Valeting & Vehicle Logistics Manager


Company:	Octane Recruitment Ltd
Salary:	£38,000 to £42,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Hinckley, LE10 3DJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Aug 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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Summary

Hinckley

A highly organised, confident and hands‑on Valeting & Vehicle Logistics Manager is required to take control of a team of 12 valeters at a busy automotive operation in Hinckley. This is a fully operational role — not desk‑based — requiring strong leadership, high standards and excellent coordination across a fast‑moving site.

The Role

You will oversee the valeting team and manage all vehicle movements between the main dealership, storage sites, preparation centre and other required locations.

Key responsibilities include:

- Managing, supervising and motivating a team of 12 valeters

- Allocating daily workloads and monitoring individual performance

- Ensuring vehicles are cleaned, prepared and presented to required standards

- Prioritising sold vehicles, customer collections, new stock and showroom units

- Planning and coordinating vehicle movements across the Hinckley operation

- Ensuring vehicles are in the correct location and ready on time

- Organising drivers, collections, deliveries and internal movements

- Working closely with sales, preparation and handover teams

- Maintaining accurate vehicle‑location and movement records

- Monitoring attendance, punctuality, productivity and quality

- Conducting daily briefings and setting clear priorities

- Carrying out regular quality inspections

- Managing valeting products, equipment and stock levels

- Identifying delays or operational issues and resolving them quickly

- Ensuring health & safety procedures are followed

- Reporting performance and operational issues to senior management

The Person We Need

The successful candidate will be:

- A strong, confident and respected people manager

- Firm, fair and consistent with performance and conduct

- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities

- Comfortable in a fast‑paced, demanding operational environment

- Focused on delivering consistently high presentation standards

- Clear, direct and confident when giving instructions

- Proactive, decisive and able to solve problems independently

- Visible, hands‑on and present throughout the operation

- Experienced in valeting, vehicle preparation, logistics, transport or similar

- Competent with basic computer systems and record‑keeping

- Holder of a full UK driving licence

What’s Offered

- A responsible management role within a large, growing automotive operation

- The authority to organise the site and drive improvements

- A fast‑moving environment where strong leadership is recognised

- Competitive salary based on experience

- Opportunities for progression

This role suits an experienced Valeting Manager, Vehicle Preparation Manager, Yard Manager, Logistics Supervisor or Automotive Operations Manager with proven leadership in a busy automotive environment.

How to Apply

Please send your CV along with a short explanation of your experience managing teams, maintaining vehicle‑presentation standards and coordinating vehicle logistics.

Octane Recruitment

Consultant – Billy Olivier

WOOJ

Ref – 31357

Octane Recruitment is a specialist Automotive and Motor Trade recruitment agency, working with main dealerships, bodyshops, tyre management companies, parts distribution centres, independent garages, fleet operators, HGV companies, import centres and manufacturers across the UK. We recruit across the motor trade and related indust

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