Trainee Parts Advisor
Do you have an interest in working in the Motor Industry? Would you like to join our Parts Team?
We would love to hear from you if you have experience in a warehouse, stores or customer facing environment.
We are recruiting for a Trainee Parts Advisor to join our Parts Team in Ballymena.
About the role
This is an interesting and varied role which involves selling parts to customers via the phone, email and face to face and in the process advising them on the correct product for their vehicle and discussing availability and prices. You will manage transactions from initial orders through to processing payments, providing customer updates, tracking orders, stock replenishment, stock returns, and keeping our stock management IT system up to date.
You will also work closely with the Workshop to provide them with the correct parts for vehicles that are booked in for service work.
We need someone with excellent communication, organisation and IT skills, with a good work ethic, and a good technical knowledge of vehicles, who will be an asset to our Parts team.
Previous experience in a similar role would be desirable but full training will be given.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties discussed and directed by the line manager.
The company reserves the right to expand the short listing criteria to facilitate the short listing process.
Donnelly Group is an equal opportunities employer
What you will need
Required criteria
- Right to Work in the UK
- Full Valid Drivers Licence
- Good work ethic, with a strong commitment to reliability and dedication
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Proficient in IT skills (e.g., Microsoft Office and relevant software)
Desired criteria
- Previous experience in a similar role would be desirable but full training will be given
- Good technical knowledge of vehicles / parts
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Customer Service
IT skills
Attention to detail
Exceeding Customer Expectations
Working Under Pressure
Initiative
Communication
Planning and Organising
Donnelly Group
As Northern Ireland’s largest family-owned motor retailer, the Donnelly Group offers customers the best deals on a huge selection of new cars, used cars, and commercial vehicles. Built on customer service over 70 years ago, the Donnelly Group prides itself on the quality of service provided to every customer throughout the process of matching them to a vehicle that suits their needs, requirements, and budget. With nine locations across Northern Ireland in Ballymena, Bangor, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Dungannon, Dungannon M1, Eglinton, Enniskillen, Mallusk, and Maydown Derry/Londonderry, motorists are never far away from a Donnelly Group showroom.
The Donnelly Group has been synonymous with the motor industry in Northern Ireland since 1947 when Peter Donnelly started a vehicle repair and taxi business in Caledon on the border of Co Tyrone and Armagh. Since then the Donnelly Group has become the largest family-owned automotive company in Northern Ireland. We offer competitive salaries, industry-leading work-life balance, generous holiday allowance, continuous training and development, wide-ranging benefits, and an opportunity to give volunteering time back to the communities within which we serve through the Donnelly Group Foundation.
Our teams across all our branches get involved with fundraising for our nominated charity partner, through football tournaments, Donnelly Group bake-off events, dragon boat racing, abseiling, cycling events as well as having a ‘Foundation Day’; a paid day off, to get involved with community projects. We like to feel that we work hard and play hard.
Our benefits
Vacation, Paid time off
Performance bonuses
Paid sick days
Retirement plan and/or pension
Office perks
Employee development programs
Employee discounts
Free parking
Cycle to work
Referral bonus
Competitive salary
Life insurance
Family and friends rates
Long service recognition
Employee Assistance Scheme
Perks Card
Wellbeing Scheme
Work With Charities
Social Opportunities
On the job learning
Progression opportunities
Access to Health & Wellbeing app
Long service awards
Service recognition increases to annual leave
Company employee App
Trainee Parts Advisor
As Northern Ireland’s largest family-owned motor retailer, the Donnelly Group offers customers the best deals on a huge selection of new cars, used cars, and commercial vehicles. Built on customer service over 70 years ago, the Donnelly Group prides itself on the quality of service provided to every customer throughout the process of matching them to a vehicle that suits their needs, requirements, and budget. With nine locations across Northern Ireland in Ballymena, Bangor, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Dungannon, Dungannon M1, Eglinton, Enniskillen, Mallusk, and Maydown Derry/Londonderry, motorists are never far away from a Donnelly Group showroom.