Parts Coordinator

Cox Automotive; Coventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Option to buy additional holiday days

Your birthday off paid

Well-Being Day

Charity Day

Exclusive discounts & cashback

Career progression across Cox

Job summary

Cox Automotive's Manheim Vehicle Solutions in Coventry is hiring a Parts Coordinator for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on managing daily flow of vehicle parts, identifying requirements, ordering, and coordinating across customer accounts to keep vehicle work on schedule.

You will work with the Parts Team Leader and others, prioritising workloads in a fast-paced environment while ensuring parts availability and accurate ETAs.

Qualifications

• Experience in parts coordination or automotive operations.
• Knowledge of parts identification, cataloguing systems (E-CAT), and supplier networks.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive, problem-solving approach and strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review vehicle images and inspection data to identify required parts.
• Source and order parts from multiple suppliers and catalogues.
• Manage multi-account profiles and support across different customer contracts.
• Track and report on ETAs and escalation back orders when needed.
• Liaise with account managers, technicians, and suppliers to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Support the Parts Manager with new projects, system developments, and onboarding new accounts.
• Provide guidance to colleagues during busy periods and assist with workload allocation.

Skills

Parts coordination

Automotive operations

Communication

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Tools

E-CAT

Job description

Parts Coordinator - 6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Coventry

40 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

Accelerate your career with a company that leads the way!

Manheim Vehicle Solutions, part of the Cox Automotive Group, is a growing and evolving business delivering vehicle fleet and handover services for some of the biggest names in the automotive industry.

Our Parts Department plays a key role in supporting internal teams - ordering and supplying the components needed to complete vehicle units on site.

Why Join Us & What's In It For You?

As a Cox Automotive team member, you'll have access to a wide range of benefits, including exclusive discounts, cashback offers and our brilliant peer to peer recognition scheme. And there's even more to enjoy:

• Option to buy additional holiday days
• Your birthday off every year - paid
• One annual Well-Being Day for you to relax and recharge
• One paid Charity Day to give back and support a cause that matters to you
• Opportunities for career progression across the Cox Automotive network

About The Role

As a Parts Coordinator, you'll play a key role in managing the daily flow of vehicle parts across multiple customer accounts. You'll be responsible for identifying and sourcing the right parts, managing orders and ETAs, and ensuring our internal teams have everything they need to complete vehicle work efficiently.

You'll work closely with the Parts Team Leader and other departments, using your initiative to prioritise workloads and adapt to changing business needs in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Review vehicle images and inspection data to identify required parts
• Source and order parts from multiple suppliers and catalogues
• Manage multi-account profiles and support across different customer contracts
• Track and report on ETAs and escalation back orders when needed
• Liaise with account managers, technicians, and suppliers to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Support the Parts Manager with new projects, system developments, and onboarding new accounts
• Provide guidance to colleagues during busy periods and assist with workload allocation

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in parts coordination or automotive operations
• Strong knowledge of parts identification, cataloguing systems (E-CAT), and supplier networks
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• A proactive, problem-solving approach and strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working with technical vehicle information

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