Parts Manager - LeadCar Chevrolet Yorkville, LLC

LeadCar Chevrolet Yorkville is actively seeking a Parts Manager to join our team. We are looking for a dynamic individual who has strong communication and organizational skills.  LeadCar is a newly launched group of franchised new-car dealerships representing highly-desirable import and luxury brands. We’re at the forefront of automotive retail, leading with innovation, and your unique perspectives and ideas will keep us growing. We believe our people deserve the best. We run high volume dealerships. LeadCar is committed to its communities and customers offering the best in class team members, state-of-the-art facilities and diversification of product lines to provide the best service possible. With an exceptional legacy passed on from its predecessors spanning all the way back to 1933, the LeadCar Chevrolet Yorkville team brings a proven track record combined with an unmatched reputation for quality in the Yorkville, NY, and greater central New York market areas.

If you are ready to take your career to the next level, we are looking for a Parts Manager to join our team. Apply today! 

To learn more about our company, please visit www.leadcar.com. 

Job Summary
Ensures department maintains cohesive relations with other departments in the Company and provides exceptional customer service to all internal retail and external wholesale customers. Strives to return a satisfactory profit on dealer capital invested in parts inventory. Accomplishes objectives through the use of proper purchasing procedures, inventory control, staff utilization, pricing, and merchandising. The Parts Manager is responsible for the hiring, training and development of all parts personnel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Forecasts goals and objectives for the department and strives to meet them.
• Hires, trains, motivates, counsels and monitors the performance of all parts department staff.
• Develop staff by setting and communicating performance/production expectations, monitoring performance, identifying development needs, coaching and mentoring.
• Directs and schedules the activities of all parts department staff members.
• Facilitates and/or conducts technical training and sends staff members to appropriate training schools as needed.
• Ensures all parts department staff members meet and maintain minimum factory training requirements as set forth our manufactures.
• Responsible for placing daily orders, supervising stock order procedures, receipting, posting inventory and special orders.
• Analyzes sales, expenses and inventory monthly to maintain profit goals.
• Works with the Fixed Operations Manager to ensure a timely turnaround of parts needed for internal jobs yet balance all parts ordering to ensure the best margins.
• Ensure orders are processed, check for backordered items and customers are notified of order status.
• Manages Company Loaner Vehicle Program.
• Holds monthly individual meetings with the parts department staff members.
• Attends Parts Manager meetings and other management meetings as requested by the President and General Manager.

Inventory Management:

• • Assure stocking levels are sufficient to meet customer demands.
  • Utilize inventory reports to manage inventory levels daily. Identify areas not aligned with department goals and take action to resolve.
  • Ensure orders are processed, check for backordered items and customers are notified of order status.
  • Responsible for placing daily orders, stock orders, receipting, posting inventory and special orders.
  • Monitors and adjusts inventory to minimize obsolescence (less than 10% in stock parts and accessories in inventory over 360 days).
  • Maintains a balanced inventory consistent with our manufactures requirements and that of the service department and retail.

Warranty Parts Management:

• • Ensures full compliance with all procedures, policies and rules regarding the maintenance of warranty parts as set by the manufacturer.

Returns Processing:

• • Ensure core, warranty, manufacturer and aftermarket parts returns are processed accurately, timely, and in full compliance with all policies and procedures.
  • Ensures that all parts are properly tagged so that the Company recovers full credit from the factory.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Ability to effectively manage inventory on a daily basis including lost sales tracking, parts fill ratio and overall parts inventory turn times required.
• Must utilize effective time management skills and demonstrate the ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments at one time.
• Strong computer aptitude, specifically with Company management systems, factory computer systems and Excel required.
• Must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards of service and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Must have the ability to establish productive, cooperative relationships with the public, vendors and all employees of the Company.
• Travel to other Company locations along with the manufacture’s training and other relevant training courses required.
• Valid driver’s license for occasional travel required.
• A professional appearance and manner consistent with the Company’s culture must be maintained.

Earnings Potential:

The salary range for this role is $60,000 - $80,000 annually.   This is just one part of our total rewards package which additionally includes performance bonus for eligible roles, commissions, and competitive benefits.

What We Offer – Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Benefit Insurance, including Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Accident Insurance and more!
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Referral Program
• Continued training through the Company and our manufacturer

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer. All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation/modification for the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability to assist in the hiring process, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in the interview process, please contact Human Resources by calling 608-824-1300 or by emailing hr@leadcar.com.