Vehicle Parts Manager

Activate Group Limited

We are looking for a Bodyshop Parts Manager to join our state-of-the-art Activate Accident Repair Mildenhall Bodyshop!

About Activate Group Limited

Named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing private companies, we employ more than 700 team members nationwide.
We work with some of the UK's largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in a road accident at our contact centres in Halifax and Peterborough.
We look after every step of the repair process, repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair body shops, and through a UK-wide network of independent repair partners.
Want to know what it’s like to work with us? Take a look at our values. They define who we are, and how we work with team members, customers and suppliers:
Make it happen – Be accountable. Take the initiative, work fast, and do a great job.
Strive for better – Be bold. Challenge the norm – make small improvements often.
Win together – Be a team-player. Win together, learn together, respect each other.

You will be responsible for supporting the effective operation of the parts department. Excellent organisation and communication skills will help you to plan and coordinate vehicle parts to meet requirements.
Manage daily parts co-ordination of both internal and stock delivered.
Update parts ordering system.
Make sure all parts delivered to the site are checked off against the parts list for accuracy of order, correct parts, quantity, accidental damage and overall quality.
Ensure all relevant documentation for your department is correctly filled out and delivered to the designated departments on time.
Carry out monthly stock checks, which reconcile back to usage and suppliers' invoices.
Monitor and control resources within the parts department.
Work within internal procedures to achieve targets set out by your line manager.
Communicate to the Workshop Controller and reception any potential delays to a parts order arriving on site.
Input all parts delivery information into the Management system, and pass through all paperwork to the accounts department.

Excellent customer service and communication skills, including by telephone, email and in face-to-face situations.
Flexibility dealing with changes in demand, tasks, and processes.
Strong attention to detail.
Computer literate.
Work on own initiative, be proactive and manage customers and workload with little intervention from the management team.
Good time management and prioritisation skills.
Full driving license with the correct classification to carryout duties
Logistics experience
Experience of vehicle appraisal
Exceptional communication and customer service skills

Personal health cash plan – claim back the cost of things like dentist and optical check ups
Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption / shared parental pay
Life assurance: three times basic salary

Birthday surprise for everybody!
At Activate Group, looking after team members is a major priority, and we'll make sure you have all the support you need to succeed.
From little perks like free fruit, breakfast cereals, and French pastries on a Friday, to impressive rewards for our employee of the month, we'll go out of our way to show how much we appreciate the effort you put in.

Location: AAR Birmingham, Mallard Lodge, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1NS