Automotive Parts Manager - Cdjr

Thompson's Family of Dealerships is looking for an Automotive Parts Manager for our CDJR Location

Thompson's Automotive is a local family run dealership located in Placerville, CA for more than 30 years. We are looking for someone who is customer focused, a team player, has a strong work ethic and has the ability to lead a successful parts department.

Responsibilities:

• Directs outside parts and counter sales efforts
• Analyzes sales, expenses, and inventory monthly to maintain profit goals.
• Analyzes departmental operations and storage layout and revises as needed for maximum effectiveness.
• 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.
• Forecasts goals and objectives for the department and strives to meet them.
• 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.
• Provides technical assistance to parts department employees.
• Monitors parts department employees' payroll records.
• Coordinates a prompt, efficient, and timely flow of paperwork.
• Directs shipping and receiving efforts to ensure timely processing.
• Develops and utilizes a lost sales tracking report.
• 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.
• Enforces safety requirements and understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state, and local regulations that may affect parts sales.

Requirements:

• One year of supervisory experience
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Background check
• Experience in an Automotive Parts department
• Excellent communication and managerial skills
• Ability to operate the department profitably within dealership guidelines

Compensation & Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package and all the tools you will need to be successful

• Medical, dental and visual
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Sick pay
• 401k
• Employee discounts
• M-F no weekends

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