Location: Perth
Contract: Full time, permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
About the Role
Founded in 1837, John Deere is an iconic company providing advanced products and services for agriculture, construction, forestry, ground care, and power systems. John Deere Forestry is the world's premier designer and distributor of forestry equipment.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen within our Aftersales Department based at our Perth unit. Reporting directly to the Parts Manager, we are looking for a Senior Parts Sales Specialist & Inventory Support. You will be responsible for a team of two, to work in a high paced, customer focussed department. You will be able to demonstrate exceptional team skills, a degree of flexibility and the ability to learn complex machine systems.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
1. Daily management of stock and inventory levels to meet customer expectations and adhere to internal guidelines, including monitoring stock movements and arranging/overseeing returns to the main Parts Division (based in Sweden).
2. Co‑ordinating with the technical support/service teams to establish and routinely review stock levels for all equipment models, ensuring cost‑efficient and customer‑focused parts ordering (particularly for machine breakdowns/repairs).
3. Parts sales Managing direct customer sales bothover the counter and by telephone.
4. Managing the returns process for parts, ensuring work orders are raised accurately and that service work is processed efficiently.
5. Supporting continuous improvement initiatives, using business performance data and equipment utilisation insights to enhance future stock and product offerings.
6. Building strong working relationships with technical teams to support the ongoing development and sharing of internal technical knowledge.
What It Takes
To be successful in this role, you will have:
7. Good working knowledge or experience within the forestry or heavy machinery sector is essential.
8. Previous experience in parts operations in a similar equipment discipline is a distinct advantage.
9. A sound technical understanding of John Deere CTL forest machinery (advantageous).
10. Strong customer service and/or technical support.
11. Conversant with IT systems.
12. Strong organisational and planning abilities, with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
13. The ability to work proactively, both independently and as part of a wider team.
14. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a focus on continuous improvement.
15. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
16. Proficiency in MS Office tools.
For the successful candidate we offer:
Our total rewards include more than salary. We offer a competitive rewards package including 25days' annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service). A competitive bonusscheme, a contributory pension scheme and Group Income Protection, Group Life Assuranceand Death in Service benefits. Weinvest actively in individual development and a business with over 70,000 employees worldwidecan offer career development for the right candidate
John Deere is an equal opportunities employer. If you have the skills and knowledge required for this role, we look forward to receivng your application.
Closing date: 27th March 2026