Parts Supervisor Global Grade 09

Barloworld Equipment (Pty) Ltd; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Barloworld Equipment (Pty) Ltd in Gauteng seeks an experienced Parts Supervisor to manage daily parts operations and support the regional Parts Manager/Depot Manager.

You will lead a parts process team, ensure policy compliance, maintain inventory accuracy and generate timely reports, all in line with the Great People Management principles and the BWE Leadership philosophy.

Qualifications

• Matric and/or tertiary qualification; advantage for additional qualifications.
• Significant experience as a parts supervisor is essential.
• Ability to liaise across departments and work as a team.
• Proficiency with MS Office and SAP software.
• Business acumen, preferably within Caterpillar systems.
• Experience in parts operations, data analysis and inventory management.
• Warehouse experience and parts sales management experience.
• Attention to detail, planning and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and customer relations abilities.
• Good time management and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily parts management tasks and support the regional Parts Manager/Depot Manager.
• Communicate and ensure access to process documentation for all personnel.
• Coordinate subject matter required by the team to deliver process design within set timeframes.
• Ensure the parts team adheres to policies, processes, and procedures.
• Lead and manage the parts process team following leadership principles.
• Motivate and drive behaviours aligned to the brand.
• Manage parts-related reports.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Time management

Customer relations

Numeracy

Education

Matric (Grade 12)

Tertiary qualification

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Job description

Key Outputs

• To perform the daily parts management related tasks and provide support to the regional Parts Manager/Depot Manager effectively and efficiently
• Communicate and ensure accessibility to process documentation by all personnel
• Coordinate the relevant subject matter required by team to deliver process design within set timeframe
• Ensure the parts team works according to policies, principles, processes, and procedures of the parts department.
• Lead and manage a parts process team using “Great People Management” principles, while following the BWE Leadership philosophy and demonstrating value driven leadership
• Motivate and drive the required behaviour aligned to the brand
• Manage parts related reports

Qualification, Experience and Competencies

• Matric (Grade 12), tertiary qualification will be an added advantage
• Previous significant experience as a parts supervisor is a vital non-negotiable
• Be a team player with the ability to liaise and operate with various departments
• Sound computer system knowledge – MS Office and SAP.
• Business acumen, most preferably within the present Caterpillar systems
• Sound parts operations experience - data analysis, proactive inventory management in collaboration with the inventory planner.
• Warehouse experience, parts sales management, participative leadership, day to day parts management of a depot-based team
• Business financials exposure, attention to detail, planning and organisation, basic numeracy, good analytical skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, effective interpersonal relations, effective customer relations
• Good time management, problem solving, excellence orientation, rule orientation, networking/liaison
• Innovation and creativity, Link business imperatives with systems solutions
• Experience managing a parts operation is advantageous