Overview
This role will be based in Leicester, and we operate a hybrid working policy. The successful colleague will be required to travel to Leicester on a weekly basis.
Home. There’s no place like it. And there’s no feeling like helping people create the joy of feeling truly at home.
At Dunelm, that’s what we do.
We’re the UK's number one choice for homewares because we make home life lovelier for our customers. And the caring and supportive culture we've created makes this a place you'll feel right at home too.
About the area This is a pivotal position within our Colleague Technology Support team, responsible for nurturing and developing a talented group of service desk technicians. As Service Desk Lead, you will lead by example by motivating and empowering the team to deliver a consistently high-performing, colleague-centric support experience.
You will champion best practice across all aspects of service delivery, driving continuous improvement initiatives that elevate our support standards to industry-leading levels.
Success in this role requires a hands-on, adaptable individual who thrives in dynamic environments and is committed to delivering outstanding business-critical support. You’ll be expected to balance strategic thinking with operational execution, ensuring that our service desk remains responsive.
Join our Tech Team and you’ll not only be part of stimulating projects that are making an impact across our business, but you’ll be also somewhere you can build a long-term career that always promises to challenge and excite.
Find your happy place.
What you'll be doing
As one of two Service Desk leads, you will provide line management for Service Desk Technicians, overseeing wellbeing, performance, and career development.
Conduct regular performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, and establish individual development plans to support the career advancement of support employees.
Monitor team performance and provide regular, clear statistics and trend analysis narratives to drive improvement and meet business expectations.
Regularly review and update the skills matrix and career framework to define an effective learning and development programme to unlock potential and grow the confidence and expertise of colleagues within support.
Provide end to end ownership of all incidents, requests, events, problems and changes within Service Now.
Proactively monitor ticket trends to identify recurring issues, uncover root causes, and ensure appropriate problem records are raised and prioritised for resolution.
Alongside the Colleague Support Principal, implement process improvements that aligns the service desk to best practice frameworks including, ITIL V4, ISO20000, and Service Desk Institute guidelines.
Establish a structured environment for capturing, storing, and accessing knowledge across the service desk.
Ensure that service level agreements (SLAs) are adhered to, and plans are put in place to remediate SLA breaches.
Manage escalations and complex issues, ensuring swift and satisfactory resolutions.
Support the transition of new services into support, ensuring support documentation is created and transitional activities are completed.
Review colleague satisfaction and translate lessons learnt into continual service improvements.
Identify and propose improvements to Service Desk Tooling (Service Now, Vonage, Splashtop, etc) including the automation of service requests where appropriate and identify areas of lifecycle improvement to the Colleague Support Principal.
Participate in monthly service reviews with suppliers to identify collaborative opportunities and pinpoint areas for improvement.
Stay informed with industry trends and best practice to identify and implement continual service improvements.
Foster a culture of collaboration, excellence, and transparency.
What we'll look for in you
About You Essential Skills - Significant experience leading an IT Helpdesk or Service Desk.
- Experience of coaching and/or mentoring staff.
- ITIL V3/4 Certifications or relevant experience.
- Comprehensive technical knowledge of Microsoft and Mac operating systems and Microsoft office suite.
- Experience in recruiting and onboarding colleagues.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate technicians and engineers to achieve their full potential.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
- A commitment to diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion, with a track record of fostering inclusive work environments.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft and Mac operating systems and Microsoft office suite.
Desirable Skills - Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
- Experience within Service Now or other market leading ITSM suites.
- Technical support experience within a retail environment.
- resilient, and aligned with organisational goals.
Behaviours/Values: Our shared values of 'act like owners', 'keep listening and learning', 'long term thinking', and 'stronger together' help ensure we are always finding better ways of doing things and spending our time focusing on what’s important.
- Customer First
- Taking Responsibility
- Communicating
- Including
- Connecting
- Growth Mindset
- Team Working
- Being Resourceful
