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

• A 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/Aftersales 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

Salary
Very Attractive.