Parts Apprentice- Ayr

Volvo; Ayr; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles is seeking a Parts Apprentice in Ayr. You will forecast customer demand, process orders, and liaise with suppliers. Flexibility and a driving licence are required. This apprenticeship offers excellent training and development opportunities while you earn. Join a team passionate about delivering exceptional service and innovation in the transport industry.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Overtime opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on retailers and services

Excellent training and development

Qualifications

• Must have a driving licence.
• Ability to identify different parts using catalogues and systems.
• Effective communication at all levels.
• Documenting/recording information is essential.
• Proficient in DMS and associated software.

Responsibilities

• Forecast customer demand.
• Process orders and liaise with suppliers.
• Receive and store vehicle parts.
• Create and manage Standard Operating Procedures.
• Resolve customer service issues.

Skills

Driving Licence

Numerical ability

Communication skills

Sales/influencing skills

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Proactive and enthusiastic

Flexible and positive

Commercial awareness

Job description

Parts Apprentice- Ayr

Salary: £10.50 per hour

Shifts: Dayshift for the first 3-6 months and then day/back shift rotating.

Dayshift: 08.00 am - 16.45pm Mon - Thurs, 08.00am - 13.30pm Fri

Backshift: 14.30pm - 22.30pm Mon - Thurs, 12.30pm - 21.00pm Fri

07.00am - 13.00pm Sat

Volvo Truck and Bus are one of the World’s leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles. At Volvo Truck and Bus, we are passionate about what we do and who we are. We believe our employees are our greatest asset to enable us to deliver excellent service to our customers. Our culture promotes training and development to help individuals reach their career goals and encourages positive working relationships between staff and managers where ideas are valued.

We have a rare opportunity to join us as an Apprentice Parts Advisor at our Teesside depot. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience within this type of role, we will support you to develop your skills within your new role.

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn whilst you earn! The apprenticeship programme gives you the opportunity to become a skilled Parts Advisor enabling you to have fantastic career options and prospects

What you'll do:

• Forecasting customer demand
• Processing orders
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries of Vehicle parts
• Receiving and storing of vehicle Parts
• Lead the creation/development of Standard Operating Procedures
• Complete supply chain documentation for audit requirements
• Resolving problems including customer service issues
• Identify, manage and escalate risks to the business

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 we can offer:

• Overtime opportunities
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays & increasing with length of service)
• Excellent Training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on High Street Retailers, travel, cinema, gyms and many more
• If you are interested, then apply today! We look forward to hearing from you

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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.