Assistant Manager, Bus & Rail Stores

TriMet•97218, OR

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Manager of Bus & Rail Stores supervises material management activities at multiple locations and across shifts, including receiving, storage, inventory tracking, issuing, and security. The position is responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety, inventory, reliability, and efficiency; coordinating training, work evaluation, and staffing; and ensuring safety is consistently demonstrated as a fundamental value. The role requires working in person at least five days per week. The employee is also expected to regularly use TriMet transit to stay informed about customers’ experiences and TriMet’s products and services, and to perform related duties as required. The Assistant Manager oversees storeroom operations, staffing, inventory control, replenishment, reporting, and employee support at multiple locations and on all shifts. The role works closely with maintenance departments, purchasing, internal customers, and process partners to meet material needs, resolve issues, improve processes, and support service reliability. It also includes employee training, workplace investigations, progressive discipline, and grievance hearings.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; a degree in Business Administration is preferred.
Four years of total credited experience.
Four years of materials management experience in transportation, military, public utility, or fleet management.
One year of lead experience.
Current, valid Class C driver’s license issued by Oregon or Washington.
Ability to pass a driving-record check meeting TriMet standards.
Equivalent combinations of experience and training may be considered.
A complete work history is required at the time of offer; omitted work history will not be considered after hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Responsibilities

Monitor storeroom activities to ensure program goals, production standards, policies, and procedures are met.
Model and enforce workplace safety.
Prepare routine and special reports on storeroom activity for management.
Evaluate storeroom objectives and make recommendations.
Allocate labor and supplies to complete storeroom activities and projects on time, within budget guidelines, and without service interruption.
Prepare and implement work schedules, programs, and procedures.
Review and action routine replenishment activities consistently.
Collaborate with maintenance departments regarding fluctuations in material demand and communicate changes to the purchasing department.
Ensure revenue equipment awaiting materials is promptly addressed so vehicles can return to service.
Review parts stocking requests and control part-number creation.
Create and maintain point-of-use inventory locations and parts kitting for routine maintenance and internal remanufacturing activities.
Support, train, and administer Storekeepers at multiple locations and across all shifts, including on safety, business decision-making, workplace policies and procedures, and attendance and leave issues.
Conduct workplace investigations, administer progressive discipline, hear Working and Wage Agreement grievance hearings, and prepare required responses.
Provide initial training to Stores Trainees, including training on TriMet’s Oracle EBS financial systems.
Encourage employee creativity and engagement to improve processes where applicable.
Collaborate with team members, internal customers, and process partners to resolve issues, improve process efficiency, and meet departmental goals.
Supervise cycle-count activities to achieve program objectives.
Conduct reconciliations to maintain proper cost accounting when reviewing discrepancies.
Make process improvements to strengthen inventory control.
Model cultural competency and work effectively with culturally diverse individuals, coworkers, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations.
Regularly use TriMet’s transit system to maintain an understanding of customers’ experiences and TriMet’s products and services.
Perform related duties as required.