high calibre strategy managers.

Desirable:

Qualifications or professional experience of behavioural psychology, marketing or digital design.

Experience making effective data informed decisions, supported by the use of data visualisation tools such as Tableau.

Next Steps:

The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").

Once you\'ve submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a 1 stage virtual interview.

You\'ll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we\'ll be sure to discuss it with you.

Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.

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Pay Range: \xc2\xa369,300.00 up to \xc2\xa3106,900.00 Annual

Scheduled Weekly hours: 37.5

Worker Type: Permanent Partner

Job Level: Partnership Level 5

Hours of Work: n/a

At the John Lewis Partnership, we embrace our differences. We want you to be you. Because, well, we know you\'re at your best when you\'re free to be yourself.

Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. It\'s why we\'ve set our own aim to become the UK\xe2\x80\x99s most inclusive business - for our Partners (employees) and our customers.

We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Partners and it\'s integral in our mission to build a happier world. \xf0\x9f\x8c\x8d \xf0\x9f\x92\x9a

We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you\'re a Partner, your differences will make all the difference.

Find out more about D&I in the Partnership .

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where it is possible to do so. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

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John Lewis Partnership

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  • Job Id
    JD2992703
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom
  • Education
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