Parts Advisor - Glasgow West

Volvo Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vehicle manufacturer in Glasgow is looking for a Parts Advisor to manage stock, document returns, and interact with customers. You will ensure efficient parts delivery and contribute to team goals. The ideal candidate will have a driving license, good numerical ability, and strong communication skills. This position offers competitive pay of £14.00/hour along with holidays, pension, and healthcare benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension

Healthcare plan

Enhanced parental leave

Referral schemes

Discounts on travel, hotels, and memberships

Qualifications

• Able to identify different parts using catalogues and systems.
• Communicate effectively at all levels both written and verbally.
• Proactive, enthusiastic and approachable.

Responsibilities

• Receiving deliveries, record and store parts in stockroom.
• Locating and labeling parts and maintain inventory.
• Produce parts quotations for internal/external customers.

Skills

Driving Licence

Numerical ability

Effective communication

Selling/influencing skills

IT literacy

Attention to detail

Job description

Parts Advisor- Glasgow West

Salary: £14.00 per hour

Shifts: Dayshift – 2 weeks, Backshift – 1 week

Dayshift 7.00am – 3.15pm { Monday – Thursday }

7.00am- 2.30pm { Friday }

Backshift 2.00pm – 10.30pm { Monday – Thursday }

2.30pm - 9.00pm { Friday }

Weekends 7.00am – 1.00pm { Saturday only paid at time and a half } every 3rd Saturday

An On-Call Rota is also in place which corresponds with the Backshift / Weekend times.

Call outs are paid at a rate of 3 hours at double time { per call out + stand by allowance }

Your Responsibilities

• Receiving deliveries, record and store parts in stockroom according to prearranged systems.
• Locating and label parts and maintain inventory of stock, reporting stock shortages to parts supervisor.
• Maintain a good standard of housekeeping, operating within health & safety company guidelines
• Produce parts quotations for internal / external customers.
• Documenting and supervising the condition of parts returned for credit including old unit cores and reporting damaged or unsuitable items to the Parts Supervisor.
• Ensuring that all parts and returns are correctly labelled and packed, alongside the relevant documentation and paperwork
• Discussing part features and uses with customers whilst proactively promoting and selling parts.
• Accurately compile parts from job cards for repairs being carried out in the workshop.
• Feedback all information about competitors to Parts Supervisor.
• Work with Parts Supervisor to achieve their maximum competency level.
• Pick up and deliver parts on occasion

Who are you?

• Driving Licence required
• Able to identify different parts using catalogues and systems.
• Numerical ability to be able to work with part numbers.
• To be able to effectively communicate at all levels both written and verbally with people inside the organization as well as external customers.
• Selling / influencing others to buy additional parts.
• Documenting / recording information.
• IT literate to competently use DMS and associated software & systems.
• Proactive, enthusiastic and approachable.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Flexible and positive approach to changing circumstances / priorities.
• Commercial awareness.

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays raising to 30 days with service (+1 day per year)
• Company pension
• Healthcare plan with access to dental insurance
• Enhanced paternity / maternity / foster leave
• Referral schemes earn yourself £1000!
• Many discounts for yourself and family / friends on theme days, travel, hotels, gym memberships, plus many more!

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Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.