At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage a parts team, oversee inventory, and ensure excellent customer service.
- Company: Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, overtime, bonuses, pension, and life assurance.
- Other info: Join a supportive team and make a real impact in the automotive industry.
- Why this job: Step up your career in a dynamic environment with growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: Experience in parts management or ready to advance to supervisor level.
A major commercial vehicle manufacturer is looking for a parts advisor who is ready to make the step up to Part Supervisor or someone who is already a Parts Supervisor to manage a small commercial vehicle parts team.
HGV or commercial vehicle part experience is ideal or similar in automotive, plant, capital equipment, agriculture or construction vehicles.
- ROLE: Parts Advisor or Parts Supervisor
- BASIC SALARY: £35k to £38k
- BENEFITS: Overtime, Target based bonus, commission, pension, life assurance
ROLE: As a Parts Supervisor you are responsible for the control of front and rear parts counters and controlling stock movements.
- The Specifics
- Inventory Parts Management: Maintain accurate Parts inventory levels through regular stock audits, ordering parts as needed to meet demand without overstocking or understocking.
- Staff
Supervision: Recruit, train, and manage a team of parts personnel, ensuring that they meet department goals and deliver excellent service to customers and internal departments.
- Customer Service: Oversee customer service activities, ensuring timely and accurate fulfilment of customer orders. Handle customer complaints or issues, ensuring satisfaction.
- Vendor Relations: Manage relationships with parts suppliers, negotiate pricing, and ensure the timely delivery of parts.
- Budgeting and Cost Control: Monitor and manage the department's budget, controlling costs and ensuring profitability while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Compliance: Ensure the parts department complies with all safety regulations and company policies.
- Sales and Marketing Support: Support the sales and service departments by ensuring they have the necessary parts to complete their jobs efficiently.
- Reporting: Generate regular reports on inventory status, staff performance, customer satisfaction, and departmental efficiency.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Got to have parts experience and are ready to make the step up to Supervisor level or are already a parts supervisor.
Ideally like someone with HGV, Truck or commercial vehicle parts sector experience or similar, plant, agricultural / construction vehicles, capital equipment etc
Parts Advisor - Parts Supervisor in Reading employer: TransComm Recruitment Ltd
Join a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in Reading, where we prioritise employee growth and development. As a Parts Supervisor, you'll benefit from a competitive salary, overtime opportunities, and a supportive work culture that values teamwork and excellence in customer service. With a focus on training and career advancement, this role offers a unique chance to lead a dedicated team while enjoying the advantages of working in a dynamic industry.
