Assistant Parts Manager

A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.; Colton, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Parts Manager to supervise the Sacramento parts department and drive sales, margins, and inventory control. This role includes leadership of counter staff, coordination with the centralized inventory team, and ongoing customer engagement across the region.

Responsibilities include maintaining pricing, managing warranties, and ensuring compliance with safety and company policies. Travel up to 10% and participation in trade events are expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years related experience in retail management, preferably heavy truck or bus.
• Completion of two-year college or technical school program.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience with proven results.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage the counter staff to create and capture sales opportunities.
• Achieve budgeted goals for sales volume, gross margin, inventory turns and department profitability.
• Utilize existing tools and work with the centralized inventory control team to maintain an appropriate and efficient part inventory in accordance with approved cost controls.
• Monitor and control slow and non-moving stock levels within company guidelines.
• Review part costs and control retail part pricing in accordance with Strategic Business Unit.
• Oversee part warranty and core management procedures.
• Carry out regular customer visits at the customer’s location to cultivate new sales opportunities across the region.
• Provide customers with prompt part sales quotes.
• Assists on the front counter during busy periods or when a team member is absent.
• Participate in trade shows, open houses, and other industry events.

Skills

Sales leadership

Inventory management

Team supervision

Customer service

Education

Associate degree

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Assistant Parts Manager supervises and directs all sales activity (front/back counter, outside), shipping, receiving, inventory control and distribution of bus parts and accessories to customers while achieving company expectations for sales volume and profitability.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Primary Responsibility, Scope of Work, KPI Management, complexity:

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

Management-related:

• Actively manage the counter staff to create and capture sales opportunities.
• Achieve budgeted goals for sales volume, gross margin, inventory turns and department profitability.
• Utilize existing tools and work with the centralized inventory control team to maintain an appropriate and efficient part inventory in accordance with approved cost controls.
• Monitor and control slow and non-moving stock levels within company guidelines.
• Review part costs and control retail part pricing in accordance with Strategic Business Unit.
• Oversee part warranty and core management procedures.
• Carry out regular customer visits at the customer’s location to cultivate new sales opportunities across the region.
• Provide customers with prompt part sales quotes.
• Assists on the front counter during busy periods or when a team member is absent.
• Participate in trade shows, open houses, and other industry events.
• Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions.
• Conform to all safety rules and use of appropriate safety equipment.
• All other duties assigned.

Personnel-Related:

• Select, hire, train and develop department personnel.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Sales Goal Performance
• Corporate Initiatives
• Inventory Metrics

Leadership:

This position supervises the Parts department in the Sacramento location.

Competencies

• Business Acumen.
• Strategic Thinking.
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Financial Management.
• Customer/Client Focus.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Time Management.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position supervises the Parts department in the Sacramento location.

Work Environment:

This job operates generally in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm

Travel

Up to 10% Travel is required.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Training

• Karmak Fusion Training
• Blue Bird Training Modules
• Cummins Training Modules

Requirements

JOB SPECIFICATIONS: (Please describe what is required for satisfactory job performance in each category.)

Education and Experience:

• 7+ years related experience in retail management, preferably heavy truck or bus
• Completion of two-year college or technical school program
• Equivalent combination of education and experience with proven results

Preferred Education and Experience:

None required for this position

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Note: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.