Role: Service Manager
Location: Marshall Land Rover Bedford
Hours: 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm
Salary: Competitive basic salary with a bonus and OTE scheme in place and Company Car
Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance, pension scheme, wellbeing support, employee discount for servicing and popular retailers, as well as a purchase discount scheme
Who we are
Marshall Motor Group is one of the UK’s largest car dealer groups representing 23 of the world’s most popular and celebrated car, van, truck and motorbike manufacturers with 141 dealerships situated across 34 UK counties.
We are as passionate about our people as we are our customers. As part of the Constellation Automotive Group which includes webuyanycar, cinch and BCA, there are huge opportunities for you to find your place and build the career you want.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Service Manager to join our Land Rover store in Bedford. This role will see you lead day to day operations for our busy service department, ensuring customer satisfaction and profitability are maximised. Reporting to the General Manager, this role is offered on a full-time, permanent basis, and offers the right candidate an excellent career path with one of the UK’s leading automotive retail groups.
What are the key accountabilities?
As a Service Manager, you will have overall accountability for people and financial performance within the Service division of your dealership. With support from your General Manager and corporate support functions, you will:
1. Lead, manage and motivate a team of automotive professionals, ensuring the dealership is adequately resourced
2. Drive a high performance culture, ensuring performance is rewarded and underperformance is managed
3. Oversee the service division, managing resource levels and productivity
4. Accurately produce dealership reporting, in line with group reporting frameworks
5. Support the dealership to consistently achieve high levels of customer satisfaction
6. Ensure dealership activities are conducted in line with Marshall Motor Group, manufacturer and regulatory requirements
What experience do I need?
It is essential that you have previous service leadership experience. Manufacturer experience would be beneficial but isn’t essential to the success of this role. In addition to your previous experience, we are seeking individual who display the following attributes:
1. Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate a large and diverse team
2. A professional and calm approach with strong stakeholder management skills to manage internal and external stakeholders
3. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to foresee potential barriers
Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Additional pay:
1. Bonus scheme
Benefits:
1. Company car
2. Company pension
3. Health & wellbeing programme
4. Life insurance
5. On-site parking
6. Referral programme
Schedule:
1. Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
1. Bedford MK41 0SF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
1. Do you have any unspent criminal convictions?
Experience:
1. Motor Trade: 4 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
1. Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: REQ11083
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