Location: Abingdon HQ (regular travel to warehouses required)
Hours: Full-Time, Permanent
Reporting to: Service Desk Manager
Start Date: Immediate
About the role
This role provides 1st line technical support to our customers, troubleshooting problems
remotely (by telephone, email, or remote access) or scheduling Field Engineers to provide on-site break-fix support.
The KFP helpdesk is open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week (excluding Christmas Day).
This position works a shift pattern, which will be based on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern 8pm8am.
Your key tasks and responsibilities will include:
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be expected to perform different tasks as necessary to meet the overall business objectives of the organisation.
About you
We are seeking someone with experience in troubleshooting IT problems and supporting IT hardware, which includes printers, laptops, desktops, and mobile devices. This experience can be gained through previous roles or through academic study, such as a college or university course. Additionally, excellent customer service skills are required for this position.
The role is fast-paced, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple conflicting deadlines is essential.
Key qualities for success in this role include strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Regular communication with internal and external stakeholders of all levels will be required, so excellent written and verbal communication skills are important.
Previous experience in retail is desirable.
About us
We are retail. We specialise in providing in-store retail IT systems, services, solutions, project management & support platforms. With over 25 years of experience, we work with some of the biggest household brand names on the high street in the fashion & hospitality sectors, building close working long standing partnerships built on trust, expertise and a mind set to getting the job done.
Our mission is simple – to provide our clients with truly integrated IT solutions that make a real difference to their business, building long standing relationships so that we can fundamentally understand the needs of our clients. We are not a huge corporate company who may treat clients as an account number. We are neither a small one-man-band offering cheap services. What KFP offers is a perfect blend of experience, structure, and a practical approach to enable us to deliver the service that all our clients have come to expect – a professional service that gets the job done.
Why KFP?
As well as a competitive salary per annum + 10% shift allowance, we provide the following
benefits:
These benefits are in addition to statutory benefits such as eye test vouchers and a workplace pension.
KFP Total IT Solutions provides in-store retail IT systems, services, project management and support. We have more than 25 years of experience working with major high‑street brands in the fashion and hospitality sectors, and we build long‑standing partnerships based on trust, expertise and a determination to deliver results. KFP began in the 1990s as a cabling company and restructured in 2013 to focus on retail IT. Today, from our bases in the UK, Ireland, Germany and The Netherlands, we support some of the largest retail brands across Europe.
Our mission is to provide retailers with integrated IT solutions that make a real difference to their business and to cultivate relationships that help us understand their needs. We aim to become the number one go‑to company for everything retail IT, procurement and services. Our culture empowers employees to own their work and focus on customer satisfaction; we promote from within and believe our people are the key to our success. We expect everyone to be knowledgeable about our products and industry, remain customer‑focused and professional, and consistently exceed expectations.
We offer a broad range of retail IT services including POS installation, store setup and rollout, shop refitting, wireless solutions, structured cabling, logistics and warehousing, technology solutions, retail project management and PCI‑compliant card‑machine rollout services. Our team delivers cutting‑edge point‑of‑sale systems, helps clients open new stores across Europe, and provides scalable project management to support challenging timelines. We focus on enabling retailers to operate efficiently, maximise customer experience and remain profitable through robust IT infrastructure.
Working at KFP means joining a “work hard, play hard” team of specialists who plan, execute and deliver leading IT solutions while having fun. We are proud of our people and commit to their development, ensuring they have the skills and autonomy to serve customers effectively. If you are passionate about technology, value professionalism and want to help shape the future of retail IT, come and meet us at The UK Careers Fair in Oxford.