Publishing date: 3 Dec 2024

Work area: Operations

Location:LU, 8399

Country: Luxembourg

Branch manager
Being a key member of the Athlon’s Be Lux Operations team and sharing the responsibility for developing the operational strategy, the team’s goal setting and the implementation of initiatives to achieve our business objectives. It is within reach with this full-time job as branch manager in Windhof Luxembourg(Hybrid). We are Operations within Athlon. Getting you there.
Your road to success
You will report directly to the COO Be Lux and besides the responsibility for an optimal functioning of our core lease operations you will also be Athlon’s first point of contact on the Luxembourg market for all our partners (dealers, repairers and other partners like road assistance & Mobiz). Key elements of your role are service excellence, optimizing our network strategy, efficiency and revenue optimization. You can do this as a branch manager with full focus on:

• managing and helping the team that is responsible for the administrative aspects of all active lease contracts, ensuring seamless oversight and compliance.
• overseeing the entire order and delivery process to maintain operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Coaching and helping the rental administration for the external fleet, keeping accurate records and streamlining logistics.
• providing essential support to the Be Ne Lux Remarketing team, contributing to effective asset management and resale efforts.
• supporting the Be Ne Lux procurement team, helping to optimize purchasing activities and supply chain operations.
• being responsible for the facilities management of the Luxembourg office, ensuring a safe, well-maintained, and efficient workspace.

Let’s talk Athlon
Hi there! We're Athlon. The international market leader in modern mobility solutions and part of the Mercedes-Benz Group. With a rich history of more than a hundred years, you can conclude that we have already covered the necessary kilometers. Do we take that lead for granted? Absolutely not. It makes us more ambitious to provide even better personal service to our customers. Together with around 1,700 colleagues, we are shaping sustainable mobility. We're proud of that. From vehicle leasing to fleet solutions and from electrification to contributions to the sharing economy.

Leave it to us
Deliver the best quality for our customers. Of course always as innovative and efficient as possible. A challenge for the domain Operations where you as branch manager are critical to see where we can make even more of a difference for our lease drivers. And that within an organization that is constantly on the move. Standing still is going backwards, so we embrace all new ideas. Everyone is closely involved with the experiences of our lease drivers. It is up to us to make that experience an unforgettable one. Our working atmosphere can be described as committed and accessible with an open culture where we laugh a lot with each other. We regularly keep contact with each other. It's so nice.

"Mobility is changing, and our clients’ needs are evolving. It’s an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of this challenge by working at Athlon, a leader in sustainable mobility. Athlon Luxembourg is a family-oriented company that offers a flexible and dynamic work environment. You’ll work within a committed and creative team, ready to make it happen together!" – Valérie Szkolnik, Sales manager

Motivation has four wheels
Become the best version of yourself. Very normal at Athlon, because all our colleagues run on a healthy dose of ambition. What do you take with you as Branch manager for 40 of hours per week? Absolutely your excellent interpersonal and people leadership skills and the ability to lead and develop a team in a fast changing market. You also have the drive to lead, inspire, motivate and communicate. In addition, you have:

• bachelor’s level working and thinking ability.
• good knowledge of the leasing and automotive business and their operational processes, especially for the Luxembourg market.
• proactive bridge builder and connector who actively seeks to understand and reach out to key stakeholders across our Be Ne Lux cluster. Through effective stakeholder management, you work to ensure that Luxembourg's needs and interests are represented and advanced—never sitting back, but taking initiative to make Luxembourg a priority.
• strong in process optimization and change management
• a genuine ‘problem solver’ with a pragmatic approach.
• result oriented, stress resistant and decisive.
• strong communication skills in French and English, written and verbally, German is an advantage.
• at ease in a complex, volatile environment and able to judge the range of changes on all aspects of the organization.
• bridge builder, connector and integrator between business units, IT project teams and the Be Ne Lux countries.

Always on the move
Athlon is always on the move, just like you. To grow in our rapidly changing world, we are constantly looking at how you can get the best out of yourself every day. Creating an optimal workplace that fits you is an important part of this.
In addition to building an (international) career, as a branch manager, based on 40 hours per week, you can count on a:

• gross yearly salary up to €72.247,50 ,- (incl. 13th month).
• contribution-free pension.
• potential bonus up to 10% of your annual salary including 13th month (the bonus is 100% based on Mercedes-Benz company results).
• thirteenth month.
• 26 vacation days.
• laptop, headset and mobile phone.
• free fruit in the office.
• meal vouchers: €10,80 (18 vouchers per month for 1 FTE)
• group insurance (Lalux)
• Benefits at Work (you can save a lot of money thanks to nice discounts on fashion, electronics, days out and more).
• social involvement is important to us, therefore, you can spend two working days annually volunteering for a local charity. Would you like to know more about our Corporate Social Responsibility? Read more here. There you can also download the 2022 CSR report.
• Let’s Open Up: for your mental well-being. At Athlon we believe it is important that you feel good mentally and that you can be the best version of yourself. That's why we work together with Open Up, an online platform for mental well-being. Via this platform, you can talk to a psychologist unlimitedly and free of charge, practice mindfulness and work on your mental well-being at your own pace with, among other things, check-ins, online programs and master classes.
• full electric company car with charging card.

A seat for everyone At Athlon we believe in a diverse workforce and that everyone deserve a seat at the table. If you bring something different, we highly encourage you to apply. We want to get to know you and see if we can facilitate your needs, so you can become a part of our team.

We are an inclusive employer and we take every opportunity to remove unconscious bias from our recruitment process. This includes providing training for all hiring managers to make sure they are recruiting in the right way. Therefore, please do not feel obligated to include photographs, your age/date of birth or gender on your CV. Click here for more information.

Route to your new job
So branch manager, get behind the wheel yourself. Go for being a key member of the Athlon’s Be Lux Operations team and sharing the responsibility for developing the operational strategy, the team’s goal setting and the implementation of initiatives to achieve our business objectives. How? Apply before the 17thof December. After this date, this vacancy is closed.

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Do you have any questions about the vacancy or application procedure? Our recruitment team is more than happy to help you via 036-5474207. We are getting you there.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.