Parts Advisor - Yeomans Toyota Brighton

At Yeomans, everything we do is designed with the customer in mind. From our state-of-the-art showrooms and workshops to our fully trained professional technicians, we offer a relaxed, comfortable, and efficient environment for both sales and servicing. With three Toyota dealerships across East Sussex and West Sussex, we proudly provide an extensive selection of new and used vehicles, available to explore online or in person. If you're passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences, we’d love for you to join our team!

Does this sound like you?

• Enjoy constantly meeting new people and building rapport and connections
• Have strong communication skills and enjoy presenting ideas to others
• Passionate about the automotive industry and want to work in the world’s biggest manufacturer
• Organised and flexible but hard-working
• Enjoy working as part of a team and assisting colleagues

Key Responsibilities:

Builds rapport and qualifies the customer’s requirements

• Listens carefully to customers to build rapport and understand their requirements (both stated and unconscious needs), working both face to face and over the telephone
• Uses a good understanding of the customer’s needs and the products that are available to guide them towards the product that will best meet their needs
• Quotes prices and availability of stocks and accessories to customers
• Encourages the sale of genuine parts and accessories whenever possible, acting on opportunities to sell additional products/services and market current promotions

Co-ordinates the centre’s stock holdings to agreed standards

• Monitors and maintains agreed stock/accessory levels, minimising VOR order levels where possible
• Orders parts on behalf of the Service team, including special orders i.e. grey import parts
• Checks all parts and accessories are in good order on receipt from supplier
• Returns code 50 and faulty parts, adhering to supplier return policy
• Ensures all parts and accessories are correctly stored and located
• Handles warranty claims processing (relating to parts issues), ensuring manufacturer's requirements are adhered to
• Completes all relevant administration promptly and accurately (including customer records and invoicing)

Works with the Service team to deliver a quality service to customers

• Ensures all Service personnel have access to parts needed to complete next day work schedule
• Liaises with Service on delivery of requested parts, to allow them to schedule work on customer vehicles and minimise the WIP holding

Trade sales opportunities

• Prospects to local trade and co-ordinates van deliveries

Works as a full member of the centre team

• Works with colleagues and other teams across the centre to provide a seamless service to customers (e.g. by informally observing and responding to the needs of customers who are not being attended to by other members of staff)
• Ensures opportunities for sales by other teams are followed up by the most appropriate specialist
• Benefits include 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.

To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter to James.maciejewski@yeomans.co.uk

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