Parts Sales & Logistics Manager

Parts Sales & Logistics Manager 📍 Based at our Head Office in Redditch 📩 Reporting to the Product Support Director 💷 Overall Earnings Potential: £80,000+, including Base Salary, Bonus Scheme, and Company Vehicle Be the driving force behind parts sales and logistics excellence. Are you a strategic leader with a passion for parts sales, logistics, and continuous improvement? We\’re on the lookout for an experienced Parts Sales & Logistics Manager to lead, develop, and optimise our Parts Sales, Parts Purchasing, and Warehouse functions. With a primary focus on accelerating parts sales growth, you\’ll also ensure the seamless procurement, storage, and distribution of parts across all depots — delivering outstanding service to our internal teams and valued customers. Who are we? MKL is a place where you can be yourself and give your best! We are proud to be one of the largest construction equipment distributors in the UK. We supply some of the world’s most exciting and ground-breaking products including Intelligent Machine Control (iMC) and Hybrid Excavators reducing our customers fuel usage. We value our local community – with wanting to improve lives and minimising environmental impact being at the top of our lists. We are continuously building a culture where enthusiastic and motivated people (just like you!) can construct a life-long career, within a reputable brand. What you’ll be doing: Lead and manage the Parts Sales, Parts Purchasing and Warehouse teams (24 staff total). Drive consistent parts sales growth by setting and managing targets, and supporting field-based sales reps. Analyse sales data and market trends to develop effective strategies. Monitor and control purchasing, supplier performance, stock levels, and pricing. Collaborate with Branch Managers to enhance depot parts operations and logistics structures. Oversee efficient logistics and delivery solutions to ensure timely parts distribution. Ensure effective stock control including physical stocktaking and reconciliation across sites. Manage departmental budgets, planning and resource allocation. Support recruitment, training, development, and performance management within the department. Build cross-functional collaboration to improve service and delivery performance. Maintain full compliance with Health & Safety and relevant industry regulations. Promote a culture of continuous improvement, service excellence, and customer focus. What we’re looking for: Essential experience & skills: Proven experience in a Parts Sales environment, ideally within a distributor organisation. Exposure to parts, warehouse and logistics management in a technical/industrial setting. Strong team leadership and people development experience, across multi-site teams. Knowledge of inventory management, logistics, and procurement best practices. Excellent analytical and organisational skills. Commercial awareness with negotiation and budget management capability. Confident communicator, capable of influencing and engaging at all levels. High-level proficiency with Microsoft Office and inventory systems. Proactive, customer-focused, and results-driven mindset. Desirable: Experience working with ERP or inventory management software. Ability to identify and implement process improvements. What we can offer you: Overall earnings potential of £80,000+, including base salary, performance-based bonus, and company car or car allowance Stakeholder Pension Scheme to support your future Death in Service Benefit for added peace of mind Up to 27 days holiday, increasing with service – plus a Christmas shutdown Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 wellbeing and mental health support Ongoing training and development to help you grow professionally A supportive and collaborative environment where your ideas and input are valued Apply today and help drive our continued success