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Position: Parts Manager
Reports To: General Manager
Company: Import Dealership
Location: Mississauga, ON
Date Posted: November 2015
The Parts Manager role is to oversee all the Parts Department including monitoring department finances, customer service, monitoring parts and accessories inventory, and merchandising.

Job Description:

  • Plans, analyzes, and manages the Parts Department finances
  • Monitors the Parts Department performance metrics (i.e. idle capital, inventory turns, service drive fill rate, financial turns, etc.)
  • Establishes processes and standards to ensure customer satisfaction and efficient and effective Parts Department operations
  • Coordinates with the Service Department, Sales Department, Body Shop, Fixed Operations Manager, sublet vendors, and other to ensure effectiveness of the Parts Department.
  • Maintains and builds the profitability of the Parts Department
  • Works with management to develop dealership goals and objectives
  • Analyzes problems and establishes procedures to solve them
  • Develops marketing and merchandising plans and programs
  • Maintains an awareness of and makes certain Parts Department employees comply with safety regulations, hazardous waste disposal, and right-to-know policies and procedures
  • Establishes and maintains an inventory control system that meets the dealership’s internal, warranty, and customers’ needs for parts and accessories
  • Maintains Parts Department operating environment to ensure optimal performance

Qualifications:

  • 5-7 years in managing an import Parts Department
  • Domestic parts experience preferred
  • 3+years supervisory experience
  • Proven record of achieving high standards and leading a winning team
  • Ability to handle pressure and managing business complexity
  • Strong communications skills coupled with mathematical reasoning

Education:

  • Minimum high school or equivalent
  • 2+ years of College with strong emphasis on business skills preferred
  • Valid driver’s license