Retail Parts Advisor Apprenticeship

Group 1 Automotive

Coventry (CV6 5RG)

Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025

Posted on 11 August 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

Wednesday 1 October 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

The role of a Retail (Parts) Advisor Apprentice:

  • Building and maintaining relationships with internal and external customers both in person and over the phone
  • Developing relationships with other departments
  • Preparing orders
  • Meeting deadlines
  • Stock control/management
  • Processing warranty claims and payment
  • Identifying parts
  • Business development/planning
  • Marketing and visual merchandising
  • Forecasting and budgeting
  • Managing logistics including organising and arranging deliveries

Where you'll work

John Wigley Way
Coventry
CV6 5RG

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

  • You will learn the key principles, practices and skills that underpin the role
  • You will achieve a Level 3 Retail Team Leader qualification to further develop and apply your skills in more complex situations
  • Training is delivered at the state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Academy in Milton Keynes, via a block release programme

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

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

Completing an apprenticeship is just the start of your career at Mercedes-Benz.

Examples of some career paths our graduates have taken are:

  • Parts process specialist
  • Parts supervisor
  • Parts manager
  • After sales manager
  • May lead to sales executive

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LIMITED

Apprentice_recruitment@mercedes-benz.com

01908301496

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336533.

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Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025

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