Regional Parts Manager

BCA Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive services company in the UK is seeking a Regional Parts Manager to oversee centralized parts operations. Responsibilities include inventory management, supplier negotiations, and leading a team to ensure efficient service across multiple sites. The ideal candidate has extensive parts management experience and strong leadership skills. This role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Onsite parking

Company Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders

BCA Rewards with discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior parts management role, ideally in a multi-site or centralised automotive environment.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle parts supply chain, logistics, and inventory control processes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the centralised parts operation.
• Oversee inventory management to maintain correct stock levels.
• Develop relationships with suppliers to negotiate pricing.

Skills

Senior parts management experience

Knowledge of vehicle parts supply chain

Leadership and communication skills

Analytical mindset

Organizational skills

Results-driven

Education

Management training or similar qualifications

Job description

Overview

Job Role: Regional Parts Manager
Location: Corby/Hybrid
Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on experience
Working Hours: Monday - Friday 08:00 - 17:00

Join the UK’s largest B2B used vehicle service. At BCA, we’re altogether, more. More than just your average vehicle remarketing company. We’re Europe's largest vehicle remarketing business, the backbone of the UK’s automotive supply chain, and the best place to build the career you want.

Job Purpose

To lead, coordinate and manage the centralised parts operation across the Retail operations sites, Cinch stores and Mobile repair network, ensuring efficient inventory control, optimal parts availability, cost-effective procurement, and excellent support to retail sites and workshop operations. This role is pivotal in maximising profitability, improving supply chain performance, and delivering exceptional internal customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the parts teams and operations, ensuring smooth, accurate, and timely supply of parts to Retail Op’s sites, Repair Network and Cinch stores
• Develop and maintain an effective inventory management strategy, minimising obsolete stock and ensuring correct stock levels to maintain production
• Monitor parts usage, trends, and performance across the business to forecast demand accurately and support service efficiency
• Work closely with suppliers to negotiate pricing & terms
• Lead the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and systems
• Provide reporting and analysis on stock turns, order fulfilment rates, aged stock, and budget performance
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, environmental standards
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with site managers and other internal stakeholders
• Manage a team including recruitment, training, performance management, and succession planning
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service levels and reduce operational costs
• Regular travel to sites based around the UK, for audits, meetings and staff performance reviews
• Become a liaison between the business and IT departments giving feedback and development ideas with current systems
• Work with group procurement to identify a wider supplier base to optimise the parts offering into the business

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior parts management role, ideally in a multi-site or centralised automotive environment
• Strong knowledge of vehicle parts supply chain, logistics, and inventory control processes
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data and make commercially sound decisions
• Experience with Dealer Management or bespoke Systems
• High level of organisation and attention to detail
• Capable of building strong relationships across departments and with external suppliers
• Results-driven with a track record of delivering operational efficiencies and profitability improvements

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in Vehicle Parts Operations
• Management training or similar qualifications
• Automotive manufacturer training

Benefits

We’ve put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Onsite parking
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Access to BCA Rewards which provides online and store discounts with a range of retailers

And so much more…

BCA Academy

Our business is growing and evolving at a significant rate and we need to ensure we have the right people with the right skills in order to maintain its success. We need to build our own talent now for the future. It is for this reason we have our own IMI approved training academy. The BCA Academy is there to support your technical training needs.

As the automotive industry changes, we’re changing with it - putting our people in the front seat for the journey. We’re the number one in what we do for a reason and that’s because of the people we have on our teams. If you want to be a part of a business like this; unrivalled, exciting and appreciative of the work you do, join BCA.

We are proud to be Level 1 Disability Confident and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.

Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.

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