Aftersales Manager

Resource Recruitment; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £40,000-£55,000

Mon-Fri 8:00-17:00

Lead role within established operation

Opportunity to improve processes and客

Job summary

Resource Recruitment is seeking an Aftersales Manager for a newly created role near Bournemouth, Dorset. The successful candidate will lead an active commercial vehicle Aftersales Department across Parts, Service and Workshop to improve efficiency, productivity and customer experience.

You will manage a team of technicians, monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement while ensuring health and safety standards and compliance with manufacturer requirements.

Qualifications

• This role requires strong knowledge of commercial vehicles and fleet maintenance.
• Experience leading technicians and workshop teams is essential.
• Good technical knowledge of servicing, inspections, diagnostics and repairs.
• Strong customer and fleet-account management skills are important.
• Solid planning, scheduling and organisational abilities are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Aftersales team including technicians and staff.
• Oversee workshop operations, capacity, service activity, parts and scheduling.
• Review and improve processes to raise efficiency and reduce admin.
• Monitor KPIs, targets, productivity and profitability.
• Maintain relationships with manufacturers, suppliers and key customers.
• Ensure manufacturer standards, campaigns, recalls and warranty work are implemented.
• Drive continuous improvement and report performance to management.

Skills

Commercial vehicles

Team management

Workshop operations

Diagnostics & repairs

Fleet management

Health & safety

Communication

Job description

Aftersales Manager

Job Location: Near Bournemouth, Dorset. Job Type: Permanent. Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 per annum, depending on experience. Hours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm.

We are looking for an experienced Aftersales Manager to lead and develop a busy commercial vehicle Aftersales Department in Ferndown in a newly created role. This is a key management position, responsible for improving processes, communication, team performance, compliance and customer experience, whilst ensuring manufacturer KPIs and dealer standards are consistently achieved.

As Aftersales Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day performance of the Aftersales Department, working across Parts, Service and Workshop to improve efficiency, productivity and customer satisfaction. You will take ownership of continuous improvement, people management, manufacturer requirements, Health & Safety and departmental performance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Aftersales team, including technicians and support staff.
• Manage workshop operations, technician capacity, service activity, parts and scheduling.
• Review and improve processes to increase efficiency and reduce unnecessary administration.
• Monitor departmental KPIs, targets, productivity and profitability.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with manufacturers, suppliers and key customers.
• Ensure manufacturer standards, campaigns, recalls and warranty requirements are effectively implemented.
• Improve communication between Aftersales, Sales, Parts, Workshop, Accounts and Vehicle Administration.
• Take ownership of customer experience, complaints and service issues.
• Manage customer and fleet-account relationships, ensuring clear and professional communication.
• Ensure company procedures, Health & Safety requirements and relevant legislation are followed.
• Oversee risk assessments, method statements, training records and compliance documentation.
• Identify training and development requirements across the department.
• Monitor costs, productivity, resource utilisation, labour recovery, margins and WIP.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, profitability, customer retention and repeat business.
• Report departmental performance and improvement plans to senior management.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and introduce new systems or processes where appropriate.

You will have:

• Strong knowledge of Commercial vehicles; HGVs, vans, trailers and fleet maintenance.
• Experience managing technicians and workshop operations.
• Good technical knowledge of servicing, inspections, diagnostics and repairs.
• Strong customer and fleet-account management skills.
• Commercial awareness, including labour rates, parts margins, recovery costs, warranty work, WIP and profitability.
• Excellent planning, scheduling and organisational skills.
• A strong understanding of UK Health & Safety and commercial vehicle compliance.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to remain calm and decisive when dealing with urgent repairs, breakdowns and changing priorities.
• A genuine focus on customer retention and vehicle uptime.
• Competence using workshop management systems and Microsoft Office/Excel.

What's on Offer

• £40,000 - £55,000 salary, depending on experience
• Monday to Friday working hours, 8.00am - 5.00pm
• The opportunity to take a leading role within an established commercial vehicle operation
• A position with genuine scope to improve processes, performance and customer experience

Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.