Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Who We Are
United Ag & Turf NE is a John Deere Dealership with multiple locations across the Northeast. We service customers in a variety of industries such as commercial, construction, agricultural, as well as consumers. United Ag & Turf strives for exceptional customer service throughout all our locations and departments including parts, sales, and service.
United sees an incredible opportunity in the Northeast to continue to expand the John Deere brand. We will continue to invest heavily in the region, building new facilities, updating and upgrading operations and empowering the business to continue to bring on talented, hardworking people to the team. United Ag & Turf is a sister company to United Construction & Forestry, so the opportunities for our employees to leverage career growth and advancement are endless. We invite you to join us now, as this is just the beginning.
What You’ll Get
- Bonus Program
- Training through John Deere University
- A comprehensive employee benefits plan that includes medical, dental, vision, and 401K Match
- Referral Bonus
- Earned PTO
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Company holidays
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Great Work/Life Balance
- Opportunities for advancement
- A chance to work for the best in the business
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: Monday – Friday 1st shift – Saturdays as needed
United Ag & Turf NE is looking for a Parts Manager. The candidate will oversee the parts department, managing inventory levels, ensuring timely ordering of parts, providing excellent customer service, and leading a team of parts specialists to maintain optimal stock and sales of parts.
What You’ll Do
- Supervise and motivate a team of parts specialists, assign tasks, and ensure efficient operations within the parts department
- Interact with customers to identify their parts needs, providing information about available parts, and processing orders
- Promote parts sales to customers and identify potential sales opportunities
- Control the investment in inventory according to turn rate and level of obsolescence and the goals set annually in the company’s financial plan
- Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) related to parts sales, inventory levels, and costs, generating reports for management
Requirements:
What it Takes
- Strong product knowledge: Deep understanding of the parts and components used in the relevant industry.
- Inventory management expertise: Proficiency in inventory control systems and processes.
- Excellent communication skills: Ability to effectively communicate with customers, suppliers, and team members.
- Analytical skills: Capability to analyze sales data, identify trends, and make informed decisions.
- Leadership abilities: Ability to motivate and manage a team to achieve goals.
- Customer service focus: Commitment to providing excellent customer
Preferred
- 2 years experience in Parts Department operations
- Experience with John Deere Equipment
Education
- High school diploma or GED
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and telephone
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements
- Hearing ability is sufficient to communicate with others in person or over the phone
- Light to moderate lifting may be required (up to 50 pounds)
- Ability to reach, stoop, kneel, and bend as needed