Jobs vacancy at Spear Motors Ltd

Our Clients Spear Motors Ltd founded in 1973, is a medium sized company ,the franchise holder for Mercedes Benz,Chrysler,Jeep,Dodge,Great wall Motors in Uganda. It has experience in the motor vehicle industry that is sales service of cars and commercial vehicles (Light and Heavy)

Job title: Service Manager
Position Scope
Reporting to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the

Key Responsibilities will include:
• Keeping an inventory of all vehicles in the workshop, ensuring accurate recording of parts service times, job costing and invoicing in the service department assets are controlled and used effectively to complete customer repairs within time expectations
• Maintaining daily workshop timekeeping and labour productivity records to monitor the effective use of the mechanics and other productive labour
• Directing, managing and developing workshop employees and ensure safety standards are adhered to
• Developing a detailed business plan for the workshop
• Monitoring workshop income and expenditure and making necessary recommendations
• Establishing and maintaining good and regular contacts with customers acknowledge their complaints and rectify them in a timely and appropriate manner
• Liaising with Parts department for spare parts requirements and issuance
• Liaising with workshop accounts section to ensure that payments for services rendered are made promptly.

Job requirement

Qualifications, Skills and experience required
• Five years experience in the same position with a recognized car dealership (Mercedes Benz is an added advantage) and up to date knowledge of vehicle design, manufacture and trade practices
• Excellent Managerial, leadership and supervisory skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in handling staff welfare, performance and capacity building.

How to apply

If you believe you fit the required profile, please write in confidence to the address below by close of business 31 March 2011.Please provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae that contains details of your qualifications, experience and present position as well as copies of professional/Academic certificates. Include day and evening telephone numbers, email address, names and address of three references to;
People and Change,
PricewaterCoopersLimited
1Colville Street
P.O Box 882 Kampala, Uganda
Email:hr.s@ug.pwc.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted