Fleet Parts Lead: Inventory, Orders & Logistics

City of Dallas; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Dallas is seeking a Senior Fleet Parts Specialist to lead and assist a team in ordering, issuing, receiving, storing, inventorying, and delivering automotive materials for the fleet storeroom, warehouse, or yard. You will ensure inventory accuracy, handle orders, and support operations with strong customer service and knowledge of parts management.

Responsibilities include supervising lower specialists, maintaining records, and coordinating with vendors; a forklift cert and valid

Qualifications

• Knowledge of storekeeping and inventory systems, methods, and procedures or the use of computerized tracking system.
• Knowledge of purchasing principles, quality controls, and quantities of materials in inventory systems; use of tracking systems.
• Knowledge of supply room methods and practices.
• Ability to keep routine supply room records.
• Ability to do heavy lifting and carrying.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English; do simple math.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to use parts catalogs and reference manuals.
• Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Plans, schedules, and coordinates the activities of lower fleet part specialists and participates in ordering, receiving, shipping, unpacking, inspecting, storing, issuing and delivery of goods, supplies, equipment and materials used in an automotive storeroom, warehouse or yard in accordance with city and departmental guidelines; provides mechanical knowledge to assist and deliver excellent customer service and parts management.
• Monitors and maintains adequate inventory, accurate records, and reports for assigned location to ensure proper internal controls and accountability of materials; maintains balances and assists in the prevention of errors and discrepancies in inventory management.
• Inventories and maintains material and supplies using a computerized inventory tracking system to ensure proper stock levels and quantities are maintained; oversees emergency repair orders and processes all orders for supplies and materials.
• Processes requisitions and price agreement orders to maintain adequate levels of inventory for the efficient operation of a storeroom, warehouse, or yard.
• Reviews purchase orders, price agreements, direct pay and office services orders to ensure documents are correct and accurate.
• Inspects operations and demonstrates proper accounting, receiving, storing, and issuing safety methods to lower level storekeepers according to departmental procedures.
• Identifies and disposes of obsolete inventory according to municipal controls for disposal.
• Resolves complaints related to materials and problems with departmental employees, customers and vendors in accordance with departmental guidelines.
• Recommends changes in policies and procedures for storeroom and warehouse activities.
• Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.

Job description

The City of Dallas is seeking a Senior Fleet Parts Specialist to lead and assist a team in ordering, issuing, receiving, storing, inventorying, and delivering automotive materials for the fleet storeroom, warehouse, or yard. You will ensure inventory accuracy, handle orders, and support operations with strong customer service and knowledge of parts management.

Responsibilities include supervising lower specialists, maintaining records, and coordinating with vendors; a forklift cert and valid