V12 Sports and Classics – Hinckley
V12 Sports and Classics is looking for a highly organised, confident and hands-on Valeting & Vehicle Logistics Manager to take control of a team of 12 valeters at our busy Hinckley operation.
This is not a desk-based management role. We need a strong operational leader who can manage people firmly and fairly, maintain high presentation standards and ensure vehicles, staff and daily logistics are organised efficiently.
The Role
You will be responsible for managing the valeting team and coordinating vehicle movements between our main dealership, storage locations, preparation centre and other required destinations.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing, supervising and motivating a team of 12 valeters
- Allocating daily workloads and monitoring individual performance
- Ensuring vehicles are cleaned, prepared and presented to V12’s required standards
- Prioritising sold vehicles, customer collections, new stock and showroom vehicles
- Planning and coordinating vehicle movements across the Hinckley operation
- Ensuring vehicles are in the correct location and ready at the required time
- Organising drivers, collections, deliveries and internal vehicle movements
- Working closely with the sales, preparation and handover teams
- Maintaining accurate vehicle-location and movement records
- Monitoring attendance, punctuality, productivity and quality
- Conducting daily team briefings and setting clear priorities
- Carrying out regular quality inspections of completed vehicles
- Managing valeting products, equipment and stock levels
- Identifying delays or operational problems and resolving them quickly
- Ensuring health and safety procedures are followed at all times
- Reporting performance and operational issues to senior management
The Person We Need
The successful candidate must be:
- A strong, confident and respected people manager
- Firm, fair and consistent when dealing with performance or conduct
- Highly organised and able to manage several priorities simultaneously
- Capable of working in a fast-paced and demanding environment
- Focused on delivering consistently high vehicle-presentation standards
- An excellent communicator who gives clear instructions
- Proactive, decisive and able to solve problems without constant supervision
- Willing to be visible, hands-on and present throughout the operation
- Experienced in automotive valeting, vehicle preparation, logistics, transport or a similar operational environment
- Competent with basic computer systems, spreadsheets and record-keeping
- The holder of a full UK driving licence
What We Offer
- A responsible management position within a large and growing automotive business
- The authority to organise the operation and drive improvements
- A fast-moving working environment where strong leadership is recognised
- A competitive salary based on experience
- Opportunities for progression within V12 Sports and Classics
This position would suit an experienced valeting manager, vehicle preparation manager, yard manager, logistics supervisor or automotive operations manager who knows how to lead a busy team and deliver consistently high standards.
To apply, please send your CV together with a short explanation of your experience managing teams, maintaining vehicle-presentation standards and coordinating logistics.
