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Vehicle Salvage Manager

Job details
Posting date: 11 April 2024
Salary: £40,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 10 May 2024
Location: Fareham, Southern, PO17 5JN
Company: Perfect Placement UK Ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 52558766

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Summary

Vehicle Salvage Manager - Fareham, Hampshire Required in Fareham, Hampshire

- Green Vehicle Parts Business
- Salary: Dependent on experience - £40,000
- Hours: Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:30/18:00
- Saturdays rota: 08:30 - 13:00/16:00 (Negotiable)
- Be part of the Green Revolution!

Our client, a family run business based in Hampshire are seeking a Vehicle Salvage Manager, to assist in the sales and delivery of Recycled vehicle parts to their network of accident repair network and vehicle dealerships across the UK.

We are seeking a dynamic individual with proven people management skills to lead our salvage department and drive positive change. If you have a strong background in vehicle salvage, excellent leadership capabilities, and a passion for achieving results, this could be the perfect role for you.

Our client has experienced strong growth from humble beginnings in the 1940’s to becoming a Medium sized business with a head count of over 130 staff members. Our client is seeing a strong demand for their product and have grown exponentially over the last 5 years, with plans to scale up even further!

We are seeking individuals with strong vehicle knowledge, excellent telephone manner and Passionate about delivering a great service.

This role is an opportunity to join one the fastest growing sub-sectors within the automotive trade, with the current supply issues with vehicle parts and the growing green agenda to ensure the automotive production process becomes a circular economy, this job provides a great platform to be at the forefront of this industry.

Our client is happy to consider applications from vehicle buyers withing the automotive profession, or applications from the vehicle salvage industry.

What's in it for you as a Vehicle Salvage Manager?

- Competitive salary, dependent on experience, with a base of £40,000
- Monday to Friday working hours with negotiable Saturday rota.
- Opportunity to lead and enhance the salvage department.
- Challenge and overcome the resistance to change in a well-established team.
- Work with a reputable company in the automotive industry
- Opportunity to work in a growing and environmentally conscious business.
- Supportive team environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth
- Be part of a company contributing to the Green Revolution in the automotive industry.
- Long term career prospects
- Company pension scheme

Duties of a Vehicle Salvage Manager with our Company:

- Lead and manage the salvage department, overseeing a team of supervisors, a junior buyer, and customer service representatives
- Utilise extensive knowledge of cars and values to challenge insurance companies regarding vehicle categorisation (Cat A, B, S, or N)
- Run the auction site, ensuring compliance with Service Lead Agreements
- Ensure margins are met and negotiate effectively with insurance businesses and dealers
- Provide strong leadership to a team that includes supervisors, a junior buyer, and customer service representatives
- Drive positive change in a department with historical resistance to change
- Oversee the salvage market, utilising online auctions every Wednesday and Friday

What our Company expects of their Vehicle Salvage Manager:

- Proven people management skills with a track record of leadership
- Extensive knowledge of cars and car values, either from a Vehicle Dealership network or ATF
- Ability to challenge insurance companies on write off categorisation
- Ideally experience with ATF (Authorised Treatment Facility) and the auction route
- Strong understanding of the salvage market and online auctions
- Ability to lead a team of supervisors, a junior buyer, and customer service representatives
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills
- Proactive approach to driving positive change

If you are interested in hearing more about this Vehicle Salvage Manager job in the Fareham, Hampshire area, please contact Martin Bane at Perfect Placement Today

At Perfect Placement, we're not just any recruitment agency - we're passionate about connecting job seekers with their dream careers in the exciting world of the motor trade, contact us today for your next Motor Trade Job

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