Parts Manager

SUMMARY:
Well established company on the East Rand seeks a Parts Manager from Industrial Equipment industry

POSITION INFO:
Skills/Qualifications:

• Matric / Grade 12 required.
• Related Diploma in parts management
• 3 years Management Experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Autoline experience ADVANTAGE
• Minimum 5 years or more relevant working experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively and cope under pressure and troubleshoot where necessary.
• Trustworthy and honest with accuracy in execution
• Own, reliable transport is essential.

• Achieve an acceptable market share, through maximizing sales of parts to trade and distribution
• Plan, manage, and monitor the implementation of governance and compliance
• Identify and manage risk and expose liabilities.
• Plan and manage financial activities in line with approved policies
• Manage, identify, and address customer needs providing a variety of related parts, products, and accessories, to enhance satisfaction
• Implement people resource planning
• Coordinate and monitor the sales and marketing activities of parts, products, and accessories for delivering against planned initiatives.
• Ensuring all production orders are shipped to customers in a timely manner
• Communicating all delays or variances in inbound/outbound freight to parties.
• Update and send out an ETA listing to all regions weekly.
• Maintaining strict control over inventory levels
• Following up on all open orders and backorders
• Ensuring parts information on Autoline is kept up to date and accurate.
• Ensuring that the Autoline price file is updated when suppliers and OEMs adjust their pricing, or if the ROE goes above the factored rate.
• Planning warehouse layout and space requirements to achieve full warehouse optimization.
• Considering full implications of freight turnover, size, weight, and other factors when allocating warehouse space.
• Managing annual returns to OEMs.
• Managing creation of all SDRs and following up until credit note received.
• Ensuring that the credit process is adhered to and approve all credit requests for the Parts Department.
• Enforcing company’s policies regarding security and safety
• Supervising a team of warehouse employees.
• Identify and resolve all issues in the department
• Assisting with recruitment paperwork and processes for the department.
• Investigating causes of lost or damaged shipments and other matters
• Maintain close working relations and communication with the Service Management Team.
• Customer visits when necessary