Auto Partner SA.
Auto Partner SA.
The Auto Partner Group is a dynamically developing importer and distributor of spare parts for cars, light commercial vehicles and motorcycles. It operates as a sales and logistics platform managing just-in-time deliveries of spare parts to geographically dispersed customers and providing its services mainly to repair shops and automotive retailers. Its product portfolio includes spare parts for car systems, parts and accessories for motorcycles, filters, oils, car chemicals and accessories.
Auto Partner is supported by integrated IT tools managing the whole supply network and logistic infrastructure consisting of:
Auto Partner cooperates with over 350 suppliers of aftermarket spare parts and global OEM distributors. The Group’s product portfolio consists of nearly 250,000 references. It sells products of reputed global brands such as: Bosch, Castrol, Continental, Febi, Textar, Valeo, MEYLE, ZF Aftermarket and Schaeffler. It is also an exclusive distributor of the RYMEC, Unior, Triscan, ALCO, NK, Meteor, Quaro, ROOKS and Bovez brands, as well as its own brand – MaXgear.
The Group’s business model is to operate as a sales platform for a wide range of spare parts and as a logistics entity providing fast supplies of ordered goods.
We aim at providing customers with the maximum selection of spare parts from around the world and delivering them within the shortest possible time.
We want to be a leader of change in the spare parts distribution sector.
We strive to be among the best computerised suppliers of parts on the European market.
We want to develop faster than the market through expansion of sales in foreign countries and roll-out of new products.
Founder of the Company. A graduate of the Maritime University. He entered the automotive sector in 1993 founding the Auto Partner company in Katowice which initially employed three workers. The dynamic development of the company started when he took a decision to move the office to Tychy and subsequently to Bieruń, what resulted in erecting larger and larger warehouses.
He’s been associated with the Auto Partner company practically since its very beginning (precisely since 1994) and since 2007 has acted as the Vice-president of the Management Board. As the Vice-president he is in charge of coordination and optimisation of company’s business activity and supervision of IT systems.
He has been the Sales Director since 2009 and is in charge of supervision and development of the sales network. He gained his experience in automotive spare parts distribution during years 2005-2009 as a sales representative and then promoted to different posts until he became a sales director.
He holds a university degree. He graduated from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics with a master’s degree in Finance and Accounting, specializing in investment banking, and Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems, specializing in decision analysis methods. Furthermore, he holds a Securities Broker’s licence with investment advisory qualification (no. 2369).
Established in 2006, the MaXgear brand is one of the largest own brands on the aftermarket. Its product portfolio includes over 35,000 types of spare parts and the brand is present in the global TecDoc database. It offers products within 11 main categories: suspension and steering, drive, engine, suspension, electrics, brakes, filters, air conditioning system, cooling system, chemicals and car cosmetics, as well as accessories. Sales of MaXgear products account for approximately 17% of total sales of major brands supplied by Auto Partner.
Recognising the growing importance of repair shops, the Auto Partner Group has developed a wide range of solutions supporting this market segment. One of them is MaXserwis, a programme aimed at creating a chain of independent repair shops. It involves preferential discounts, lease of workshop equipment, participation in technical training and conferences. Currently, the MaXserwis chain comprises more than 500 repair shops.
