GROUP PARTS MANAGER
Location: Worthing, West Sussex, with regular travel across Sussex and Hampshire
Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 + Company Vehicle / Allowance + Benefits
OVERVIEW
An established and growing automotive dealer group is seeking an experienced Group Parts Manager to lead and develop its parts operation across multiple franchised locations.
Reporting into senior aftersales leadership, the successful candidate will take full responsibility for commercial performance, stock management, operational standards and team development across a network of dealerships located throughout Sussex and Hampshire. This is a field-based leadership role requiring regular travel between sites, with a primary base in the Worthing area.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead and support Parts Managers, Supervisors and Parts Advisors across multiple dealership locations throughout Sussex and Hampshire.
• Drive profitable growth in workshop, retail and trade parts sales.
• Develop and implement strategies to increase parts penetration and aftersales revenue.
• Monitor departmental KPIs, budgets and financial performance across all sites.
• Improve stock turn, inventory accuracy and parts availability while reducing obsolescence.
• Ensure effective purchasing, replenishment and stock control processes are consistently followed.
• Work closely with Aftersales Managers, Service Managers and General Managers to improve overall departmental performance.
• Maintain manufacturer standards, compliance requirements and operational best practice.
• Analyse business data and identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Support recruitment, coaching, succession planning and performance management within the parts function.
• Maximise manufacturer programmes, incentives and bonus opportunities.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and encourage a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
• Proven experience as a Parts Manager, Senior Parts Manager or Group Parts Manager within a franchised automotive environment.
• Experience managing multiple locations or large-scale parts operations.
• Strong commercial awareness with a track record of improving profitability and operational performance.
• Excellent understanding of inventory management, stock reconciliation, obsolescence control and manufacturer programmes.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop teams.
• Comfortable analysing KPIs, departmental accounts and management information.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel extensively throughout Sussex and Hampshire.
DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE
• Multi-franchise dealership experience.
• Experience with trade parts development.
• Knowledge of manufacturer bonus and performance programmes.
• Experience leading operational change across multiple sites.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• Parts department profitability.
• Gross profit growth.
• Trade parts performance.
• Workshop parts sales penetration.
• Stock turn and inventory accuracy.
• Obsolescence levels.
• Manufacturer compliance and audit performance.
• Team retention and development.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Commercially driven.
• Hands-on leader.
• Highly organised.
• Detail focused.
• Strong problem solver.
• Relationship builder.
• Results orientated.
• Adaptable and comfortable working across multiple locations