Agricultural Parts Advisor

Location Shropshire
Discipline: Agriculture, Farming, Machinery, Technical & Engineering
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £25,000 - £32,000 basic salary DOE
Job ref: 14721 SA
Published: almost 3 years ago
Startdate: ASAP

Agricultural Parts Advisor

Location of the Job: West Midlands, Shropshire, Powys, Wrexham, Stafford and towns near to these.

The Company: Is a very busy Agricultural Machinery dealership, who prides themselves on their service and after sales support.

The Industry: Agricultural Machinery, Farm Machinery, Machinery Dealership, Machinery business.

The Job Role Details:

  • You will join a busy agricultural sales & service team, and be responsible for the selling, receiving and delivery of parts and accessories.

  • You will be accountable for the safe, effective and profitable management of the parts department, including staff, parts counter, show room, yard and all storage areas.

  • This is a full-time role based on a 40-hour week from 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday with a requirement to work Saturday mornings on a rota basis.

Key Responsibilities:
You will:

  • Promote and sell parts through all franchises and/or services to meet customer needs, by telephone, internet and face to face; taking payment as required.

  • Ensure parts orders are ready for customer collection or packaged for courier/postal delivery.

  • Prepare quotes for customers.

  • Contact manufacturers and suppliers for the latest information on products, prices and what support they offer.

  • Supply parts to Service Technicians including identifying parts required and ordering them to the relevant job number.

  • Use systems such as IBCOS and AGCO for reports and monitoring.

  • Verify receipts of incoming deliveries, including booking stock onto the management system, locating in relevant place or forwarding to despatch/workshop, whichever is applicable.

  • Ensure the showroom is maintained to a high standard.

  • Maintain control of stock levels and assists with stock takes.

  • Ensures relevant administration tasks are completed as required i.e. order processing & invoice confirmation, sales advice notes and invoicing and workshop jobs.

  • Contact customers with special offers/deals and liaise with the marketing team to promote seasonal or out of season deals.

  • Seek out new lines of business to develop and improve the parts department promoting sales to meet or beat the sales targets.

  • Liaise with all other departments and members of staff.

  • Comply and adhere to company Health & Safety policy and guidelines.

  • Take reasonable care for the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of yourself and others.

  • Manage and implement safe working environment in retail, office and storage area.

  • Heavy lifting is required to move heavy parts, oils etc. safely.

Ideal Person Skills & Qualifications:
You will have / be:

  • Experience in an agricultural parts environment or similar is preferred.

  • It is essential to have knowledge of how a tractor works.

  • The ability to use standard computer applications.

  • Excellent customer relationship skills.

  • The ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment and thrive in a team environment.

  • Trustworthy and be able to maintain confidential business information.

  • Flexible as extended hours, weekends, emergency call outs and bank holidays, may be required, particularly during the height of the season.

  • Team player & approachable.

  • Self-motivated.

Additional Information:

  • This is a permanent full-time position.

  • Basic working week is: Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm.

  • 1 hour lunch break.

  • On-rota Saturday work.

  • Training will be provided within the full range of franchises.

  • Training will be provided on the company's IT systems.

Salary Package: A basic salary of £25,000 - £32,000 per year depending on experience.

Plus Benefits: Bonus structure, overtime paid, company pension scheme, manufacturer training and more.

How to apply: Please send your CV to: Sophie@agriFJ.co.uk

We thank all applicants who apply for this role. However, please be advised that only those short listed for an interview will be contacted. Please be assured that your job application will be managed in complete confidence and your personal details will not be passed to any third party without your prior permission.

Agricultural and Farming Jobs are an established specialist Agricultural Recruitment business with offices based in rural Worcestershire. We have a specialist and dedicated Headhunting Recruitment Division as well as a specialist Jobs Advertising Division. We recruit specifically for all roles within the Agricultural industry and support the recruitment needs of all related clients including; Farms, Agricultural Machinery, Fresh Produce, Food, Horticultural, Equestrian, Finance and Veterinary companies on an International basis. We offer an exceptional service with a personable, yet highly professional approach.