Jobs in Dorchester

Start your career with Motor Parts Direct!

We’re looking for a motivated Warehouse & Counter Sales Apprentice to join our team at Didcot. This is a great opportunity to learn the motor factor industry, gain hands-on experience and develop your skills across both our warehouse and trade counter.

You’ll work alongside an experienced team while completing your apprenticeship, learning everything from managing stock and receiving deliveries to serving customers and identifying the right parts - helping give our customers The Power to Supply.

What You’ll Learn & Do:

* Receive, check and correctly put away deliveries.

* Pick and organise customer orders ready for collection or delivery.

* Keep the warehouse organised and support with stock takes.

* Learn about automotive parts, products and suppliers.

* Serve and assist customers on the trade counter.

* Help identify and supply the correct parts for customers.

* Process customer orders and enquiries.

* Support the wider branch team with day-to-day operations.

* Occasionally assist with deliveries once eligible and appropriately licensed.

What We’re Looking For:

* A positive attitude and willingness to learn.

* Good communication and customer service skills.

* An interest in cars, automotive parts or the motor trade would be a bonus - but isn’t essential!

* Someone who enjoys working as part of a team.

* Good attention to detail and the ability to stay organised.

* A proactive approach and willingness to get involved in both warehouse and counter sales duties.

Ready to kick-start your career? Apply now and discover where an apprenticeship with Motor Parts Direct could take you!

Please note: We reserve the right to close this job advert early if the position is filled or we receive a high volume of applications. Apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

Motor Parts Direct has established an enviable reputation for quality and reliability, whilst at the same time meeting all targets for successful growth. Our teams across the company network make us who we are and enable us to provide a service level beyond customer expectations. Our customers have a choice, and we aim to be that ‘natural choice’.

Motor Parts Direct has been acquired by Motus. A diversified (non-manufacturing) business in the automotive sector with unrivalled scale and scope in South Africa, and a selected international presence, primarily in the United Kingdom and Australia and a limited presence in South East Asia, and Southern and East Africa.

Motus Group (UK) Ltd. encompasses the UK's largest independent commercial vehicle dealer group and, with its passenger vehicle interests included, ranks inside from the Top 15 of all UK automotive dealer groups. The company has annual revenues of over £1 billion and employs almost 3000 people across its operations