Vehicle Damage Assessor

Are you an experienced VDA / Vehicle Damage Assessor looking for a new role with a fantastic and growing accident repair company?

What you can expect as a Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA:

• Full Time/permanent
• Salary - £30,000 - £45,000 basic
• Lucrative bonus available
• Monday-Friday - 8:00am - 5:30pm
• NO Weekends

The Role of a Vehicle Damage Assessor / VDA:

• To achieve profit through accuracy and full appreciation of repair methods, opportunities and Bodyshop KPIs.
• Carry out audits
• Carry out physical and desk top inspections on cars
• Compile repair estimates on damaged vehicle and submit to insurance companies
• Implement policy
• Produce job cards for workshop staff
• Provide support to estimating department
• Carry out effective liaison with insurance companies, motor engineer and policy holders
• Liaise with work provider
• Deal with engineers
• Deal with customer complaints
• Used Audatex
• Maintain a sound working knowledge of computerised estimating packages.
• Attend daily production meetings; provide feedback to manager/team on matters affecting VDA.
• Personally monitor the progress of vehicles through VDA and production cycles to ensure VDA/Production efficiency.
• Maintain awareness of personal performance vs quota and activity targets.
• Develop strong relationships with stake holders client/driver/engineer/work provider.
• Identify service opportunities and provide an effective upselling sales function to customers.
• Monitor statistics in line with weekly and monthly reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• ATA or Level 3 qualified Vehicle Damage Assessor or be time served with 4+ years of Vehicle Damage Assessor experience.
• Previous Vehicle Damage Assessor experience within a bodyshop environment
• Full valid driving licence
• Previous use of Audatex is essential

If you are an experienced Vehicle Damage Assessor and meet the above criteria and want to join a rapidly growing company please get in contact with us, we would love to hear from you!

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