Used Equipment Manager

Warren Cat; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Warren Cat in Midland, TX is seeking an experienced Used Equipment Manager to lead the used equipment function, maximize profits, and drive efficiency across teams.

You will supervise staff, set trade values, source inventory, coordinate with sales and shops, and ensure timely make-ready for sale. The role requires leadership, strong communication, and hands-on operations management in a binding environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or related experience
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business materials
• Ability to write reports and procedures
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Fundamental math skills for pricing and invoicing

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage the used equipment function and staff
• Set trade values based on inspections and photos
• Source inventory for territory sales
• Oversee make-ready process with sales and shops
• Coordinate with rental and maintenance teams on pricing and disposition
• Supervise inspectors and the inspection process
• Interface with customers daily and maintain professional relationships
• Ensure timely reporting and data for management
• Manage assets, people, and financials
• Handle customer inquiries and resolve issues promptly

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Inventory management

Customer service

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

The Used Equipment Manager is responsible for directing and managing the activities of the organization’s used equipment function, obtaining optimum efficiency, and maximizing profits by executing tasks personally or via delegation to others.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Manage personnel resources to ensure that the multitude of inquiries and request from.
• Employees, customers and Caterpillar have timely response with accurate information to achieve a satisfactory solution to the problem.
• Prepare necessary reports, summaries, and other information desgned to provide accurate data to management.
• Handle customer complaints and resolve in a timely manner.
• Manage people, assets, and financials.
• Research and develop resources that create timely and efficient workflow.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervise multiple employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
• Set trade values based on inspections and photos submitted.
• Source inventory for in-territory sales through sources such as CRSI, other dealers, customer purchases, auctions, etc.
• Set / maintain prices on company used equipment assets.
• Supervise the inspectors and the inspection process in general.
• Partner with sales coordinators and shops to get machines through the make-ready process and prepared for sale on a timely basis.
• Work with rental supervision on rental fleet pricing, retirements, machine sourcing, etc.
• Manage all lease returned machines, to include processing them through shops, documenting and invoicing of damage repairs, re-pricing and marketing of lease return inventory.
• Dispose of machines out of territory as appropriate, including the sale of certain trades, slow moving inventory, and other items as needed to other dealers, brokers, and auctions.
• Set buyback repurchase numbers as requested by sales managers.
• Interface directly with customers on a daily basis.
• Maintain courteous, professional and effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrate a positive and professional behavior, flexibility, and effective communication skills in your interactions with others.
• Proactively establish effective relationships and support others in achieving high performance.
• Spend a large portion of the workday communicating orally in person and by phone.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) and/or one to two years related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Understanding of organization and business related products and equipment.
• Valid Driver's License / Clean Driving Record
• Professionalism and diplomacy to approach others and manage emotional or ambiguous situations with clarity and self-control.

WHY WORK WITH US?

• We like to take care of business and have fun doing it!
• We offer health, dental, vision, life, and more as a comprehensive benefits package.
• Don’t you want to work with awesome people?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision. Work may involve moving or lifting of light to moderately heavy materials or equipment requiring physical strength and agility to withstand the strain of manual work.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Required travel up to 10%.

This position is considered a safety sensitive position.

The Job description is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

EEO/AA

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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