Parts Apprentice job
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Location: Ayr, GB, KA6 5HQ
Shifts: Day shift/ back shift alternate, day shift for the first 3 - 6 months
Day shift: 08.00am - 16.30pm, Back shift: 14.30pm - 22.00pm
Volvo Truck and Bus are one of the World’s leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles. At Volvo Truck and Bus, we are passionate about what we do and who we are. We believe our employees are our greatest asset to enable us to deliver excellent service to our customers. Our culture promotes training and development to help individuals reach their career goals and encourages positive working relationships between staff and managers where ideas are valued.
We have a rare opportunity to join us as an Apprentice Parts Advisor at our Ayr depot. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience within this type of role, we will support you to develop your skills within your new role.
What you'll do:
- Forecasting customer demand
- Processing orders
- Liaising with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries of Vehicle parts
- Receiving and storing of vehicle Parts
- Lead the creation/development of Standard Operating Procedures
- Complete supply chain documentation for audit requirements
- Resolving problems including customer service issues
- Identify, manage and escalate risks to the business
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary
- Overtime opportunities
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays & increasing with length of service)
- Excellent Training and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts on High Street Retailers, travel, cinema, gyms and many more
- If you are interested, then apply today! We look forward to hearing from you
Who are you?
- Driving Licence required
- Able to identify different parts using catalogues and systems.
- Numerical ability to be able to work with part numbers.
- To be able to effectively communicate at all levels both written and verbally with people inside the organization as well as external customers.
- Selling/influencing others to buy additional parts.
- Documenting/recording information.
- IT literate to competently use DMS and associated software & systems.
- Proactive, enthusiastic and approachable.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Flexible and positive approach to changing circumstances / priorities.
- Commercial awareness.
About the Company
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
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.
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