SMART Repair Manager

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Perrys are one of the UK's largest Car Retailers, having served customers since 1908 with multiple branches across the country. Official franchised dealer for many of the UK's most popular car and commercial vehicle brands, including Ford, Kia, Mazda, MG, Citroen, Peugeot and Vauxhall as well as emerging brands like BYD, Geely, Omoda, Jaecoo and Leap.

• Pension
• Life assurance
• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays rising with service)
• Company discounts on cars and after sales services and products
• Wellbeing support including flu vaccinations, Mental Wellness Champions, Help@Hand from Unum and digital GP
• Perrys Extra Perks include a number of People First Recognition schemes rewarding our employees for going the extra mile including Customer Service Recognition, Regional Employee of the Quarter, General Manager Thank you and, Long Service recognition schemes.

Most of all you will be part of a team and a business with a family feel with a focus on people.

Perrys SMART Repair Managers are an integral part of our business ensuring that we provide expertise and excellence in our service and repairs to every customer vehicle in our care. So why not come and make your career Even Better.

Joining us as a SMART Repair Managermeans you will play a crucial role in achieving and maintaining the highest standards of the company through service and repairs as well as understanding the needs of every customer, which makes it important that you demonstrate our People First values to go the extra mile and get the service and repairs right first time, every time.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated SMARTRepair Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day operation and continued development of our SMARTRepair business across the Kent region.

The Kent region represents a substantial opportunity for growth, particularly across retail, trade and mobileSMARTRepair services. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop the operation, improve processes and help shape how SMARTRepair is delivered across the region.

This is a hands-on management position requiring someone who understands the SMARTRepair industry, can lead a team effectively and has the commercial awareness to improve productivity, quality and profitability.

You will be responsible for ensuring the department operates efficiently, delivers consistently high repair standards and provides an excellent service to both internal and retail customers.

• Previous experience within the SMART Repair, automotive repair or bodyshop industry.

• Strong technical knowledge of cosmetic vehicle repairs, including paint, dents, alloy wheel and associated repair techniques.
• Previous supervisory or management experience.

• Good commercial awareness and an understanding of departmental profitability and confidence to make decisions regarding repairability and outsourcing.
• Excellent communication and customer-service skills alongside the ability to build strong relationships with technicians, management and other departments.
• You will have a full UK Driving licence.

At Perrys we pride ourselves on our People First culture; people are at the heart of everything we do. We are passionate about continuing to build an environment where everyone feels valued, understands their important contribution to the business and is able to reach their full potential.

Any applications will be 100% confidential. Perrys operates a blind CV process in the support of our diversity strategy and objectives. This practice means that recruiting managers are not provided with any personal data such as name, sex or age prior to the short-listing process in order to minimise any unconscious bias.