Full Time Assistant Manager, Purchasing Jobs, in Carsome WP Kuala Lumpur - Maukerja

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in automotive procurement, sales management, or branch operations.

• Proven track record of managing large teams of inspectors or frontline staff in a high-pressure environment.

• Exceptional negotiation and persuasion skills with a focus on closing high-value retail deals.

• Strong ability to track operational metrics, manage scheduling spreadsheets, and produce accurate weekly performance reports.

• Excellent interpersonal skills to manage both internal stakeholders (BST, TCA, B2C) and external customers.

• Ability to work 6 days a week (including weekends) in a retail/branch-based setting.

Your Day-to-Day

• Operational Excellence & Manpower Planning

• Workforce Scheduling: Strategize and manage daily manpower schedules for both inbound and outbound inspectors across all channels (BST, NCD Corp, B2B, and Website) to ensure 100% operational coverage.

• Lead Management: Promptly assign new leads to the appropriate inspectors and monitor real-time progress to meet strict turnaround time (TAT) and Service Level Agreements (SLA).

• Capacity Optimization: Constantly review operational capacity for both low and high-volume retail periods, ensuring completion times are optimized (averaging 20–35 mins per case based on capacity).

• Sales Conversion & Customer Experience

• Website Lead Conversion: Oversee the website-generated funnel, ensuring customers are clearly educated on the CARSOME inspection process and flow.

• Deal Negotiation: Take ownership of the negotiation process post-inspection to secure vehicle purchases and meet monthly procurement targets.

• Proactive Follow-ups: Lead daily follow-up activities with pending customers to drive deal confirmation or encourage participation in bidding sessions.

• Post-Bidding & Transaction Coordination

• Bidding Management: Manage the post-bidding communication cycle, confirming results with customers and facilitating offer acceptance or rejection.

• Cross-functional Coordination: Liaise with the BST team to secure appointment slots for successful deals, ensuring a seamless ownership transfer and transaction experience.

• Reporting & Quality Assurance

• TCA Compliance: Manage the weekly reporting for the TCA team, ensuring data accuracy for all inspection reports (averaging 3–5 reports per inspector based on capacity).

• Valuation Support: Support the B2C CC team by providing rapid car value estimations to expedite customer decision-making and improve conversion rates.

• EPF
• SOCSO
• EIS
• Medical and Hospitalisation Leave
• Annual Leave