Regional Aftersales Manager
Location: Regional role, covering the Eastern branches of TruckEast including Bury St Edmunds, Ely, Felixstowe, TE Fleet Mendlesham, Thetford and Witham
Salary Details: Competitive salary, plus excellent benefits
Job Type: Full time, Permanent, Monday to Friday 08:00 - 18:00.
Reporting to: Managing Director
Overview
The Regional Aftersales Manager is responsible for leading and supporting the aftersales operations across branches within a designated region. This includes driving aftersales performance, ensuring operational excellence, and managing financial budgets; all while maintaining the company's values and standards.
essential duties and job responsibilities
Customer First
- Consistently meet and aim to exceed customer service expectations and service level agreements, whilst maintaining strong and proactive customer contact
- Develop and retain strong relationship with the customer base through regular engagement and scheduled meetings with key customers
- Collaborate with Branch Managers, Area Sales Managers and Business Development Executives to proactively identify new business opportunities and support customer retention through effective relationship management
Driving the Business
- Drive profitability across all departments within the designated regional branches by identifying opportunities through regular analysis and review
- Ensure regional KPI's are achieved and exceeded
- Host monthly regional aftersales meetings with the Branch Managers, Area Sales Managers and Business Development Executives
- Budgeting in conjunction with the Financial Controller
- Analyse and utilise financial reports and customer data to create regional action plans
- Ensure engagement with the marketing team to ensure all business opportunties are maximised
- Create working business plans for the region and review regularly
- Actively engage in manufacturer campaigns and competitions; driving team involvement and a strong commitment to achieving and exceeding performance goals
- Ensure all invoice related queries are dealt with in a timely manner for all branches within the region
- Contribute to the development of all operating and administrative systems to ensure that quality, efficient and timely work is carried out
- Work closely with the Managing Director and other Regional Aftersales Managers to align aftersales operations with the wider business objectives
Valuing our People
- Assist managers in identifying training needs and implementing development plans for branch staff, whilst recognising wider training opportunities and supporting succession across the business
- Support with the selection and recruitment process in conjunction with the Branch Manager
- Provide direct line management and leadership to Branch Managers across the designated region
- Maintain HR policies and practices
Branch Operations
- Ensure that Branch Managers maintain compliance in all areas of health, safety and environmental legislation, and work within the requirements of BS EN ISO14001:2015/2026
- Remain up to date with all relevant legal requirements
- Support managers with overseeing resource allocation to ensure that the premises fire / security measures are adequate at all times, and all building maintenance, tools and equipment, and company vehicles are maintained to statutory and manufacturer standards
- Ensure all premises within the region are maintained to a high standard, in line with Scania Dealer Operating Standards
- Utilise SCRM to ensure efficient and effective communications across departments
- Other general duties as designated by the Manager Director
Candidate requirements
- A strong ability to lead and inspire teams across a designated region, with a minimum of 5 years proven leadership experience within the HGV industry
- Technical knowledge and understanding is advantageous
- Experience of managing financial budgets, with a strong financial and commercial acumen
- Solid understanding of branch operations within the HGV environment
- Excellent leadership and people management skills
- Confident with disciplinary and grievance processes, and conflict resolution
- Strong interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management experience
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to work within guidelines and to deadlines
- Awareness and understanding of Health and Safety and environmental requirements
- Excellent organisation and analytical skills
- High level of computer literacy
- Possess excellent accuracy and numeracy skills
- Ability to work under pressure and have a solution driven approach
- Current driving licence
employee benefits
- Company Car
- Bonus scheme
- Enhanced employer pension contributions
- Life assurance scheme
- 30 days holiday per year including Bank holidays, increasing with length of service to 34
- Optional private health insurance with supporting healthcare cash plan
- Refer a friend scheme - upto £2,000 per successful referral
- Long service recognition and rewards
- 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support
- All required PPE equipment provided