Salvage Manager

Overview

Job title : Salvage Manager

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : November 27, 2025

Description

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.

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 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

Core Competencies

Closing

Closing Date : 28 October 2025

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