What to Expect

(This position can be based in various TESLA locations in Switzerland)

Our Parts Team plays a critical role in our service operations, offering fundamental support to both Technicians and customers. Together they constitute Tesla’s front line and are our brand ambassadors, supporting our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

Parts Supervisors (m/f/d) are the front-line leaders of our parts operation. They act as brand ambassadors, delivering exceptional experiences to customers, managing day-to-day operations as well as proactively developing team members to reach their full potential.

We hire leaders who want to run a service parts business and be a part of our critical mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

Our parts Supervisors (m/f/d) consistently deliver excellent results across both people's leadership and business operations. To succeed at Tesla, you must be energetic, highly organized, and smart working as well as having a passion for true leadership and our brand.

We offer:

Career Development and Training: At Tesla, you have the opportunity for personal and professional growth through regular performance reviews, targeted training measures, and further education opportunities (e.g. technical and leadership training).

Corporate Culture: Immerse yourself in our inspiring corporate culture, where innovation, teamwork, and passion are at the forefront.

Innovative Projects and Technologies: You have the chance to work on groundbreaking projects and technologies that shape the future of the automotive industry and sustainable energy.

Benefits and additional perks: You can expect a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes Tesla stock or a cash award, access to our corporate benefits program, 25 days of vacation, and a 13th-month salary.

Great team and positive Work Atmosphere: Work in a dedicated and motivated team characterized by great spirit and excellent teamwork. Be part of a team that contributes to a sustainable future and renewable energy.

What You'll Do

• KPI: Support Parts Advisors to achieve KPIs including, but not limited to, customer satisfaction, productivity, profitability, and cost savings.
• Performance: Monitor performance consistently and be responsible for quality within your team, motivate, lead, and inspire the team in continuous improvements and efficiencies. Support from other locations is required.
• Teamlead: Conduct regular one-to-ones and feedback sessions with team members, providing constructive and clear coaching and following up on development training and any personnel cases. Identify any roadblocks disturbing workflow and ensure that everyone has the tools and training to perform their role successfully
• Standardization and data accuracy: Ensure that parts standards and available procedures are up-to-date, and that all work is compliant and parts transactions and data are accurately recorded into the system
• Escalations: Manage complex escalations together with your team, confidently resolving and defusing difficult conversations across all communication channels
• Accountability: Accountable for end-to-end completeness of inventory from, from receiving to fulfillment and invoicing/consumption. Partner closely with the service manager to guarantee we service our customers’ cars efficiently and seamlessly, ensuring parts are available and escalations process are properly followed.
• Collaboration: Liaise daily with internal teams within the Service Centre including Service & Delivery and local Senior Management

What You'll Bring

• Experience: Experience as a Lead Service or Parts Advisor, in a customer facing industry role is preferred
• Innovation: Proven ability to lead by example and be innovative with processes and efficiencies. Ability and desire to lead and motivate a team, to engage and facilitate others to achieve and succeed. Ability and desire to lead and motivate a team, to engage and facilitate others to achieve and succeed
• Analytics and problem solving: Analytical ability to understand and impact key performance indicators and initiative to fix problems when they arise, but also understand why and how they happened
• Development: Have an interest in developing yourself as a people manager and continuously grow by actively learning, self-assessing and asking for feedback and building trust
• Ability to adopt and adapt quickly to new technology and systems
• Communication: Ability to communicate, read, and write effectively in English, in addition this role requires German or French language skills
• Mobility: Must have and continue to maintain a valid driving license and safe driving record and ability to travel >=80% within the supervisory/region accountable

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.