Hybrid Assistant Parts Manager- Raleigh presso Transource

Description

Assist the parts manager in striving to return a satisfactory profit on dealer capital invested in parts inventory while insuring a consistently high level of employee productivity. Accomplish objectives through the use of proper inventory control, LPA reporting and functions, staff utilization, pricing, merchandising, advertising and adherence to facility safety practices. 

Essential Duties include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Must be able to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.

- Enforcing with the help of the parts manager all company policies and procedures

- Maintaining a safe work environment

- Assisting parts manager in maintaining focus on parts department budget goals and other objectives for the department

- Help parts manager in controlling operating expenses

- Monitoring and adjusting inventory to minimize obsolescence

- Submitting returns, discrepancies and core returns on a timely basis

- Direct the day-to-day activities of the parts department employees

- Assisting the parts manager in training and evaluating parts department employees

- Helps ensure that the same high-quality level of service provided to outside customers is also provided to internal dealership customers; i.e., service department, sales department, etc.

- Provides technical assistance to parts department employees

- Directs shipping and receiving efforts to ensure to ensure timely processing of incoming and outgoing shipments

- Enforces safety requirements, including but not limited to forklift training and operation and processing of MSDS sheets on all products carried

- Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state and local regulations that may affect parts sales.

- Maintains professional appearance and ensures that the parts department employees present a professional appearance to the public.

Requirements

 QUALIFICATIONS

- High School Diploma/College Degree Preferred

- Minimum two years of experience as a parts counterman and/or equivalent experience in a service- related industry

- Possess strong managerial and organizational skills

- Excellent Communication skills both oral and written

- Must be committed to 100% customer satisfaction

- Must have enthusiasm for training and motivating direct reports and being involved in their career development

- Must be able to manage customer expectations, lead direct reports and be flexible with both while meeting objectives.

- Excellent computer skills and familiarity with all Microsoft Office products and software. Efficient in use of Microsoft Outlook email, calendar, tasks

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

These physical demands are representative of physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform essential functions of the Assistant Parts Manager.

While performing the responsibilities of the assistant parts manager's job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use his or her hands and fingers, to handle or feel.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to lift, carry, pull, push weights up to 60 lbs. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the manager's job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.