What are the responsibilities and job description for the Parts Manager position at Sinclair Tractor?
Job Description
Position Specifics:
Department: Parts
Reports to: Location Manager
Type of Employment: Full-Time
Wage Type: Salary
Location: Muscatine, Iowa
At SinclairTractor, we pride ourselves on being the destination in Southeast Iowa for agricultural equipment, precision farming, agronomic decision support, NAPA parts and supplies. With thirteen John Deere dealerships, five NAPA parts locations and a Supply Store, we are looking for motivated and talented people to join our team.
Purpose
Manages parts operations within the store location to provide the highest level of external and internal customer satisfaction, while maximizing return on investment through parts sales, inventory control, and expense control. Provide leadership to the parts department, attract, and retain outstanding talent, and effectively engage department personnel.
Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To
Required Experience
Keyword: parts
Position Specifics:
Department: Parts
Reports to: Location Manager
Type of Employment: Full-Time
Wage Type: Salary
Location: Muscatine, Iowa
At SinclairTractor, we pride ourselves on being the destination in Southeast Iowa for agricultural equipment, precision farming, agronomic decision support, NAPA parts and supplies. With thirteen John Deere dealerships, five NAPA parts locations and a Supply Store, we are looking for motivated and talented people to join our team.
Purpose
Manages parts operations within the store location to provide the highest level of external and internal customer satisfaction, while maximizing return on investment through parts sales, inventory control, and expense control. Provide leadership to the parts department, attract, and retain outstanding talent, and effectively engage department personnel.
Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To
- Develops and maintains effective Parts Department processes to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction
- Maintains an accurate and effective parts inventory control system that includes a perpetual and/or annual physical inventory and proper counter procedures
- Assists with counter sales to support customer needs
- Maintains all departmental tools and equipment in good working order
- Ensure all parts warranty and return claims are submitted within the required time frame to receive maximum credit
- Maximizes use of all order discount programs to achieve management stock order goals
- Leads by sharing best practices that fosters improvement of the Parts Department
- Schedule parts personnel for store hour and on call coverage
- Works with Human Resources to recruit, hire, develop and retain key talent
- Responsible for the safety of the parts department in alignment with company safety policies
- Conducts safety training, reviews safety related incidents and implements corrective actions
- Develop parts personnel training paths in conjunction with the Assistant Parts Manager by evaluating abilities and scheduling the appropriate classes or learning modules to minimize disruption of department workflow
- Communicates and holds parts personnel for the location responsible to understand policies, procedures, and department goals
- Establishes parts personnel goals, provides feedback, rewards performance, and addresses performance issues in alignment with strategic parts department direction provided by the Corporate Parts Manager
- Engages team to participate and promote customer seminars, field days and related events.
- Works with Store Manager and other team members to create and implement a perpetual marketing plan that grows parts sales and addresses seasonality of workload
- Ability to use standard desktop load applications such as Microsoft Office and Internet functions
- Thorough knowledge of parts inventory management principles
- Must maintain a valid and insurable drivers license
- Interpersonal, Management and Leadership
- Solid written and oral communication skills
- 4-year degree or equivalent experience
- Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
- Workshop and office setting
- Must be able to lift at least 75-pounds
- Travel as needed
Required Experience
Keyword: parts
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