Parts Trainee

United Kingdom

Trainee Parts Advisor

Salary - up to £11 per hour

Join our team and be trained to a high level within our Parts Team at Norwich.

Working hours:
Monday to Friday
0800hrs to 1600hrs

Some flexibility to cover a Saturday morning @ overtime when work volumes require.

Overview:
We are looking to train and mentor a customer service driven individual to provide our Customers with a professional and helpful service whilst promoting the profitable sale of Workshop Services and Products

In Particular:

• To be the first line contact for customers. To identify service parts requirements and assist in preparing the necessary depot actions to meet those customer requirements.
• Assist and serve counter sale customers by identifying parts required and supporting other team members when necessary.
• To carry out the Service Department’s invoicing and administration systems efficiently.
• To greet customers in a courteous manner, interpret their requirements and complete the necessary paperwork to enable work to be undertaken.
• To effectively monitor the Work In Progress (WIP) reports to clear Workshop instructions as soon as possible.
• To liaise with the Workshop Supervisor to maximise Workshop loading to ensure efficiency and profitability.
• To inform customers of completion times and payment methods.
• To contact customers to inform them of any additional work required and issue accurate quotations to gain the necessary authority to complete the work.
• To ensure all customer complaints are courteously and efficiently handled and processed.
• To assist in the management and arrangement of customer vehicle workshop bookings for inspections, servicing and repairs.
• Effectively plan activity levels to include regular account maintenance visits and target account visits.
• Promote Volvo Trucks in terms of its products, services and value at all times

Key Skills / Competencies:

Whilst this is a Trainee position, we are looking for a candidate who enjoys the world of Trucks and possesses a technical mindset to absorb the many facets of working front of house within a Service and Workshop environment. If you have had exposure of any of the following skills, then this would be advantageous but not essential.

• Familiarisation of booking times
• Familiarisation of vehicle parts.
• To keep up to date with product development by reading relevant information and technical note issued.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral.
• Excellent IT knowledge, although training will be given on in-house systems

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday raising
• Contributory Pension scheme matched up to 5%
• Health cash plan
• Employee discounts across shopping and leisure outlets, gym discounts, contributory dental plan plus many more.
• Cycle to work scheme

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in
Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.

144330BR

Volvo Trucks

Norfolk

Norwich

Regular

No Travel Required

Aftermarket

29-Sep-2023