Parts Manager Grand Junction Volkswagen

Sonic Automotive; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Parts Manager, where you will lead a dynamic team in optimizing parts inventory and enhancing customer satisfaction. This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your leadership skills in a fast-paced dealership environment, ensuring the efficient operation of the parts department. With a focus on achieving sales goals and maintaining high inventory standards, you will play a crucial role in driving the success of the dealership. Enjoy comprehensive training, competitive compensation, and a supportive team culture that fosters your professional growth in the automotive industry.

Benefits

Comprehensive Training

Competitive Compensation

Unparalleled Benefits

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience as a Parts Manager in a dealership setting.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts department goals and manages staff performance.
• Maintains balanced inventory for service and wholesale accounts.
• Handles customer complaints and ensures satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Inventory Management

Sales Forecasting

Education

High School Diploma

Automotive Management Certification

Job description

Job Description

The Parts Manager strives to return a satisfactory profit on dealer capital invested in parts inventory. They will accomplish objectives through the use of proper purchasing procedures, inventory control, staff utilization, security, pricing, merchandising, displaying, and advertising.

** Duties and 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, produce a satisfactory profit while maintaining customer loyalty.

· Establishes individual parts inventory levels and balances them for maximum turnover.

· Ensures that parts inventory turns.

· 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 or parts.

· Analyzes sales, expenses, and inventory monthly to maintain profit goals.

· Develop 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

· Enforces safety requirements, including but not limited to forklift training and operation, processing of MSDS sheets on all products carried, and OSHA Right-to-Know.

· Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state, and local regulations that may affect parts sales.

Qualifications:
Qualifications

Preferred:

• At least 2 - 3 years as a Parts Manager in a dealership setting.
• Volkswagen or German brand experience a plus.
• Ability to effectively lead a team and supervise teammates effectively.
• Experience in automotive parts department.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and information.
• Ability to read sales reports and forecast budget details.

Required:

• All applicants must be authorized to work in the USA.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record.
• All applicants must be able to demonstrate ability to pass pre-employment testing to include background checks, MVR, drug test, credit report, and valid driver license.

Additional Information

(The Parts Manager Position has a Pay Scale consisting of the following elements and ranges. Wages include a monthly draw. The position may also pay commission compensation which is based on the value or amount of closed sales achieved from $0.00 (if no sales are made) without any upper limit other than sales performance. The position also may also pay a production bonus based on individual or team performance that may range from $0.00 (if baseline benchmarks are not met) without any fixed upper limit.)

Schedule:

• Full Time
• Saturday availability

It's time to make the most important move of your career . From our cooperative, team-based approach, to our more than 1,000 internal advancements each year, it's easy to see the difference. When you join our organization, you'll enjoy comprehensive training, competitive compensation, and unparalleled benefits. Simply put, you'll experience the best that a career in the automotive industry has to offer.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEOC guidelines.