Wage: £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
Training course: Customer service practitioner (level 2)
Hours: Monday- Friday. 0830- 1730.
Start date: Monday 20 July 2026
Duration: 1 year
Positions available: 1

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Parts Advisor apprentice.Our Parts Advisors drive sales of parts and accessories and liaise with the workshop team to ensure that they have the parts they need to work effectively.This is a varied role where you will gain the life and technical skills to build your career with us.

Wage £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab) Training course Customer service practitioner (level 2) Hours Monday- Friday. 0830- 1730. Possibility of Saturday workings and/ or shifts. Working week will be confirmed on application. 40 hours a week Start date Monday 20 July 2026 Duration 1 year Positions available 1

What you'll do at work

The Parts Department is at the heart of our operations. Our Parts Advisors are responsible for the stock control of a wide range of vehicle parts and accessories. This includes the ordering, selling and managing of stock to ensure that we meet the needs of our trade counter customers and to guarantee that our workshop team have the parts and accessories that they need to complete their daily tasks.

Your duties will vary from day to day and could include:

Providing advice to customers who are having problems with their vehicles Taking sales orders from customers both face to face and over the phone Stock control for vehicle parts and accessories Maintaining an ordered stock room Raising invoices for parts sold Liaison with internal teams to ensure the correct stock is place at the right time

Our ideal candidate will be methodical in their way of working and be able to demonstrate precise attention to detail.

As a central point of contact for both of our internal and external customers you will need to have excellent communication skills. You also should be IT literate (although full training will be provided).

We are looking for people who are passionate about our industry and our brand. Some of the personal skills that you should think about showing us in your application are:

Enthusiasm and willingness to learn Teamwork Strong communication Customer Service

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual to join our team and embark on a long term career, with excellent earning and progression opportunities once you complete your apprenticeship.

Where you'll work

Thwaite GateLeedsWest YorkshireLS10 1DY

Training

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

What you'll learn

Course contents Use a range of questioning skills, including listening and responding in a way that builds rapport, determines customer needs and expectations and achieves positive engagement and delivery.Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills, along with summarising language during face-to-face communications; and/orDepending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate communication skills, along with reinforcement techniques (to confirm understanding) during non-facing customer interactions.Depending on your job role and work environment: Use an appropriate ‘tone of voice’ in all communications, including written and digital, that reflect the organisation’s brand.Provide clear explanations and offer options in order to help customers make choices that are mutually beneficial to both the customer and your organisation.Be able to organise yourself, prioritise your own workload/activity and work to meet deadlines.Demonstrate patience and calmness.Show you understand the customer’s point of view.Use appropriate sign-posting or resolution to meet your customers needs and manage expectations.Maintain informative communication during service recovery.

Training schedule

Training will be delivered using a combination of virtual classroom remote learning and face-to-face block release weeks at our state-of-the-art training centre.

Successful applicants must be prepared to travel to the Volkswagen Group National Learning Centre in Milton Keynes to complete their apprenticeship training. All training costs are covered as part the programme (travel, accommodation and food).

In the workplace, your personal, dedicated mentor will support your continued learning as you apply the skills and knowledge you have gained through the remote sessions and at the Volkswagen Group National Learning Centre.

This is a fully rounded training experience where you will build life skills that last and gain both apprenticeship qualifications and brand certifications.

On successful completion of the one-year programme, you will receive the following:

Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Standard Brand specific certifications

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9 – 4 (A – C))Maths (grade 9 – 4 (A – C))One other subject (grade 9 – 4 (A – C))

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

Skills

Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsProblem solving skillsAdministrative skillsLogicalTeam workingInitiativeNon judgementalPatience

About this employer

ŠKODA is driven by something different. What are you driven by? We are looking for ambitious, dynamic, and enthusiastic people to join our apprenticeship programme. If you are customer focused, forward thinking and want to learn, then we can give you the life and technical skills you need to be part of our team

After this apprenticeship

Volkswagen Group (VWG) is one of the UK’s largest car retailers encompassing premium brands such as Audi, Bentley, SEAT, ŠKODA, Volkswagen, TPS, Volkswagen Group Paint and Body and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This network of retailers spans the UK, providing a wide range of career opportunities.

Once your apprenticeship is complete, you will continue your learning journey and you will have the opportunity drive your career forward. Once qualified, the earning potential for a Parts Assistant is in excess of £20,000, so it is worth considering the future opportunities beyond the apprenticeship. Some of our apprentices have gone on to become team leaders and managers within the retail network or even joined our team at Head Office in Milton Keynes.

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