Parts Manager - The Pete Store

The Pete Store has grown from a single location in 2001 to become one of the largest and most respected truck dealers in the world today. Our secret to success isn’t much of a secret at all: We prioritize hiring, training, and supporting great people above everything else – even our customers. Employees come first at The Pete Store because we believe that the better we take care of our employees, the better they will take care of our customers.

If you are looking for a place where you are valued, supported, and can be a part of building something truly special, look no further. Let’s get to work!

Benefits: 

• Affordable employee health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 401K with company match
• Paid holiday and vacation
• Employer paid training for technicians

Runs an efficient and profitable parts department through productive staffing, customer retention, cost controls, achievement of objectives, and maintenance of all required records.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

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.

Maintains reporting systems required by senior management

Attends managers meetings.

Monitors and controls the performance of the department using appropriate reports, tracking systems, and surveys.

Strives for teamwork within the dealership

Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state, and local regulations that affect operations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA Right-to-Know, etc.

Understands and ensures compliance with manufacturer warranty and policy procedures.

Accounts for all documents; ensures that none are missing and all are processed correctly.

Holds weekly department meetings.

Directs and schedules the activities of all department employees.

Facilitates and/or conducts training and sends employees to appropriate training schools as needed.

Monitors daily productivity reports and corresponding payroll records.

Monitors and follows up on parts orders with the parts staff to ensure availability.

Establishes and maintains good working relationships with customers to encourage repeat and referral business.

Ensures that the work areas and customer waiting area are kept clean.

Ensures that all customers are greeted promptly and given fair estimates on parts

Handles customer complaints immediately and according to dealership's guidelines.

Maintains safe work environment.

Maintains a professional appearance.

 Other duties may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
  

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of organization.
  
  
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages
  
  
  

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables.
  
  
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited information exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  
  
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Manufacturer Training

Valid Driver's License

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All applicants who accept employment will be required to complete a pre-employment drug/BG/MVR screen.

The Pete Store is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and potential employees will be recruited, selected, trained, compensated, promoted and if necessary, disciplined without regard to sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, status as a veteran, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Employees holding a CDL license are classified in a “safety sensitive” position as defined by the United States Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing regulations.   As a “safety sensitive” classification, you will be subject to drug and alcohol testing, including random testing.