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Assistant Vehicle Parts Manager Job in Cardiff

Cardiff
Cardiff
Parts Department, Commercial Dealership
£38000 - £43000 per annum
144483
Assistant Vehicle Parts Manager required in Cardiff
  • Circa £38,000 basic salary with a bonus scheme providing an OTE of £43,000 per annum.
  • Monday to Friday with 1 in 3 Saturdays, 8:00am to 1:00pm; however, the weekend hours are negotiable.
  • Opportunity to work in a leadership role with a fantastic dealer group operating for over 45 years.
Our client, a long-established franchise-approved commercial vehicle dealership in Cardiff, requires an experienced and professional Assistant Parts Manager to join their busy Parts Department.

Working as part of a friendly team, as an Assistant Parts Manager, you shall be second in command to the Group Parts Manager and be responsible for the following:
  • To effectively supervise our client's trade team and to motivate and help with the development of the parts apprentices.
  • To ensure the efficient operation of the trade operation to achieve parts growth.
  • To ensure all customers are served professionally and efficiently to gain retention.
  • To maximise profitability by parts budget.
  • To monitor and log trade team call statistics, reporting findings weekly.
  • Identify and analyse customer spending and sales trends.
  • Actively push promotions through the trade team.
  • Manage online sales through the website and eBay.
  • To train and develop staff to a satisfactory level of performance.
  • To promote the sales of manufacturers' parts and stimulate the parts business through workshop outlets, achieving monthly sales targets.
To be eligible, you will ideally live in the Cardiff region or live within an easily commutable distance of Cardiff. You will need to hold recent or current automotive vehicle parts experience at a supervisory/senior level, ideally working within a dealership; however, our client is also very interested in candidates from a motor factor background within a similar capacity.

You will also need to be IT literate, given that you will work daily with a dealer management and electronic parts catalogue system, hold a UK driving license with minimal points, and have strong customer service/sales skills in a friendly and charismatic manner.

What's in it for you? For your hard work as an Assistant Parts Manager, our client is offering:
  • Starting salary up to £38,000 per annum, including Saturday morning overtime. 
  • Access to a bonus scheme of £5,000+ per annum if minimum targets are met. 
  • Overtime paid at time and a half.
  • Full in-house and manufacturer training.
  • 22 days annual leave plus the 8 bank holidays.
  • A workplace pension scheme.
  • Fantastic career prospects with a long-established and well-regarded local business operating for over 45 years.
  • Working hours are 40 per week, Monday to Friday, with 1 in 3 Saturdays, 8:00am to 1:00pm; however, the weekend hours are negotiable.
If you are interested in hearing more about this Assistant Vehicle Parts Manager job in the Cardiff area, please contact Harry Thaxton-Woodcock at Perfect Placement Today.

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