Knight’s Companies Fleet Parts Manager for the Maintenance department manages parts operations within the division to provide the highest level of satisfaction while maximizing return on investment through parts purchasing, inventory control, and expense control. The Fleet Parts Manager works to optimize parts department processes. The Fleet Parts Manager is responsible for training, retaining, and effectively engaging department personnel.

Essential Functions:

• Perform all job duties in accordance with company safety and environmental policies and procedures without exception.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Provides effective leadership and supervision of the Parts Team during day-to-day operations to ensure the smooth operation of the Parts Department. Always giving clear direction to team members, ensuring that all tools for success are available.
• Perform safety and production checks with Part’s team throughout the workday to ensure all tasks are being performed in a safe and efficient manner. Reporting any issues with safety or production to the Director of EHS for resolution.
• Provide support and assistance to the Parts Team ensuring that the parts counter is consistently staffed.
• Responsible for managing inventory based on demand. Must be able to maintain stock at a level that enables internal servicing and repair departments to complete their work without delay. However, they must also avoid the costs of carrying excessive inventory.
• Must have knowledge of stock-control systems so that they can effectively record and analyze the movement of parts.
• Must also maintain accurate records of parts replaced under warranty and details of faulty parts.
• Performs yearly inventory of all parts departments throughout all locations ensuring that all min, max, and bin locations are accurate.
• Oversees the execution of all stock orders, ensuring they are accurate before orders are placed.
• Consistently monitors non-moving inventory, ensuring that all obsolete stock is returned to the vendor of purchase in a timely manner for credit.
• Oversees all repair orders for proper invoicing of parts, PO’s, and sublets. Ensuring that consistent reviews and feedback is given to team members to correct any errors made.
• Consistently monitors special-order parts to ensure unneeded inventory is used or sent back to vendors in order to maintain inventory stocking guidelines.
• Works directly with vendors, always ensuring the best pricing and service is being received. In conjunction with this every twelve (12) months the Part’s Manager will request quotes from outside vendors, including sublet vendors to ensure best pricing is being received.
• Oversees sublet repairs and warranty repairs ensuring timeliness and cost control at all times. Following up daily on any units at an outside vendor to reduce downtime of the unit.
• Performs negotiation of new equipment pricing, always ensuring the best price is received.
• Responsible for overseeing all tire purchases, tire repairs, and keeping inventory of all tire casings including status.
• Works to identify any used parts in the Maintenance Shop that have a future use. Once identified these will be put into inventory stock for use.
• Ensures that the Part’s Team maintains a clean, safe, and organized work environment. Always holding team members accountable for their area’s condition.
• Effectively communicates with Shop Foreman and Fleet Maintenance Manager regarding parts availability. Including order status and ETA.
• Performs daily assessments of team member performance. Give consistent constructive feedback and sets goals to ensure the team’s success.
• Oversees the status of all warranty and core claims, ensuring that the Part’s Team submits these in the time allotted by the vendor and that maximum credit is received.
• Ensures that all new parts are entered into the system correctly at the time of purchase, including all warranty and core information.
• Responsible for the implementation of Part’s Team training with every new addition.
• Responsible for review and approval of outside vendors before the first order is processed. This also requires approval from the President/CEO with higher-cost orders.
• Perform annual reviews of all Part’s Team Members by deadlines set forth.
• Any other duties that may arise during the successful operation of the Parts Department

• Prior leadership experience in an automotive / diesel parts or automotive / diesel shop environment.
• Ability to lead and train team members in parts Department operations
• Ability to develop and follow action plans to ensure team enthusiasm and Parts Department success.
• Leadership skills, including empowerment, coaching, organizing and planning, and interpersonal sensitivity
• Positive, team-oriented attitude.
• Goal-oriented, ambitious with the need to grow.
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with all team members.
• Ability to establish and control inventory system
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret inventory reports
• General office experience is required.
• Some accounting experience is preferred but not required.
• Proficient with computers and Microsoft Office Suite.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Effective communication skills; in-person, over the phone, and via email.
• Ability to read, write, count, and perform basic math functions.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends as the need arises.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to perform in a high-stress, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to uphold the stress of traveling.
• Ability to sit, stand, kneel, stoop, and reach with arms for long periods of time.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time if necessary.
• Ability to use fingers for data entry.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. frequently.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 75 lbs. occasionally.