Assistant Branch Manager

UK AAG Alliance Automotive UK LV Ltd; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount on car parts

Career progression

Bonus potential

Pension advice

Health & wellbeing tools

Job summary

NAPA Auto Parts UK is seeking an Assistant Branch Manager to support the branch manager in driving sales, achieving targets and delivering first‑class service to every customer. You will lead and motivate the branch team, manage stock and costs, handle cash and key accounts, ensure health and safety compliance, and push promotional activity to grow market share in a fast‑paced environment.

Experience in automotive parts distribution is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive industry as Assistant Branch Manager or Motor Factor Parts Advisor.
• Proven sales and customer service skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Branch Manager with achieving branch sales, margin and targets.
• Ensure first-class service to all customers.
• Drive the branch team to deliver great customer service and sales targets.
• Manage branch running costs and stock control, including stock takes.
• Handle cash and manage key customer accounts; support policies and procedures.

Skills

Team leadership

Sales focus

Customer relationships

Communication at all levels

Multitasking

Tools

Online cataloguing systems

Job description

NAPA Auto Parts was founded in 1925 to meet America’s need for an effective automotive parts distribution system. In the century since, NAPA has exploded across the globe, carrying a reputation of quality and excellence with it. Distributed by Alliance Automotive Group (AAG) in the United Kingdom, NAPA has become a market-leading parts brand in the country with a championship-winning motorsport team. Now, over 275 AAG UK subsidiaries are unifying under the NAPA Auto Parts name, joining the largest network of motor factors in the world. The prestigious NAPA Auto Parts family boasts a staggering 6,000+ locations across the US, Canada, and Australia — and now the United Kingdom.

We are currently looking for an Assistant Branch Manager to join our busy team. As Assistant Branch Manager your focus will be on supporting the branch manager in maximizing sales and achieving targets whilst ensuring first-class service to all our customers. The ideal candidate will already be working in the automotive industry as an Assistant Branch Manager or will be an experienced Motor Factor Parts Advisor looking for progression.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Branch Manager with the following:
• Achieve branch sales, margin and targets.
• Ensure a first-class service to all our customers.
• Drive the branch team focusing on great customer service and communication.
• Drive the branch team to achieve sales and Promotional targets.
• Manage and control branch and running costs.
• Manage stock control, including stock taking and adjustments.
• Manage cash handling and control of specific customer accounts.
• Support the organisation’s senior management in implementing and maintaining policies and procedures.
• Communication to your team, key aims and objectives.
• Responsibility for the daily running of all aspects of the branch.
• Responsibility for maintaining health and safety within your depot.

To be successful in this role

• Ability to manage and motivate a team to achieve objectives.
• Ability to communicate at all levels.
• Experience in building and maintaining customer relationships.
• Experience with using online and windows based cataloguing systems.
• Ability to lead from the front and create a team environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Sales focused with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to multitask and distinguish between “urgent and important” tasks.
• Knowledge of the local areas and customer base would be a desired. (but not essential).

In return we offer

• An opportunity to join a global brand and market leader.
• Exclusive discounts and cashback from 1000s of major retailers and grocers via the AAG Benefits App, including Tesco, Boots and Just Eat.
• Opportunities for career progression and bespoke training.
• Free pension advice from our standard pension provider.
• Free access to Health, Wellbeing and Financial tools.
• Potential to earn a performance based bonus, paid monthly.
• Discount on car parts

Alliance Automotive Group is an equal opportunities employer. Since 1928, GPC has set the standards for performance and value for our customers and our stakeholders. Today, we’re proud to say we’re the largest global auto parts network and a leading industrial parts distributor, one that offers rewarding careers that combine small company feel with a global scale. Our strengths are in the relationships we build and the value we deliver by merging local expertise with a global force.