Parts Advisor

About The Role Motability Operations are currently recruiting for a Parts Advisor to join our team in Coalville on a full-time, permanent basis. Working in Vehicle Solutions, part of Motability Operations Limited, the UK’s largest vehicle leasing company, the principal objective of this role is to ensure that parts are monitored and priced for any vehicles that are in consideration for refurbishment and sent for authorisation in a timely manner. Ensuring all parts are ordered and relevant system/documents are updated to reflect parts ordered/arrived, reporting into the Fleet Operations Manager, you will also be collaborating with other teams, booking out parts and consumables. You will be working alongside another Parts Advisor and the Workshop Control Team to help achieve our Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and troubleshoot any problems that may arise in obtaining parts, assisting with the receiving and distribution of parts and consumables to the Bodyshop Team. This role will be working 45-hours power week, Mon-Fri 07:00-17:00. About You The ability to be able to demonstrate effective time management, the Parts Advisor would need to be self-organised, structured and methodical in their approach, be an effective communicator and a Team Player, as this role requires a large amount of contact with many departments. Minimum criteria: Experience in order processing or a similar role. Previous knowledge of the motor industry would be desirable but not essential Full Driving Licence About The Company We’re the company behind the Motability Scheme. We exist to deliver smart, sustainable solutions that improve our customers’ mobility in a fast-changing world. We’re the UK’s largest car leasing company and we help over 750,000 people get on the road. We employ over 1800 people, across London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Coalville. We know our people are key to our success, so we aim to create an environment that allows our employees to flourish. We look for highly motivated people with a combination of commercial sense and real enthusiasm to meet our customers' needs. What we do We lease a wide range of tailored mobility solutions to people who receive of one of the Government’s qualifying mobility allowances. Our customers choose a car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), scooter or powered wheelchair that best suits their needs. We take care of their insurance, breakdown, servicing and more, as part of our worry-free package. At the end of the lease, our customers can exchange their vehicle for a brand-new model. Each year we sell and move around 200,000 cars. This makes us the largest supplier of single-source vehicles back into the used car market. The Scheme has been providing affordable, worry-free motoring for over 45 years. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, with an independent customer satisfaction rating of 9.6 out of 10. How we work We work in a hybrid way. That means remotely for up to two days each week and in our great office spaces the rest of the time. This gives us a good work/life balance and lets us collaborate and deliver for our customers. Visit our website to find out more. We do our best to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests, where possible, to build on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility. Our beliefs and values We believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a nurturing culture. And our people to be rewarded equally, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender. Our values are at the heart of everything we do: We believe no one should be left behind We find solutions We believe we must take the lead We drive change We believe everything starts with the customer We care What we can offer you Pay: competitive salary, with a yearly discretionary bonus, based on your performance Holiday: 28 days, and you can buy and sell days Pension: 15% non-contributory pension (9% during probation) Health and wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance cover available for all employees and free health screenings for over 50s. Life assurance at four times your basic salary, to give you peace of mind. Free access to healthcare apps like Peppy, Unmind, and Aviva Digital GP. Mental Health Allies and an Employee Assistance Programme Development: A library of internal training on our myLearn platform Family friendly: We have competitive family leave policies Diversity and inclusion: We embrace the diversity of our people and empower them to come to work as their true selves. We want them to flourish and be rewarded equally. We have Employee Network Groups, and we pride ourselves on being inclusive and all our offices have first-rate disability access Helping our community: One volunteering day each year, and access to volunteering platform Neighbourly Schemes: Car Benefit Scheme for electric and hybrid cars. This means you can lease a brand-new electric or plug-in hybrid car, with insurance and more, for a fixed monthly amount. Cycle to Work Scheme. Employee Discount Scheme, to save money across lots of retailers Other voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans, free fresh fruit and snacks in the office Please note, Motability Operations reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date. #J-18808-Ljbffr