Automotive retail, rental, and aftermarket services across Portugal and Africa
Grupo JAP operates a diversified automotive business spanning new and used vehicle sales, rent-a-car, parts retail, and mechanical services across Portugal and five African markets. The tech stack is purely Microsoft-centric (.NET Core, Azure, SQL Server, C#, Vue) — a traditional enterprise architecture — while hiring remains lean (37 open roles, mostly mid-level engineers and sales) and heavily focused on operational efficiency: lean methodology, process automation, inventory optimization, and workshop coordination dominate the active project list, indicating a business in transition from manual workflows toward integrated, scalable operations.
Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Paredes, Portugal, Grupo JAP is a multi-brand automotive distributor and services group. The company represents approximately 20 light-vehicle brands, operates Matrizauto (Portugal's largest used and reconditioned vehicle megastore), holds the SIXT master franchise for car rental in Portugal, and sells, services, and finances vehicles through a network of roughly 80 locations across about 50 affiliated companies. Beyond passenger vehicles, Grupo JAP operates in agricultural and industrial machinery retail and repair, and has a growing presence in Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania) where it holds the official MAN truck franchise. The workforce exceeds 3,200 employees. Service lines include sales, financing, insurance, maintenance, collision repair, parts distribution, and fuel retail.
Microsoft-centric: .NET Core, ASP.NET, Azure cloud (DevOps, Functions, App Service, API Management), SQL Server, Vue frontend, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD for orchestration.
Lean process redesign, vehicle immobilization reduction, workshop-supplier coordination, inventory and stock-policy optimization, electric mobility initiatives, photovoltaic energy infrastructure, African expansion roadmap, and the Oeiras Carby dealership launch.
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