Automotive Parts Manager | Porsche Pasadena

Rusnak Auto Group; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Competitive Pay

Health Insurance Coverage

Comprehensive Benefits Package

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Perks

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Job summary

A leading luxury automotive group is seeking an experienced Parts Manager to lead its busy department in Pasadena, California. The role requires a proven leader with a minimum of five years in a similar position, responsible for inventory management, departmental performance, and team leadership. Candidates should have factory parts training and a solid track record in the automotive industry. This is a high-volume role requiring strong strategic planning and exceptional customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of dealer parts experience, preferably in the same brand.
• Factory Parts training with strong product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize parts inventory and profitability.
• Develop strategies for wholesale business growth.
• Train and supervise Parts Department staff.
• Coordinate with dealership personnel for customer satisfaction.
• Manage receivables on a weekly basis.
• Promote accessories through innovative displays and promotions.
• Maintain gross profit percentages across clients and pay type.
• Analyze management reports.
• Maintain range and depth of inventory while minimizing investment.
• Use stock obsolescence return programs to minimize aged stock.
• Schedule stock replenishment without hurting the Service Department.
• Maintain perpetual inventory to identify potential concerns.
• Manage credits, discrepancies, and freight claims.
• Track back-orders and maintain storage layout and security.
• Record keeping for RO’s, invoices, estimates, and special orders.
• Manage annual operating budget and plan new business development programs.
• Adapt to new technologies related to Parts operations.
• Develop innovative and efficient business practices for the Parts Department.
• Hire, train, motivate, and monitor staff performance.
• Plan and schedule daily activities; ensure training and certifications.
• Conduct Annual Performance Evaluations and compensation reviews.
• Coordinate with dealership personnel and factories for customer satisfaction.
• Establish and maintain vendor relations for competitive pricing.
• Foster teamwork and maintain high ethical standards.

Skills

Leadership

Inventory Management

Sales Strategy

Customer Service

Education

Factory Parts training

Job description

Are you ready to make the next move for your career? Do you have a passion for luxury cars? We are HIRING and we want to hear from you!

JOIN OUR TEAM

Rusnak Auto Group is a leader in the automotive industry with a stellar reputation in the Greater Los Angeles and throughout Southern California. Our commitment to serve our customers and win their loyalty has seen us expand to 14 locations with beautiful showrooms in Pasadena, Arcadia, Thousand Oaks, Ontario, and Anaheim Hills. With over six decades of success and experience, we strive to satisfy our customers’ exquisite taste by offering 11 extraordinary brands of the most sought after luxury cars.

Porsche Pasadenais seeking a high-performing, experienced Parts Manager to lead one of the most active and established parts departments in Southern California.

This position is suited for a proven leader currently operating at a high level within a European luxury dealership environment. The ideal candidate will bring a minimum of five years of Parts Manager experience, along with a demonstrated track record of driving departmental performance, profitability, and team leadership.

We are looking for an individual who understands how to operate in a high-volume setting, take full ownership of the department, and consistently deliver results while maintaining the standards expected of the Porsche brand.

Rusnak Auto Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are family owned and operated since the 1960s.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Professional development and opportunities to grow within a well-respected company
• Competitive Pay
• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, vision, and life)
• Comprehensive Benefits Package including Annual Wellness Fair and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Perks (sports games, theme parks, etc.)
• Employee Referral Bonus Program

*Compensation will be based on experience and skill level.

*To ensure the safety of our employees and clients, we follow current guidelines and provide face masks and hand sanitizers. We use hospital grade cleaning products and increased cleaning frequency.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Effectively and Efficiently Meets the Company’s Financial Expectations Regarding Gross Profit and Sales

• Controls and analyzes pricing for competitiveness.
• Develops and promotes wholesale business while maintaining reasonable returns; utilizing manufacturer’s marketing funds where available.
• Determines department goals and ensures team is on track to meet them.
• Manages receivables on a weekly basis.
• Promotes accessories through innovative displays and promotions.
• Maintains gross profit percentages as appropriate for various Clients and pay type.
• Analyzes various Management reports.

Effectively and Efficiently Manages the Company’s Parts Inventory

• Maintains range and depth of inventory while minimizing investment.
• Utilizes factory obsolescence return programs to minimize aged stock on hand.
• Utilizes stock order for replenishment of stock but not at expense of Service Department.
• Maintains a perpetual inventory process to help identify possible areas of concern.
• Manages credits, discrepancies, and freight claims to recoup monies owed by factory.
• Effectively and efficiently tracks and follows up on back-order parts.
• Manages and maintains the most effective physical storage layout.
• Effectively and efficiently maintains department security.
• Maintains clear and precise record keeping for all RO’s, invoices, insurance estimates, special orders.

Effectively and Efficiently Coordinates Strategic Planning of the Department

• Manages the annual operating budget of the Parts Department.
• Ensures that new business development programs are planned, implemented and measured effectively.
• Adapt to new technologies as they relate to the vital operations of the Parts Department.
• Utilizes all available information to develop innovative and efficient business practices to benefit the Parts Department.

Manage and Develop Parts Department Personnel

• Hires, trains, motivates and monitors all Parts Department staff performance.
• Plans and schedules daily activities of all Parts Department staff.
• Ensures employees attend training and achieve required certifications.
• Conducts employee Annual Performance Evaluations and compensation review.

Effectively and Efficiently Coordinates Partner Relations

• Works with all dealership personnel to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Acts as liaison to factory representatives.
• Establishes and maintains relations with outside vendors ensuring competitive pricing.
• Coordinates with others to ensure effectiveness of Parts department.
• Fosters environment of teamwork to maintain highest ethical standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

• (5) years dealer parts experience, preferably in the same brand.
• Factory Parts training, strong product knowledge.