Parts Manager

Who We Are:

Bean Automotive Group is a nationally recognized automotive group which champions Miami's rich automobile heritage. Our associates, located throughout our 4 locations: Kendall Toyota, Lexus of Kendall, West Kendall Toyota and Lexus of West Kendall, make it our mission to deliver on every customer's expectation, one customer at a time!

What We Offer:

Our associates enjoy competitive compensation and benefit offerings, among the best in the industry, and some of which include:

• 3 weeks of Paid Time-Off per year.
• Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with 50% Employer Match.
• Paid Health, Gap, Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Eligible for Dental, Vision, Short-Term, Long-Term, Voluntary Life Insurance.
• Paid Volunteer Time-Off Program.
• Award-Winning Wellness Program and Healthcare Premium Incentives.
• Employee Discounts.
• ASE certification reimbursement and paid continuing education program to further your career.
• Continued education, manufacturer hands-on and web-based training.

We presently have an employment opportunity for a Parts Manager in one of our operations. In this new role the Parts Manager Accomplishes objectives through the use of proper purchasing procedures, inventory control, staff utilization, security, pricing, merchandising, displaying, and advertising.

What are the day-to-day responsibilities?

• Forecasts goals and objectives for the department and strives to meet them.
• 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 _____ times 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 at least _____ percent 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.
• Holds weekly department meetings.
• 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.

Position Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

Essential Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to walk, stand, and sit; use their hands and fingers to type, write down messages and use the telephone system; reach with hands and arms; listen, speak, read and write. The employee may be required to lift, move, pull or push objects not more than 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform. Duties and responsibilities can be changed, expanded, reduced or delegated by management to meet the business needs of the Company. Employee is required to sign this document in the space provided below, acknowledging receipt and comprehension of this job description.

Your employment with Bean Management LLC, Kendall Imports LLC, or West Kendall Imports LLC, and GFB Enterprises LLC (collectively referred to as the “Bean Automotive Group”) is a voluntary one and is subject to termination by you or the Bean Automotive Group at will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. Nothing in these policies shall be interpreted to be in conflict with or to eliminate or modify in any way the employment-at-will status of the Bean Automotive Group’s employees. This policy of employment-at-will may not be modified by any employee and shall not be modified in any publication or document. This document is not intended to be a contract of employment and is subject to change at Management’s discretion.