Automotive Parts Manager

Preston Automotive Group; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive income potential

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Paid training

Paid vacation

Job summary

Preston Automotive Group in Wilmington, Delaware seeks a Parts Manager with prior parts management experience to drive the department’s performance. You will hire, train, and supervise staff, manage budgets, and maintain an inventory strategy that balances service, body shop, wholesale, and DIY demands.

The role emphasizes achieving profit targets while delivering outstanding customer service. The position involves setting pricing, overseeing stock levels, and coordinating with service teams to

Qualifications

• Prior parts management experience preferred.
• Drive to succeed and live core values daily.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts goals and objectives for the department.
• Hires, trains, and counsels parts staff.
• Maintains a balanced inventory for multiple areas including service, body shop, wholesale, and DIY.
• Sets pricing parameters to generate gross profit while maintaining loyalty.
• Monitors and adjusts inventory to minimize obsolescence.

Skills

Parts management

Inventory control

Budgeting

Team leadership

Job description

Description

The Preston Automotive Group is currently seeking a Parts Manager to join our team. Prior parts management experience is preferred, along with the drive to succeed, and the ability to live our core values daily.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts goals and objectives for the department and strives to meet them.
• Hires, trains, motivates, counsels and monitors the performance of all parts department staff.
• Prepares and administers an annual operating budget for the parts department.
• Maintains a balanced inventory consistent with the requirements of the service department, body shop, wholesale accounts and the do-it-yourself public.
• Establishes pricing parameters in each customer category that generate sufficient gross profit to produce a satisfactory profit while maintaining customer loyalty.
• Establishes individual parts inventory levels and balances them for maximum turnover.
• Monitors and adjusts inventory to minimize obsolescence.
• Ensures that all parts are properly tagged so that the dealership recovers full credit from the factory.
• Supervises stock order procedures.
• Sets and enforces a policy on the special ordering of parts. Ensures that stock orders represent a percent of all orders that is agreed upon by management.
• Analyzes sales, expenses and inventory monthly to maintain profit goals.
• Develops and administers an aggressive wholesale parts program to produce profit.
• Ensures that the same high-quality level of service provided to outside customers is also provided to internal dealership customers.
• Works with the service manager to ensure a timely turnaround of parts needed for internal jobs.
• Attends managers meetings.
• Analyzes departmental operations and storage layout and revises as needed for maximum effectiveness.
• Provides technical assistance to parts department employees.
• Monitors parts department employees' payroll records.
• Coordinates a prompt, efficient and timely flow of paperwork.
• Directs shipping and receiving efforts to ensure timely processing.
• Monitors daily reports such as DOE, DOC and sales productivity.
• Develops and utilizes a lost sales tracking report.
• Directs outside parts and counter sales efforts, including a telemarketing program to keep in contact with customers.
• Develops sales promotions.
• Takes advantage of all manufacturers' inventory co-op advertising.
• Develops, enforces and monitors guidelines for working with customers to ensure maximum customer satisfaction.
• Handles customer complaints immediately and according to the dealership's guidelines.
• Ensures that all dealership purchases are properly accounted for before payment is made.
• Assists in the collection of past-due accounts.
• Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state and local regulations that may affect parts sales.
• Maintains professional appearance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive income potential
• We are a family-owned leadership team that cares, and we proudly promote from within.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Life insurance
• Employee discounts
• Paid time off
• Employee referral program
• Paid training.
• Paid vacation.

Salary

Up to $100,000.00 per year