Job Description
Responsibilities and Duties
- Help customers find the spare parts they are looking for.
- Read catalogs to determine new parts on market.
- Ensure all necessary parts are stocked and ready for purchase.
- Order new parts from catalog as needed.
- Determine replacement parts required, according to inspections of old parts, customer requests, or customers' descriptions of malfunctions.
- Look over machine, product, or car to determine what part is needed.
- Locate other vendors who have the part if it isn't carried in store.
- Recommend substitute parts or show customers how to modify parts.
- Examine parts for defects.
- Take inventory of stock and replenish when needed.
- Take orders over the phone.
- Sell parts to repair garages, retail shops, truck and bus companies, dealers, and the public.
- Measure parts, using precision measuring instruments to determine whether similar parts may be machined to required size.
- Set up merchandise for display.
- Answer the customers' questions or problems.
- Use knowledge of machines and equipment to discuss the use and features of parts.
- Look up stock numbers and prices for parts in catalogs or on computers.
- Receive and deliver parts to customers.
- To Cooperate closely and hold monthly operational meetings regularly with the Service Manager and sales manager.
- To plan, lead, organize and control operations in the parts department
- To plan and contribute to the dealer’s parts and service marketing programs organization.
- To establish yearly staff training targets for all parts staff in the company.
- To introduce and maintain parts storage according to Toyota’s standards.
- To maintain conditions of 4S in the parts department
- To carefully monitor the dealership’s parts-related indices and create ambitious parts sales, service rate, and stocking level objectives.
- To carry out Kaizen activities towards improving efficiency in the parts department
- To develop proposals for improving customer satisfaction
- To monitor competitors and promoting parts sales .
- Any other duties that may be assigned to you.
Qualifications
- First Degree in any discipline
- Previous automotive parts trade experience
- Knowledge and experience of parts operations
- Product and general automotive business knowledge
- Proven customer handling skills.
- Potential for developing management skills.