Parts Advisor / Manager
Meet Our Recruiter
About Profile
An experienced automotive Parts Manager and Parts Advisor with over 20 years in the motor trade, including approximately 14 years managing a main dealer parts department. Their career has progressed through Service Advisor, Parts Advisor, Workshop Controller and Parts Manager positions, giving them an excellent understanding of how parts, service and workshop operations work together. They have a strong commercial background, having consistently exceeded departmental budgets and achieved a record year for parts profitability during their time in main dealer management.
Currently working within an independent automotive business, they are involved across parts, service reception and workshop control, managing customer enquiries, sourcing components, creating job cards and allocating work to Technicians. Their extensive parts management experience includes stock control, supplier relationships, budgeting, cost management and supporting retail, trade and workshop customers. With a stable career history and a proven ability to manage profitable parts operations, they are now seeking a long-term opportunity where they can use their experience within an established automotive business.
Key Experience & Strengths
20+ years of automotive aftersales experience
Approximately 14 years as a main dealer Parts Manager
Parts Advisor and Workshop Controller experience
Consistent budget-plus departmental performance
Record year for parts department profitability
Stock control and inventory management
Departmental budgeting and cost control
Supplier management, parts ordering and sourcing
Retail, trade and workshop parts support
Workshop loading and Technician job allocation
Service Advisor experience and customer retention
Job card preparation, invoicing and administration
What They’re Looking For
Parts Manager, Parts Supervisor or Parts Advisor position within an established main dealer, independent garage or automotive parts business.
Ideally looking for a stable, long-term opportunity where they can contribute their extensive parts knowledge, support departmental profitability and work within a well-established team.
Salary Expectations
£34,000+ basic salary
Availability
4 weeks’ notice
Location
Looking for roles within up to 45 minutes of Manchester.
With a proven record of exceeding budgets, improving parts profitability and managing a busy main dealer parts department, this candidate offers valuable experience to any automotive business seeking a knowledgeable parts professional. Their additional background in service reception and workshop control means they understand the wider aftersales operation and the importance of accurate parts supply, effective communication and customer satisfaction.
They would be particularly well suited to dealerships and independent automotive businesses recruiting a Parts Manager or Parts Advisor in Manchester and the surrounding North West area, bringing the commercial awareness, practical knowledge and reliability needed to support a successful motor trade parts department.