Assistant Parts Manager

Job description / Role

Position Title: Spare Parts Buyer
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: up to 5K AED all-inclusive depending on experience and qualifications
Job Location: Sharjah, UAE

About the Client:
A UAE-based company and one of the largest paint manufacturers in the Middle East, offering a wide range of decorative, industrial, marine, powder, and eco-friendly coatings.

Job Description:
• Source and purchase rare, authentic, and hard-to-find classic car parts from local and international suppliers, ensuring quality and compatibility.
• Build and maintain strong supplier networks, negotiate competitive pricing, and monitor market trends for discontinued or limited-availability components.
• Coordinate with workshop and restoration teams to confirm part requirements, manage inventory levels, and oversee logistics, shipping, and delivery timelines.
• Maintain complete procurement documentation and reporting, evaluate supplier performance, and propose solutions for risks such as delays or unavailable parts.

• Open to male Asian nationals ages up to 40 years old.
• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, with 2 years of automotive spare parts procurement experience; classic/vintage car experience is highly preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of classic car parts, compatibility, specifications, and the ability to read part diagrams, catalogs, and vehicle documentation with proven negotiation, vendor management, and international sourcing skills, with an established supplier network considered an advantage.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and software proficiency, including Microsoft Office and procurement systems.

Salary:
AED 5,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: Other benefits: laptop, mobile, ticket (every 2 years), medical insurance

About the Company

RTC-1 Employment Services is a licensed recruitment firm based in Dubai, UAE. Our team has been in the market since 2004 and we are supporting various industries with their staffing needs across the Middle East and Africa.