Automotive Parts Manager
About The Position
Farris Family of Dealerships is accepting applications for a Parts Manager role. This is a leadership position with real authority, accountability, and earning potential, focused on running a department, growing a team, and being compensated for results. The company is a family-owned dealership group operating since 1929, recognized as a top-performing service operation. The ideal candidate will own, optimize, and manage the parts department to ensure service operations never slow down waiting for a part. This role requires daily coaching, training, and accountability with the team.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of parts management experience at a franchised dealership.
- Proven track record of controlling obsolescence and improving turns without sacrificing fill rate.
- Strong working knowledge of parts department financials and DMS reporting.
- Experience developing and holding a parts team accountable.
- Detail-oriented, process-driven, and a clear communicator with both the service team and Fixed Ops leadership.
- Able to handle vendor relationships, backorder escalations, and internal conflict resolution professionally.
- Drive, motivation, and a winner's mindset.
Nice To Haves
- OEM brand experience preferred; Ford, Jeep, or Ram experience a plus.
Responsibilities
- Manage daily parts department operations including counter sales, special orders, and internal fulfillment for service.
- Drive department performance across key metrics: fill rate, inventory turns, obsolescence control, and parts gross profit through disciplined inventory management and expense control.
- Develop and coach parts counter staff on accuracy, speed, customer communication, and internal service support.
- Coordinate with Service on day-to-day operations.
- Monitor stock order utilization and ensure parts availability aligns with service demand and repair order volume.
- Track and report lost sales to make better stocking decisions.
- Review daily and monthly financial performance and present results to ownership and Fixed Ops Director.
- Ensure compliance with OEM parts policies, warranty parts retention requirements, and return procedures.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and professionally run parts operation.
Benefits
- Weekly pay plus performance-based commission pay plan
- Bonus structure tied to Performance Metrics
- Paid factory and OEM training
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Healthcare benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
