Assistant Parts Manager — Path to Parts Manager

Tony-Serra-Nissan-of-Cullman; Cullman (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Tony-Serra-Nissan-of-Cullman is seeking an ambitious Assistant Parts Manager who is focused on growing into a Parts Manager role. This position offers hands-on learning of daily operations, pricing, inventory, and departmental finance while working closely with management.

The successful candidate will develop leadership skills, learn vendor relationships, and gain experience in inventory control, GP, and cross-functional collaboration with Service and BDC teams.

Qualifications

• Dealership parts experience preferred.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Comfortable working with numbers and financial reports.
• Strong understanding of parts inventory and dealership operations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong computer and dealership management system skills.
• Willingness to learn and accept additional responsibility.
• Strong work ethic and accountability.
• Must demonstrate leadership, professionalism, and a commitment to developing the department.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Parts Manager with daily operations of the parts department.
• Learn and eventually take ownership of departmental financial performance and gross profit.
• Assist with managing and coaching parts counter personnel and drivers.
• Monitor parts inventory levels, stocking, special orders, returns, and obsolescence.
• Assist with maintaining an effective parts pricing matrix and achieving department gross-profit objectives.
• Monitor wholesale, retail, service, and collision parts business.
• Work closely with the Service Department, Technicians, Advisors, and BDC to improve parts sales and customer satisfaction.
• Assist with daily and monthly parts department reports.
• Learn dealership accounting processes related to parts inventory, receivables, payables, and gross profit.
• Assist with vendor relationships, purchasing, and negotiating pricing.
• Help identify opportunities to increase parts sales and improve departmental efficiency.
• Ensure accurate parts receiving, billing, returns, credits, and inventory control.
• Assist with cycle counts and physical inventory.
• Help maintain department processes and hold employees accountable to established standards.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
• Step in and manage the department when the Parts Manager is unavailable.

Skills

Dealership parts experience

Leadership experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Numbers & financial reports

Inventory understanding

Fast-paced environment

Dealership management system skills

Willingness to learn

Accountability/ownership

Tools

Dealership management system

Job description

Tony-Serra-Nissan-of-Cullman is seeking an ambitious Assistant Parts Manager who is focused on growing into a Parts Manager role. This position offers hands-on learning of daily operations, pricing, inventory, and departmental finance while working closely with management.

The successful candidate will develop leadership skills, learn vendor relationships, and gain experience in inventory control, GP, and cross-functional collaboration with Service and BDC teams.