Preparation Centre Manager

Preparation Centre Manager

Evans Halshaw – Peugeot / Citroen / Vauxhall - Mansfield

Competitive salary and OTE with company car, pension, life assurance, private healthcare, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), exclusive company discounts on used vehicle purchases, leasing deals and aftersales services.

Evans Halshaw is looking for an experienced Preparation Centre Manager to lead our high-volume Vehicle Preparation Centre at Mansfield.

It is a fast-paced operation focused on delivering vehicles safely, efficiently and to Evans Halshaw Approved standards, ensuring every vehicle is retail ready, on time and prepared at the planned cost.

Leading a large multi-disciplinary operation, you will be working hand in hand with our SMART Repair and Valeting teams, you will be responsible for the overall operational performance of the centre. Your focus will be on planning capacity, controlling preparation costs, optimising productivity and ensuring vehicles move efficiently through every stage of the preparation process.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a proven operational leader who enjoys developing people, improving processes and delivering measurable business performance within a high-volume automotive environment.

Your journey as Preparation Centre Manager:

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the Mansfield Vehicle Preparation Centre.
• Deliver the monthly preparation plan, ensuring our vehicles are prepared safely, efficiently and on time.
• Work collaboratively with SMART Repair and Valeting teams to optimise vehicle flow and maximise operational performance.
• Plan labour and workshop capacity to achieve agreed preparation volumes while maintaining quality and efficiency.
• Control preparation costs through effective labour utilisation, resource planning, parts management and operational discipline.
• Monitor vehicle flow, work in progress and preparation lead times, taking proactive action to remove bottlenecks.
• Ensure every vehicle is prepared to Evans Halshaw Approved standards, meeting all quality, safety and compliance requirements before release for sale.
• Analyse operational performance using key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement.
• Build a culture of accountability, engagement and operational excellence through effective leadership, coaching and performance management.
• Maintain a safe working environment, ensuring Health & Safety legislation and company policies are consistently followed.

Are You Ready to Embrace the Challenge? We are looking for someone who has:

• Proven experience leading a high-volume automotive workshop, vehicle preparation centre or operational aftersales environment.
• Experience managing large operational teams and delivering results through effective leadership.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience controlling budgets, labour costs and operational performance.
• Excellent planning, organization and resource management skills.
• Strong understanding of workshop productivity, efficiency, labour utilisation and vehicle flow.
• Experience using operational data and KPIs to improve performance and deliver continuous improvement.
• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to motivate, coach and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Success in this role will be measured by your ability to:

• Deliver planned vehicle preparation volumes.
• Maximise vehicle availability through efficient operational planning.
• Achieve preparation lead time and work in progress targets.
• Control preparation cost per vehicle.
• Maximise technician productivity, efficiency and labour utilisation.
• Deliver every vehicle to Evans Halshaw Approved quality standards.
• Build an engaged, accountable and high-performing team.
• Create a safe, efficient and…