Our client, a leading automobile manufacturer, is recruiting for an Automotive Head of Aftersales & Spare parts to join their business in Italy. Position Title: Automotive Head of Aftersales & Spare parts Position Type Permanent Start Date: ASAP Location: Milan, Italy Contact: Bianca Papa | +49(0)89238898673 Responsibilities Building the after-sales system and team. Planning after-sales strategy and implementation plan according to the company's strategy to ensure the implementation effect. Setting up after-sale operating standards, working procedures and operating systems for all modules. Collecting benchmarking information, reviewing after-sales development trends, planning after-sales development strategies and setting after-sales goals, and controlling the overall direction of after-sales business. Monitor the achievement of after-sale strategies and objectives, plan and implement countermeasures. Design and implementation of spare parts warehouse and logistics scheme, and ensure spare parts service. Planning after-sales localization development mode and promoting localization process. Planning, building, expanding, checking and managing service providers and service networks according to business development. Building efficient technical support and claim channels, and establishing an after-sales training system. Upgrading after-sales service, planning and implementing proactive, human-oriented after-sales service. Preparing annual demand plans and budget demands. Requirements Familiar with the European automotive industry, management working experience in European OEMS after sales is preferred. Fluent in English, candidates with other European languages (German, Spanish, Italian) are preferred. For more details contact: sales(at)manningglobal.com Quoting reference: IT_MGBP_AHA&SP_ Or call Bianca on: +49(0)89238898673 View our latest jobs: www.manningglobal.com Follow us on twitter: @ManningGlobal If you know of anyone within your network who may also be interested in this position,would you please forward this ‘Email & Role’ to them. Please note: That we do all we can to respond to all applications but if we have not contacted you within 2 days following your application - its likely we have not shortlisted your CV for the position. Manning Global cannot consider your application for this role if you are working for the customer we are recruiting for If you are working for the client we are representing, but have confirmation you are leaving a permanent or contract position, please discuss this with us, so we can discuss representation with you. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. Group Head Office Manning Global AG Hohenzollernstraße 60, 80801 Munich, Germany Sitz der Manning Global AG: München, HRB 170058 Amtsgericht München, Vorstandsvorsitz: Rachael Manning Munich (DE) – Dublin (IRE) – Liverpool (UK) – Zurich (CH) - Maastricht (NL) Lille (FR) – Changzhou (CN) – New York/Houston (USA) – Zagreb (HR) Timișoara (RO) – Madrid (ES) – Istanbul (TR) – Mexico (DF) – New Delhi (India)