Retail Parts Advisor Apprenticeship

Group 1 Automotive

Enterprise Way, (NG2 1EN)

Closes on Saturday 30 August 2025

Posted on 18 July 2025

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Summary

The role of a Retail (Parts) Advisor Apprentice is diverse. You’ll be working behind the scenes receiving deliveries & at the front desk serving Mercedes-Benz customers. You’ll learn skills in managing stock, merchandising, forecasting & analysing purchasing habits, as well as developing your ability to retain customers

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Team leader (level 3)
Hours
To be confirmed by employer.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Where you'll work

Mercedes-Benz of Nottingham,
Enterprise Way,
NG2 1EN

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LIMITED

Training course

Team leader (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Use resources to implement operational and team plans.
  • Use tools to organise, prioritise and allocate daily and weekly work activities.
  • Able to collate and interpret data and information and create reports.
  • Identify and support the development of the team through informal coaching and continuous professional development.
  • Use information and problem-solving techniques to provide solutions and influence the decision-making process.
  • Use digital tools for planning and project management to monitor project progress, taking corrective action to deliver against the project plan.
  • Review work processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and for continuous improvement.
  • Use technology and software to produce documentation, such as spreadsheets and presentation packages to communicate information.
  • Manage individual or team performance by setting objectives, monitoring progress, and providing clear guidance and feedback.
  • Manage others through change by identifying challenges and the activities to resolve them.
  • Interpret organisational strategy and communicate how this impacts others.
  • Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practices, and advise stakeholders on their application.
  • Communicate information through different media, such as face-to-face meetings, emails, reports, and presentations to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders in the organisation to ensure the delivery of operational goals.
  • Manage and maintain relationships with a diverse workforce and stakeholders.
  • Negotiate with and challenge stakeholders to manage change and reduce conflict.
  • Interpret policy and support the delivery of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and monitor their impact on their team.
  • Identify future changes in the sector such as technology advances that may impact their organisation.
  • Monitor the use of technology and the potential to reduce energy consumption through their optimisation in day-to-day tasks, such as reducing the use of paper and switching off items when not in use.
  • Use resources to implement operational and team plans.
  • Use tools to organise, prioritise and allocate daily and weekly work activities.
  • Able to collate and interpret data and information and create reports.
  • Identify and support the development of the team through informal coaching and continuous professional development.
  • Use information and problem-solving techniques to provide solutions and influence the decision-making process.
  • Use digital tools for planning and project management to monitor project progress, taking corrective action to deliver against the project plan.
  • Review work processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and for continuous improvement.
  • Use technology and software to produce documentation, such as spreadsheets and presentation packages to communicate information.
  • Manage individual or team performance by setting objectives, monitoring progress, and providing clear guidance and feedback.
  • Manage others through change by identifying challenges and the activities to resolve them.
  • Interpret organisational strategy and communicate how this impacts others.
  • Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practices, and advise stakeholders on their application.
  • Communicate information through different media, such as face-to-face meetings, emails, reports, and presentations to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders in the organisation to ensure the delivery of operational goals.
  • Manage and maintain relationships with a diverse workforce and stakeholders.
  • Negotiate with and challenge stakeholders to manage change and reduce conflict.
  • Interpret policy and support the delivery of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and monitor their impact on their team.
  • Identify future changes in the sector such as technology advances that may impact their organisation.
  • Monitor the use of technology and the potential to reduce energy consumption through their optimisation in day-to-day tasks, such as reducing the use of paper and switching off items when not in use.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

We reserve the right to withdraw the vacancy before the published closing date

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

About this employer

Mercedes-Benz is a globally recognised company whose range includes some of the most valuable brands in the automotive industry.

After this apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LIMITED

Apprentice_recruitment@mercedes-benz.com

01908301496

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332520.

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Closes on Saturday 30 August 2025

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