contract engineer manager
Salary Details: Competitive salary, plus excellent benefits
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Reporting to: Sales Director
Overview
The role of the Contracts Engineer Manager at TruckEast is to pro-actively manage the contract portfolio and oversee the day-to-day activities of the contracts department.
essential duties and job responsibilities
- Pro-active management of contract portfolio ensuring effective cost control
- Manage contract pre-authorisation process and cost agreements
- Budgeting in conjunction with Sales & Operations Director
- Manage internal and external Dealer workshop relationships
- Ensure repair costs are within agreed Inter-Dealer framework guidelines
- Maximise use of manufacturer goodwill, extended warranty, and parts warranty schemes
- Involvement in new contract costing
- Explore new business opportunities in conjunction with management team
- Provide feedback and analysis of contract portfolio to senior management team
- Management of contracts team
- General duties relevant to the smooth and efficient operation of the department as determined by your Manager
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Experience within an automotive technical role
- Background within automotive, preferably the commercial vehicle industry
- Industry recognised qualification (desirable)
- Advanced Technical understanding of vehicle repair processes
- An understanding of vehicle & customer compliance in regard to O Licence requirements
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- High level of computer literacy including excel / ADP
- Good understanding of the business environment in the customer interface
- Ability to work within guidelines and to deadlines
- Extensive technical knowledge
- Detail orientated
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent organisation and analytical skills
- Possess excellent accuracy and numeracy skills
employee benefits
- Bonus scheme
- Optional private health insurance
- Free tea and coffee
- Free parking
- Additional employer pension contributions
- Training and development opportunities
- 22 days holiday per year plus Bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- All required PPE equipment provided