Regional Vehicle Acquisition Leader - Salvage & Recycling

Pull-A-Part LLC; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Holidays & Vacation

On-the-Job Training

Employee Referral Bonus

EAP

Job summary

Pull-A-Part LLC is seeking a Regional Commercial Manager to lead vehicle acquisitions across the North Market, including Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and surrounding areas. You will build and coach a team of Commercial Buyers, optimize supplier relationships, and drive profitable growth through volume, pricing, and cost management.

The role demands deep knowledge of vehicle values, salvage economics, and acquisition-cost control, plus strong negotiation and leadership

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automotive purchasing, vehicle acquisition, salvage, recycling, scrap-metal buying, or a related industry.
• Experience leading buyers, sales representatives, purchasing teams, or multi-location operations.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle values, salvage economics, scrap-metal markets, and acquisition-cost management.
• Proven ability to develop commercial accounts and negotiate with business owners and key decision-makers.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, negotiation, and performance-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Commercial Buyers throughout the North Market.
• Develop and execute strategies to increase commercial vehicle acquisitions and grow supplier accounts.
• Establish and monitor acquisition volume, pricing, margin, account growth, and supplier-development goals.
• Build and maintain relationships with commercial vehicle sources, including towing companies, automotive repair facilities, dealerships, auctions, fleet operators, salvage yards, recyclers, scrap suppliers, municipalities, charities, and other automotive businesses.
• Identify new commercial opportunities and support buyers in developing prospects into long-term supplier relationships.
• Negotiate vehicle pricing, purchasing agreements, transportation arrangements, and service expectations.
• Monitor acquisition costs, vehicle quality, scrap values, transportation expenses, competitor activity, and changing market conditions.
• Evaluate buyer performance through field visits, acquisition results, pricing discipline, territory coverage, supplier activity, and account retention.
• Partner with store leadership, dispatch, transportation, purchasing, and operations teams to ensure vehicles are acquired and transported efficiently.
• Prepare forecasts, performance reports, and action plans to address opportunities and underperforming markets.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies and applicable title, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Travel regularly throughout the assigned North Market territory.

Skills

Automotive purchasing

Team leadership

Negotiation

Market analysis

CRM

Microsoft 365

Tools

CRM systems

MS Excel

Job description

Pull-A-Part LLC is seeking a Regional Commercial Manager to lead vehicle acquisitions across the North Market, including Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and surrounding areas. You will build and coach a team of Commercial Buyers, optimize supplier relationships, and drive profitable growth through volume, pricing, and cost management.

The role demands deep knowledge of vehicle values, salvage economics, and acquisition-cost control, plus strong negotiation and leadership