Parts Sourcing & Strategy Lead

Auto & General; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and perks

Volunteer days

Paid parental leave

Additional leave options

Learning & development

Wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Job summary

Auto & General is seeking a Parts Business Development Manager to drive daily parts sourcing operations while steering long-term strategy. You will analyze quotes, manage costs, and build OEM relationships to improve pricing and data insights.

You will collaborate with Assessing, Claims, and Engineering teams to deliver savings targets, optimize claims outcomes, and ensure regulatory compliance. This role combines hands-on sourcing with analytics in a dynamic insurer environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the motor industry, manufacturing, or service sector, ideally within a retail/wholesale parts or estimating function.
• Strong technical knowledge of automotive components and the ability to interpret repair estimates.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage a demanding workload.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Drivers License.
• Vehicle for on-road activities.

Responsibilities

• Execute the day-to-day parts sourcing function by evaluating motor vehicle repair quotes to identify and source policy-compliant alternative parts.
• Collaborate with the Assessing and Claims teams to provide technical parts assistance, manage costs, and ensure optimal claim outcomes.
• Build and maintain operational working relationships with OEM parts representatives and supply chain contacts to access special pricing, parts availability intelligence and new model parts data that support sourcing decisions and total loss rescue outcomes.
• Analyse parts data to identify trends, report on KPIs, and create performance dashboards that inform our sourcing strategy.
• Review repair estimates considering parts availability, pricing, and alternative options to reduce the parts cost portion of claims.
• Act as a subject matter expert to support the integration of AI sourcing tools, helping to validate recommendations, manage exceptions, and refine system performance.
• Provide structured parts market intelligence to the Automotive Research Team, including sourcing experience, OEM pricing trends, supply availability and alternative parts compatibility data.
• Manage daily workload to ensure team SLAs and savings targets are met.
• Ensure all sourcing decisions and repairer communications comply with insurance regulations and internal parts policy.
• Work closely with the Automotive Engineering and Parts Sourcing teams to achieve shared objectives.
• Take all reasonable directions from leaders to comply with the organisation's workplace health and safety (WHS) protocols.

Skills

Motor industry experience

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficient

Driver's license

Vehicle for on-road activities

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Google Cloud

AWS

Azure

Job description

Auto & General is seeking a Parts Business Development Manager to drive daily parts sourcing operations while steering long-term strategy. You will analyze quotes, manage costs, and build OEM relationships to improve pricing and data insights.

You will collaborate with Assessing, Claims, and Engineering teams to deliver savings targets, optimize claims outcomes, and ensure regulatory compliance. This role combines hands-on sourcing with analytics in a dynamic insurer environment.