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Overview
Motor vehicles parts advisors sell, order and match vehicle parts so customers and workshops can find the right replacement or alternative part.
In job descriptions, look for parts catalogues, vehicle service needs, delivery checks, supplier contact, customer advice, e-procurement, stock routines and drawings for motor vehicle parts.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The work connects counter sales with technical parts identification. A motor vehicles parts advisor may read a parts drawing, check service requirements, compare alternative parts and confirm that delivered items match the order before they reach a customer or workshop.
Skills and specializations
Strong roles combine vehicle parts knowledge, customer service, ordering routines and supplier follow-up. Useful specializations can include commercial vehicle parts, stock control, e-procurement or workshop-facing advice.
Salary context
Pay context is shaped by parts knowledge, sales responsibility, stock value, customer volume and how much technical judgement the role owns when selecting alternatives. Compare roles by whether they include supplier negotiation, delivery checks or advice to professional workshops.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior parts advisor work, stock or procurement responsibility, workshop parts coordination, supplier relations or shop sales leadership within vehicle parts.
Good to know
Check descriptions for the type of vehicles, parts catalogues, order systems, delivery routines and customer groups. A parts role for trade workshops can require different pace and product depth than a mostly retail counter role.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of other particular products
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is motor vehicles specialised seller.
Explore this activityIntermediation service activities for specialised retail sale
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Another occupation there is personal shopper.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Parts Salespersons
41-2022.00
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The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
47.83Retail sale of motorcycles, motorcycle parts and accessories47.82Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories46.73Wholesale of motorcycles, motorcycle parts and accessories47.92Intermediation service activities for specialised retail sale46.18Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of other particular products
Alternative labels
bus parts advisor
bus and coach service operative
fleet parts operative
light vehicle service operative
PCV parts advisor
heavy vehicle parts operative
bus and coach parts operative
coach parts operative
LGV parts advisor
light vehicle parts operative
heavy vehicle parts advisor
coach parts advisor
fleet parts advisor
bus and coach parts advisor
LGV parts operative
light vehicle parts advisor
bus parts operative
PCV parts operative
bus service operative
fleet service operative
coach service operative
PCV service operative
heavy vehicle service operative
LGV service operative
Occupation group
Shop sales assistants (5223)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/099a901f-91a7-4d26-af2e-f385247dcf20 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5223.2 |
| ISCO group | 5223 |
| Concept type | Occupation |