The posting
SMT is a leading full-service distribution company specializing in machinery and trucks. Our focus is on providing equipment for the construction, material handling, recycling, and transport industry. Launched in 2010, we have already obtained a significant heritage that dates back to 1946. Our mix of agility and international experience gives us the advantage of a synergetic environment. We are active in large parts of Africa, Belgium & Luxembourg, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and in US.
Job Title: Parts Detailer
Location: Duxford, Cambridge
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
About the Role
As a key member of our Central Parts Team, you'll provide expert parts support across the business, delivering accurate and detailed parts information to both internal and external customers. You'll play an important role in driving parts sales performance, supporting departmental targets, and acting as a technical specialist for complex parts enquiries, warranty claims, and product support. You'll also help develop the knowledge and capability of Parts Call Handlers through mentoring, coaching, and technical guidance.
What You'll Be Doing
- Producing accurate and detailed parts lists for customers while supporting departmental sales targets through proactive upselling and cross-selling opportunities.
- Acting as a second-line technical support specialist for parts enquiries, including complex parts identification, pricing support, and parts information queries.
- Processing customer parts warranty claims, liaising with the Warranty Team, and raising technical chain cases with Volvo Construction Equipment when required.
- Mentoring and coaching Parts Call Handlers, helping to develop their product knowledge, technical capability, and use of Prosis.
- Supporting the wider Parts team by providing overflow cover, assisting with operational projects, maintaining high levels of customer service, and ensuring compliance with SMT GB health, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
What You'll Need
We're looking for a customer-focused and technically minded individual with strong parts knowledge and a passion for delivering excellent service. You'll be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities, and supporting both customers and colleagues with complex parts-related enquiries. Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem solving are essential.
- Previous experience within a parts, aftersales, or customer support environment, ideally within construction equipment, commercial vehicles, plant machinery, or a similar industry.
- Strong technical parts knowledge, including the ability to interpret parts catalogues and systems such as Prosis, and accurately compile detailed parts quotations and lists.
- Excellent communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to support and mentor colleagues while delivering outstanding customer service.
- Commercial awareness with the ability to identify sales opportunities, promote campaigns, and contribute towards departmental sales targets.
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high levels of accuracy and service quality.
What's in it for You?
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a great range of benefits to support your health, wellbeing, finances, and life outside of work, including:
- Health & Wellbeing: Health Cash Plan, 24/7 GP service, free physiotherapy access, and a wide range of wellbeing support.
- Family & Lifestyle Support: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, paternity and adoption leave, IVF support, and retirement benefits.
- Financial Benefits: Pension with up to 5% matched contributions, Cycle to Work scheme, EV salary sacrifice schemes, and employee discounts.
- Recognition & Community: Refer-a-friend bonuses, long service awards, volunteering days, and recognition through our Caring, Daring, Sharing awards programme.
- Additional Perks: Christmas shutdown as part of your annual leave entitlement, plus opportunities to get involved through our Employee Council and Social Committee.
Closing date & interview process
We review applications on an ongoing basis and may close this advert early if sufficient suitable applications are received. Early application is therefore encouraged.
Please note that SMT are unable to provide sponsorship for this role
Our values
Our way of working as a professional community, can be best described as Caring, Daring and Sharing. Caring because we are service-minded, and we always like to go the extra mile for our customers and give our people the attention and care they deserve. Daring because we are innovative in our business, constantly looking for smart improvement. And finally Sharing because we realize we’re doing this together; with our clients, with a great team of skilled specialists, excellent manufacturers and reliable suppliers. These values create an engaging environment for passionate people who like to work in a place with purpose.
SMT does not accept unsolicited CVs or applications from headhunters, recruitment agencies, selection agencies, or any other third party, unless prior written consent has been given by SMT. These parties are not permitted to submit CVs or applications to SMT or its employees in any form, including, but not limited to, email, social media or online platforms, whether directly or indirectly.
Any CVs or applications submitted in breach of this policy will be treated as unsolicited and will not create any obligation for SMT. SMT will not acknowledge or accept any claim for compensation, costs or fees arising from such submissions. SMT also expressly reserves the right to contact any candidates directly, without this creating any obligation towards the party that submitted their details
