Vehicle Parts Assistant required in Swindon.
- Starting salary of up to £30,000 per annum pending experience and qualifications.
- Monday to Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm or 8:00am to 6:00pm with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings 8:00am to 12:00pm.
- Fantastic long-term career prospects with a local family-run business that has been operating since 1990.
Our client, a family-run commercial vehicle dealer group established across South West England, requires a Parts Assistant to join their busy dealership in Swindon.
Reporting to the Parts Manager and working as part of a friendly team, as a Parts Assistant/Driver you be responsible for:
- Over the counter customer parts sales both in person and on the telephone.
- Dealing with a busy workshop for orders for all makes parts.
- Sourcing and ensuring the control and procurement of the same.
- Involvement in stock controls and stock taking.
- Issuing PPE equipment to staff.
- Resolving invoice queries, sorting returns to suppliers, chasing for credits on the same.
- Controlling warranty parts retention and processes.
- Receive, record and allocate parts and consumables from our suppliers.
- Involvement in controlling waste disposal, purchasing of tools and equipment for the workshop including consumables.
- Daily and weekly husbandry of the parts department and parts storage areas.
- Promoting our client in a positive way to enhance parts sales and growth opportunities.
To be eligible for this Parts Assistant role our client requires recent or current experience working with automotive vehicle parts. Experience in a similar role for a commercial dealership or within a motor factor would be very beneficial but is not essential. Overall, you will be IT literate given you will work daily with a dealer management system and an 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 a Parts Assistant/Driver, our client is offering:
- Starting salary of up to £29,000 per annum pending experience
- 20 days annual leave plus the 8 bank holidays with your holiday allowance increasing over the length of service.
- Access to in-house training and development.
- Pension scheme and other company benefits/discounts.
- Fantastic long-term career prospects with a premium car brand and a family-run business that has been operating since 1990.
- Working hours are Monday to Friday with shifts available between 7:00am to 5:00pmor 8:00am to 6:00pm with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings 8:00am to 12:00pm.
If you are interested in hearing more about this Swindon job in the Parts Assistant area, please contact Hamish Lowrie at Perfect Placement Today.
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