Auto Parts Manager at Alfred & Victoria Associates

Job Overview

• Responsibilities include inventory management, parts operations, and ordering. They are also required to track retail budgets ensuring profit, and manage employees of the automotive parts department.
• They must ensure that replacement parts inventory is maintained at an appropriate level to increase service department efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Many also serve as sales representatives for auto parts, requiring strong customer service skills.

Job Responsibilities (part but not limited to):

• Develop effective parts processes for both internal and external customers and maintain an inventory for all service departments
• Design mechanism to monitor inventory of all physical parts and oversee all return processes for parts
• Manage the complete sales process of parts to boost company’s revenue
• Analyze demand, prepare sales forecast, and determine re-order level
• Manage parts inventory
• Identify prospects for volume sales, such as fleet operators or independent service repair centers
• Maintain regular contact with major customers to build loyalty and ensure long term revenue
• Supervise team members – Storekeeper and Counter sales
• Determine part sales objectives, targets, and ensure compatibility for same with dealers’ productivity, and aid all customers
• Responsible for Business Development (Dealers, Fleet, Counter Sales)
• Design and implement warehousing best practices (KAIZEN, ANZEN)
• Build an efficient human resource, assess and recommend staff departmental training needs and requirements.
• Perform any other job-related duties that may be assigned the manager

Requirements

• BA / B.Sc. or equivalent in Sciences or Social Sciences with a minimum of 5 years cognate experience in related field
• Demonstrable experience in Spare Parts, Logistics and Supply, Inventory Control Practices preferably in the Automotive Industry
• A warehouse, logistics or distribution certification would be advantageous
• Supervisory/Managerial experience in the Workshop/After sales Dept. in the Automotive industry is an advantage

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strategy and business planning skills
• Appreciable sales and financial skills
• Comfortable with use MS Office Packages (Excel and Power-Point)
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Must be able to fore-cast with precision
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management
• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Target driven individual with high energy and high levels of perseverance; works towards both individual and team goals.