Manager, Yard I

Ritchie Bros.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ritchie Bros. in Kansas City is seeking a Yard Manager to work with the Regional Operations Manager, overseeing auction yard operations, safety, and site organization across locations.

Responsibilities include refurbish scheduling, yard layout oversight, staff supervision, and ensuring sale-ready equipment. The role demands strong leadership, vendor management, and adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies.

Qualifications

• Prior experience leading and supervising multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with industrial and/or agricultural equipment, trucks and trailers.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Cost management experience and a background in business fundamentals preferred.
• Proven ability to deliver exemplary customer service to internal and external customers.
• Strong computer skills and ability to learn new systems.
• Top-notch written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong work ethic with a sense of humor.

Responsibilities

• Plan refurbishing schedule and budget; control purchase orders and cost sheets.
• Manage paint contractors and site vendors.
• Oversee yard layout and equipment line up.
• Supervise yard staff to deliver strong customer service.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental policies.
• Schedule sale day casual staff.
• Ensure equipment is sale-ready.
• Coordinate site security.
• Assist Regional Operations Manager with other duties as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Tools

General computer software knowledge

Job description

About Us

IAA Holdings, LLC (IAA) (IAA), a Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers company (NYSE: RBA) and (TSX: RBA), is a trusted global marketplace for insights, services, and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles. Leveraging leading-edge technology and focusing on innovation, IAA's unique platform facilitates the marketing and sale of total-loss, damaged and low-value vehicles. IAA serves a global buyer base - located throughout over 170 countries - and a full spectrum of sellers, including insurers, dealerships, fleet lease and rental car companies, and charitable organizations. Buyers have access to multiple digital bidding and buying channels, innovative vehicle merchandising, and efficient evaluation services, enhancing the overall purchasing experience. IAA offers sellers a comprehensive suite of services aimed at maximizing vehicle value, reducing administrative costs, shortening selling cycle time and delivering the highest economic returns.

RB Global full-time employees are offered medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurances. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan and RB Global will match 100% for the first 4% contributed. Employees will also receive 15 days of PTO each year.

About The Team

About the team - Yard Operations

We conduct hundreds of live auctions each year around the world. It takes a hardworking team of energetic people in a wide variety of full-time and part-time roles to conduct a successful multi-million dollar auction - from equipment inspectors, yard managers and operators to administrative staff and customer service representatives.

Job Description

The Yard Manager is responsible for working closely with the Regional Operations Manager on managing all aspects of the auction yard. This is including occupational and environmental health and safety, yard team management, refurbish building accountability, as well as the general organization of the yard to ensure the safe and smooth operation of the yard operations and related off-site locations.

Responsibilities

• Plan the refurbishing schedule and budget, control purchase orders and cost sheets
• Manage paint contractors and other site-related vendors
• Assist in overseeing yard layout and equipment line up
• Manage and develop some full-time and part-time yard staff to their full potential with respect to job performance and the delivery of exceptional customer service
• Ensure ongoing compliance with all corporate and legislated health and safety and environmental policies, regulations and laws
• Arrange for and schedule all sale day casual staff
• Ensure equipment is in sale-ready condition
• Coordinate site security
• Assist the Regional Operations Manager with any other auction yard duties when required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Prior experience effectively leading and managing or supervising multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience with or knowledge of industrial and/or agricultural equipment, trucks and trailers
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Previous cost management experience and a background in business fundamentals and business financial knowledge is preferred
• Proven experience providing exemplary customer service to both internal and external customers
• Strong computer skills including the ability to learn new systems
• Top-notch written and verbal communication skills (on this job your most valuable tools will be the 2-way radio, a cell phone and a desk phone)
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• A strong work ethic without sacrificing your sense of humor or your ability to have fun on the job