Vehicle Return Evaluator

Job Title: Vehicle Return Evaluator

Job Type: Permanent Employment

Location: Office/remote/In field

Salary: £33,940 plus benefits and holiday

• Are you a defleet specialist with experience in end-of-life damage inspections?

• Do you have excellent analytical skills and attention to detail?

• Are you looking for a great opportunity to progress your career in a fast-paced, technical environment where you will be recognized for your valued contribution to company performance?

Then you should join the UK Maintenance & Damage Team at Avis Budget Group!

Maintenance & Damage is a department that supports the UK operations by managing both vehicle in-life and end of life programs that include maintenance, recoveries, damage and salvage. This role is specifically formed around the damage element at end of life during the defleet process. This critical activity requires consistent communication within the team, gathering data and analysing the data to see trends and formulate action plans to minimise cost.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced individual within the repair and defleeting auto industry, with excellent analytical and communication skills to play a key role in a busy team which is central to the company’s control of costs. We offer an energetic, collaborative working environment and an open culture that will give you the opportunity to rapidly take on increasing responsibility while gaining recognition, career progression and the opportunity to work with senior colleagues.

Key responsibilities for this position:

• Vehicle Inspection – Undertakes vehicle inspections to ensure effective repair management

• Vehicle Repairs – Assesses repair methods and engineers repairs to minimise costs to the business

• Supplier Assessment – Audits the supplier network against SLA performance to find a cost-effective solution without compromising quality - focusing on OEMs de-fleeting center

• Internal Customer Support – Resolves any internal technical query and supports internal training to ensure damage recording and monitoring are handled correctly

• Communication and relationships with key stakeholders in other departments

• Support communication and reporting to the UK and wider business

Job requirements:

• Relevant Engineering Qualification

• Vehicle Inspection Standards experience such as BVRLA and various OEM return standards

• Fluent English

• Strong technical knowledge of the OEMs repair standard

• Excellent analytical ability, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• Available to travel

• Ability to analyse complex data streams and find trends, formulate recommendations and communicate them effectively to senior management

• Communication skills: strong negotiation skill, able in building good relation with stakeholders, confident representing own views, regularly sharing information and ideas with team

• Completing work to a high level of accuracy and detail, maintaining focus, energy and effort when under pressure

• Planning and delivering; working hard to achieve or exceed targets and objectives, plans and prioritising work effectively

Avis Benefits:

• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Health Assured – 24/7 support for your mental health and wellbeing

• Employee discounts on car rental across Avis Budget Group.

• Pension contribution

• Friends and family discount

• Company Car Scheme (if applicable)

• Bracknell HQ has free parking and access to a small onsite gym

Avis Budget Group is a leading global provider of mobility solutions, operating three of the most recognized brands in the industry through Avis and Budget, the world’s leading car-sharing network. Together our brands offer a range of options, from car and van rental to on-demand car sharing that bring vehicles closer to where and when customers need them, by the minute, the hour, one-way, daily, weekly and months-long reservations. Our brands represent a mobility ecosystem of more than 11,000 locations in approximately 180 countries. With more than 70 years of experience in managing global fleets and with one of the largest fleets of connected cars in the world, we are committed to innovation and are moving the future of mobility forward.

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