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SalaryUS Auto Trust is one of Southern California’s fastest growing Automotive Groups.
We are proud to have a stable of legendary brands such as Aston Martin, Land Rover, Jaguar, Cadillac, Genesis, & Hyundai.
Our Jaguar Land Rover Los Angeles dealership is looking for a customer-focused Parts Manager that strives to return a significant profit on dealer capital invested in parts inventory.
The ideal Parts Manager is someone who accomplishes objectives by using proper purchasing procedures, inventory control, staff utilization, security, pricing, merchandising, displaying and advertising.
If you are looking for an exciting new Career Opportunity with the ability to grow with a company, Apply now!
Compensation: $120k - $180k
What we offer:
- Competitive Compensation
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life/AD&D/LTD
- 401k
- Paid Vacation/Sick
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead the parts department as an effective supervisor setting standards and holding team accountable for achieving the departments goals.
- Forecasts goals and objectives for the department.
- 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.
- Establishes pricing parameters in each customer category that generate sufficient gross profit to produce a satisfactory profit while maintaining customer loyalty.
- Establishes individual parts inventory levels and balances them for maximum turnover.
- Ensures that parts inventory turns the appropriate metrics per year.
- 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 of parts. Ensures that stock orders represent budgeted amount of percentage to of all orders.
- Analyzes sales, expenses and inventory monthly to maintain profit goals.
- Develops and administers an aggressive wholesale parts program to produce profit.
- Ensures that the same high-quality level of service provided to outside customers is also provided to internal dealership customers.
- Works with the service manager and body shop manager to ensure a timely turnaround of parts needed for internal jobs.
- Attends managers meetings.
- Holds weekly department meetings.
- Analyzes departmental operations and storage layout and revises as needed for maximum effectiveness.
- 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.
- Monitors daily reports such as DOE, DOC and sales productivity.
- Develops and utilizes a lost sales tracking report.
- Directs outside parts and counter sales efforts, including a telemarketing program to keep in contact with customers.
- 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.
- Assists in the collection of past-due accounts.
- Supervises custodians to ensure that work area is kept clean.
- Enforces safety requirements, including but not limited to forklift training and operation, processing of MSDS sheets on all products carried and OSHA Right-to-Know.
- Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state and local regulations that may affect parts sales.
- Maintains professional appearance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Four to 10 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to lead a team and promote growth in the organization.
- CDK and Axcessa experience preferred
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
We are a Drug Free, Tobacco Free, Non-Smoking (including e-cigarettes) company and Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
