Trade Counter Supervisor

Company description: Over the past few years, LKQ Euro Car Parts has developed into something that is much more than the leading distributor of car and LCV parts. While we continue to focus on our customers across our three key markets (trade, retail and collision), stocking over 100,000 different parts and operating from 280 branches across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, our key focus is on our colleagues we recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We currently employ over 9,000 colleagues; from logistics and supply chain, to indoor or field based sales, or finance and legal, to marketing, communications and HR - the world really is your oyster when you work for LKQ Euro Car Parts. As part of LKQ Europe and wider LKQ Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and market leader, there are ample opportunities for ambitious individuals to flourish and grow; both personally and professionally. Developing our people is part of our core values at LKQ Euro Car Parts; you dont just get a job, you get a career when you work with us. Our teams are committed to championing your success, because when you deliver great, so do we. Job description: Job Overview Join LKQ UK & Ireland as a Trade Counter Supervisor and lead a dynamic team committed to delivering first-class support. Youll play a vital role in coaching staff, improving processes, and ensuring our customers receive outstanding service every time. If you're a natural leader with a passion for people and performance, this is your chance to make a real impact. What we offer Competitive Salary We regularly review our salaries to keep your earnings competitive. Enhanced Annual Leave (Including Bank Holidays) Enjoy a great work-life balance with plenty of time off to recharge. Exciting Career Growth Unlock personal development and career opportunities across the UK & Europe. Life Assurance for Peace of Mind Providing financial security for you and your loved ones. 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Confidential support for you and your family, whenever you need it. Exclusive Gym Discounts Stay fit and healthy with reduced memberships at top health clubs. Comprehensive Healthcare Perks Access an online GP, a hospital plan, and other wellness benefits. Cycle to Work Scheme Save money while staying active with tax-free bike purchases. Retail & Staff Discounts Enjoy exclusive savings on popular brands and products. Key Responsibilities Responsible for retail operations, resources, and customer service within the branch. This includes line management responsibility for the Weekend Retail Assistant leading, coaching, and developing a multi skilled team within the branch. Holding regular colleague reviews to strengthen colleague engagement and support development educating, reviewing, and briefing on the importance of a safety first culture. Delivering a structured daily briefing to ensure all colleagues are working to deliver a balanced performance across key business metrics and KPI measures in line with business goals and objectives. Ensuring all areas of the retail counter always conform to health and safety legislation. Ensuring the branch is fully compliant in line with the branch standards to maintain a balanced performance and achieve operational excellence. Ensuring the branch is operationally efficient to deliver safety first culture at all times ensuring all retail colleagues complete the relevant E learning modules. Leading a retail team with a customer first attitude, prompting a customer focused mindset within the branch ensuring that customer service is at the heart of everything. Adhering to the returns, credits, and warranty processes, therefore, enhancing customer experience and creating frictionless processes. Maintaining shelf availability through accurate completion of stock movement processes Delivering a customer first service through efficient pick to manifest times and achieving all service level agreements SLAs Working collaboratively with the operations and sales teams to ensure they are maximizing customer opportunity. Minimising customer effort creating frictionless processes by ensuring a robust Click Collect process is placed and adhered to. Ensuring the branch is set up for growth through best in class retail stores to outstanding stock management and exceptional SLAs Ensuring the retail operations are compliant with the financial audit. Skills and Experience Great communication skills demonstrate the ability to develop customer relationships and drive customer connectivity. High levels of focus, energy, and drive. Always delivering best in class service to establish customer experience excellence. Flexibility of day to day tasks to best support the branch with strategic thinking. Why Work for LKQ People First: We value our employees just as much as our customers. Work-Life Balance: Flexible working options to support your lifestyle. Career Growth: Genuine opportunities for progression in a thriving industry. Passion for Excellence: Join a team dedicated to being the best at what we do. TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-07-13