Salvage Manager

1 week ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Bryte Insurance Full time

Role Purpose

The Salvage Manager is responsible for maximizing value recovery from damaged, stolen, or written-off assets through strategic salvage operations. This includes oversight of vendors, auctions, recoveries, and compliance with regulatory and ethical guidelines. The role plays a key part in minimizing claim costs, enhancing recovery revenue, and ensuring operational transparency across the salvage lifecycle.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

Salvage & Recovery Operations
- Manage salvage processes across asset categories (e.g., motor vehicles, electronics, property)
- Coordinate asset inspections, valuations, and disposals through certified vendors or auctions
- Track salvage trends, residual values, and potential fraud indicators
- Oversee end-to-end documentation for all asset recoveries

Stakeholder & Vendor Engagement
- Build and manage relationships with salvage agents, recyclers, towing companies, auction houses
- Negotiate service-level agreements (SLAs), pricing, and payment terms with vendors
- Collaborate with claims, underwriting, legal, and finance departments

Strategic Oversight
- Develop and implement salvage policies, procedures, and cost recovery strategies
- Analyse salvage performance reports to identify profit optimization opportunities
- Lead salvage forecasting, budgeting, and reconciliation activities

Compliance & Audit
- Ensure salvage handling is fully aligned with local regulations and internal audit requirements
- Maintain clean audit trails for all salvage transactions and asset disposals
- Enforce environmental, legal, and ethical handling of hazardous or sensitive assets

Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Risk Management, Engineering, Insurance, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in salvage operations, asset recovery, or claims management
- Proven vendor management and negotiation expertise
- Strong knowledge of asset valuation methods and disposal processes
- Understanding of applicable compliance frameworks (e.g., POPIA, TCF, asset disposal laws)

Core Competencies
- Strategic thinker with cost-conscious decision-making skills
- Strong attention to detail with sound analytical judgment
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple vendor relationships
- High levels of integrity and ethical standards in asset handling

Closing date; 16 July 2025

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