Parts Manager: Lead Inventory & Profit Growth

GRUBBS Family of Dealerships; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Employee vehicle purchase program

Job summary

Grubbs Family of Dealerships in Tulsa, OK seeks an experienced Parts Manager to lead the parts department and drive growth as a top-performing profit center. You will own inventory, pricing, and the customer experience for service and wholesale/retail customers, building a sharp team and delivering measurable gross profit improvements.

The role offers autonomy, accountability, and the chance to shape a high-performing parts operation within a family-owned automotive group.

Qualifications

• Automotive parts management experience is required.
• Proven track record of growing parts gross and controlling inventory and obsolescence.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, pricing matrices, and DMS parts systems.
• Excellent leadership, organization, and team-development skills.
• Strong vendor, wholesale, and customer relationship skills.
• Clean driving record and background.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, train, schedule, and develop a high-performing parts team - counter, warehouse, and wholesale.
• Own parts inventory: maintain the right mix and depth, control aging and obsolescence, and hit days-supply and turn targets.
• Drive parts gross profit through smart pricing matrices, fill rates, and minimal stock-outs.
• Keep the service department supplied so technicians are never waiting on parts.
• Grow wholesale and retail parts business and build strong customer and vendor relationships.
• Manage purchasing, stock orders, special orders, and returns to protect cash and gross.
• Run regular cycle counts and an accurate annual physical inventory with minimal variance.
• Monitor and act on key metrics: gross, turns, fill rate, obsolescence, and emergency purchases.
• Set the standard for accuracy, urgency, and customer service across the department.
• Partner with the service and sales leaders to keep fixed operations running smoothly.

Skills

Automotive parts management

Inventory management

Leadership

Pricing matrices

DMS systems

Vendor relationships

Customer relationships

Clean driving record

Tools

DMS software

Job description

Grubbs Family of Dealerships in Tulsa, OK seeks an experienced Parts Manager to lead the parts department and drive growth as a top-performing profit center. You will own inventory, pricing, and the customer experience for service and wholesale/retail customers, building a sharp team and delivering measurable gross profit improvements.

The role offers autonomy, accountability, and the chance to shape a high-performing parts operation within a family-owned automotive group.