Designate centre manager

Halfords; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 week induction into the business

5.6 weeks leave

Garage discounts

Product discounts

General discounts

Family & Friends discounts

Cycle to work

Wagestream advances

GP access

Share save scheme

Health cash plan

Pension & life assurance

ATA & MOT training

Job summary

Halfords Designate Centre Manager in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, will lead autocentre teams across the North & East Yorkshire region from Hull, ensuring customer-focused service and strong operational performance. The role involves travel between centres and close collaboration with the management team to drive results.

The position offers a base salary of £39,000 with an uncapped monthly bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and clear progression opportunities within Halfords.

Qualifications

• Fantastic leadership and team management skills within the automotive or similar industry.
• Experience delivering high customer satisfaction and displaying effective management.
• Engaging and motivational, coaching-based approach to team development and able to provide in the moment training.
• Strong financial acumen with experience of managing P&L and optimizing profit
• Experience of meeting compliance standards across Health and Safety
• Experienced with high sales turnover and managing KPI's
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and written.
• IT Proficient, with the willingness to learn in-house systems.
• Good time management
• A current valid driving licence

Responsibilities

• Lead in-centre teams across the designated area with travel as needed.
• Support local centres within a reasonable travel time and motivate teams.
• Drive customer experience and ensure excellent service delivery.
• Ensure safety, compliance, and operational standards are met.
• Support management development and succession planning for future vacancies.

Skills

Leadership

Customer satisfaction

Coaching

Financial acumen

Health & safety compliance

Sales/KPIs

Communication

IT proficiency

Time management

Driving licence

Job description

Designate Centre Manager - North & East Yorkshire

Job no: 568212

Work type: Full time

Site: Hull

Categories: Autocentre Management

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire

Salary: £39,000 per year

Business Area: Autocentres

Brilliant at leading a team?

Join the UK's largest Automotive service, maintenance and repair business with great career opportunities, benefits, and an uncapped bonus scheme!

A newly created role within our Autocentre business, our Designate centre managers will be a vital support to our management team. As a Designate centre manager, you will be supporting local centres within the area within a reasonable travel time and leading the in centre teams with support, encouragement, and motivation. No two days are the same so you will need to be open to change, adaptable, and ensure that the team are on board and motivated to constantly move forwards with the everchanging environment that adapts to meet our customers' needs and demands. This experience will set you up to successfully run your own allocated centre when an appropriate vacancy arises.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, you will be there to support and engage the team to drive a culture that is professional and ensures that the customer's journey delivers a fantastic customer experience, helping the team to focus on achieving amazing results and building your centres reputation for excellence. We expect nothing but the best to be delivered in terms of service and meeting demand, whilst delivering centres that are not just great for our customers in terms of commercial excellence, but safe and compliant.

Compensation and Benefits

• On-target earnings up to £50,600
• Comprising a base salary of £39,000
• An uncapped monthly bonus scheme with average additional earnings of £11,600 per year.
• 5 days a week
• Earn extra with our refer a friend scheme - T&C's Apply.

Benefits Include:

• Structured 12 week induction into our business
• 5.6 weeks' annual leave
• Up to 50% off garage bills in our Autocentres and 25% off most our Halfords products in our retail stores
• Discounts on everything from groceries, shopping, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
• Family & Friends Discount Events
• Opportunity to buy a Trade Price Bike & enrol in the Cycle to Work Scheme
• Financial planning support via Wagestream - access up to 30% of your salary in advance
• GP Access, 364 days a year, 24 hours a day
• Join the Share save scheme with a 20% discount on shares
• Health Cash Plan - to access wellbeing services and claim back healthcare costs
• Pension Scheme & Life Assurance
• You will be given every opportunity to progress your career at Halfords. This includes access to hybrid training plus the ATA & MOT Tester Qualifications too.

Skills and Experience

• Fantastic leadership and team management skills within the automotive or similar industry
• Experience delivering high customer satisfaction and displaying effective management.
• Engaging and motivational, coaching-based approach to team development and able to provide in the moment training.
• Strong financial acumen with experience of managing P&L and optimizing profit
• Experience of meeting compliance standards across Health and Safety
• Experienced with high sales turnover and managing KPI's
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and written.
• IT Proficient, with the willingness to learn in-house systems.
• Good time management
• A current valid driving licence

We're in an exciting chapter - rapidly growing our business with a focus on motoring services and electric mobility. We're the UK's leading retailer of motoring and cycling products and services, and the UK's largest vehicle service, maintenance, and repair business. Join us and be part of our success story in getting the nation safely back on the move.

At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.