Parts Manager - Automotive Company

Job description / Role

Opening - Parts Manager - Location Djibouti - Automotive Company

Position Summary

Parts Manger:
• Monitors the parts inventory and anticipates parts needs in light of future promotions, new model years, trends, and suggested stock orders.
• Responsible for the security of inventory and for analyzing the quality of parts.
• Works with retail and wholesale customers in considering credit applications, handling complaints, and negotiating prices to ensure customer enthusiasm.
• Responsible for profit management in the Parts Department and must examine department financial statements, including expenses and revenue, to ensure the department’s profitability.
• In cooperation with the dealership’s leadership, must review the previous month’s sales/profit performance to determine where improvements can be made.
• Must time inventory purchases to coincide with sales and special initiatives in order to take advantage of savings.
• Is responsible for training and leading the Parts Department team and for reviewing team performance on a regular basis, according to dealership policy.

What the Worker Is Like to:

The Parts Manager:
• Is a detail-oriented individual comfortable with inventory work and the computer analysis of parts inventories.
• Must be people-oriented and willing and able to ask/answer customers questions to ensure their enthusiasm.
• Rises from the position of Assistant Parts Manager, Parts Inventory Controller, or Parts Counterperson in an automotive dealership, or comes from similar positions at aftermarket parts distributions or Medium/Large repair shop.
• Must have a thorough insight into automotive systems in general and must have a working knowledge of which parts are most needed for specific models.
• Must maintain a broad knowledge of the manufacturer’s new and recent products.
• Must have business savvy, as the Parts Department is an important source of profit for the dealership.
• Must be capable of working independently, effectively managing his time and work flow.
• A good communicator with fluent English (Written & Oral)

Requirements

Required Skills:
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with customers and to exceed their expectations
• Ability to maintain proper parts inventory levels, do proper posting & to measure true turns
• Ability to utilize computers & computer capabilities for inventory, record keeping, parts information, etc.
• Ability to measure Off-the Shelf fill rate % vs. Dealer objective (Inventory Mix)
• Knowledge & ability to calculate the Parts Fill Rate &Parts Service Rate
• Ability to measure and analyze parts lost sales
• Ability to control and manage parts discounts & minimize parts Obsolesce (Dead Stock)
• Knowledge of Parts stocking Phase procedures (Phase In & Phase Out) – Month-Year
• Knowledge & ability for knowing and determining Stocking vs.Non-Stock Parts
• Ability and knowledge for calculating Parts Re-Order Point (Max Max or Max Min)
• Ability to develop and follow action plans to ensure customer enthusiasm and Parts Department profitability
• Ability to lead and train team members in parts Department operations
• Ability to establish and control inventory system and procedure
• Knowledge of parts binning & location System (Depth and Width Procedure)
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret inventory reports
• Knowledge of parts pricing procedures and competitors benchmark comparisons
• Knowledge of new models, based on technical service bulletins and surveys
• Leadership skills, including empowerment, coaching, organizing and planning, and interpersonal sensitivity
• Ability to learn the two main parts business strategy (protect margin & turn inventory)

About the Company

We are an independent specialized recruiting & staffing firm, headquartered in the United Arab of Emirates & specialize in contingency recruitment, executive searches as well as hiring locals (Emiratization and Omanization).

The ReKruiters is a team of experts with over 30 years’ experience in the inclusive support of companies, groups and other units in the public and private sector. Our consultants combined language specialties include Arabic, English, French, Russian, Hindi & Urdu. Our aim is to simplify the selection and recruitment process of qualified personals across a wide variety of industries in the GCC region.

We guarantee full support during the recruitment and selection of candidates & are committed to the long-term success of your company delivering the highest quality of service.

One of your unique focus points is also enable the newer generation of candidates through our Mostakbly program; it is designed to help streamline the hiring process of recently graduated candidate as well as undergrads through an end-to-end digital experience.