Parts Manager (Powersports)
About The Position
Anderson Powersports in Reno, Nevada, is seeking an experienced Powersports Parts Manager to lead the parts team, provide customer service, and drive department sales and profitability. The manager oversees daily parts and accessories operations, employee performance and safety training, inventory, purchasing, sales, and department results. The role works closely with sales, service, dealership management, customers, vendors, and manufacturer representatives to support an excellent customer experience. Days and hours vary to accommodate service department hours; the position regularly requires evenings and weekends. Travel may be required for meetings or presentations.
Requirements
- Previous experience in a powersports, motorcycle, automotive, snowmobile, or related parts department.
- Strong knowledge of OEM parts, accessories, and parts ordering systems.
- Experience with inventory control, purchasing, pricing, and sales.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to lead a team, solve problems, and manage competing priorities.
- Self-motivated, results-driven approach focused on profitability and customer satisfaction.
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Three to five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Five to seven years of supervisory experience, preferably in automotive or powersports.
- Strong process and operations experience, including proven experience leading field, technical repair, or manufacturing teams in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment with customer-facing responsibilities.
- Able to meet the physical demands of the job, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the day; frequently lifting or moving items over 50 pounds; and required vision abilities.
- Comfort working near moving mechanical parts and occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.
Nice To Haves
- Parts department leadership or supervisory experience.
- Experience in automotive or powersports supervisory work.
Responsibilities
- Manage the daily operations of the parts and accessories department.
- Lead, train, motivate, and manage the performance and safety training of department employees.
- Maintain accurate inventory levels and ensure timely ordering, receiving, and stocking of parts.
- Maximize parts and accessories sales while maintaining strong gross profit margins.
- Monitor inventory turnover, aging inventory, and obsolete parts.
- Support the service department by ensuring technicians have the parts needed to keep work moving.
- Assist retail customers with parts, accessories, apparel, and product recommendations.
- Build relationships with customers, vendors, and manufacturer representatives.
- Manage special orders, backorders, returns, and warranty-related parts processes.
- Monitor department performance, meet sales goals, and identify opportunities for growth.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and professional parts department.
- Coordinate with sales, service, and dealership management to support a positive customer experience.
- Travel to meetings or presentations when required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
