Central Parts Operative

**Job Title**:Central Parts Operative

**Location**:Chipping Warden (OX17) **OR** Corby (NN18)

**Salary**:£27,114

**Status**:Permanent, full time

**Join the UK’s largest B2B used vehicle service**

At BCA, we’re altogether, more. More than just your average vehicle remarketing company. More than just any other place to work. We’re Europe's largest vehicle remarketing business, the backbone of the UK’s automotive supply chain, and the best place to build the career you want.

**Now, this is where you fit in**

We’re looking for down-to-earth go-getters, who are ready to make their mark on the automotive industry. Our Site Operations teams play a vital role across our business. Here you can build on your knowledge and find your specialty at one of our sites or on the road - the opportunities are endless.

The Central Parts Operative will report to the Central Group Parts Supervisor/Parts Manager and will be directly responsible for the pricing of parts, ordering of parts, ordering of consumables and administration of parts and consumables booked to Vehicles across multiple Constellation Group Companies. Will be responsible for managing and resolving all types of Part and consumable Enquiries incoming across varying contracts and from varying business divisions.

Your key responsibilities will be:

- Directly controls parts and consumables pricing being input into Group systems.
- Directly controls parts and consumables orders being placed and recorded into Group systems.
- Liaises directly with varying Sites parts department and Inspection teams.
- Liaise directly with Suppliers providing goods into the varying company sites
- Ensures that all Parts and consumable Pricing is recorded promptly and accurately within defined KPI guidelines for customer authorisation
- Ensures that all Parts and consumable Ordering is completed within KPI guidelines once authorisation is provided by customer
- Ensures that all parts orders are processed and sent to suppliers effectively and efficiently in line with supplier contractual requirements, ensuring total customer focus.
- Ensures that all Parts requirements when pricing are in line with the best attainable commercial values for that customer
- Ensures that systems will be kept up to date with Parts ordering information entered accurately and concisely
- Monitors all parts ordering, parts progress and communicate internally with sites relevant parts statuses.
- Monitors all Parts Backorder issues and communicates effectively to internal site teams on Parts Backorders
- Offers alternative Parts solutions internally when usual supply options are not available
- Manages stock levels, ensuring stock entered is correct to site location. Includes management and re-allocation of Non-returnable parts from sites
- Monitors Site Parts returns and processes recording reasons and improving right first time solutions.
- Orders and control consumable stock holding by sites

To be successful, you’ll bring some of the following experience with you:

- Experience in dealership and workshop environment beneficial but not essential.
- High degree of customer focus and front-line communication.
- Parts stock control.
- IT experience with MS office and Database management systems desirable

We’ve put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes:

- Company Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance (role dependent)
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders

And so much more

As the automotive industry changes, we’re changing with it - putting our people in the front seat for the journey. We’re the number one in what we do for a reason and that’s because of the people we have on our teams. If you want to be a part of a business like this; unrivalled, exciting and appreciative of the work you do, join BCA.

**Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.