Store Manager

Overview

Parts Authority, founded in 1973, is a leading national distributor of automotive replacement parts, tools/equipment and transmissions. Headquartered in Long Island, New York, Parts Authority is rapidly expanding, and today has more than 300 locations servicing customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC and Wisconsin.

Parts Authority has grown through both organic initiatives and acquisitions. Over the past several years Parts Authority has acquired over a dozen companies as part of its expansion strategy. Parts Authority's catalog of over 3 million parts covering more than 125 million applications, ensures our customer partners receive the parts they want, when they want them.

What makes Parts Authority different is OUR TEAM. Parts Authority has a team of professionally trained, experienced counter people to assist in finding the right parts and the right brand for each application.

Parts Authority carries the best brands in the business for domestic and import vehicles. AC Delco, Motorcraft, Denso, Bosch, KYB, Monroe, Gates, Dorman and Exide are just a few of the more than 400 suppliers from around the world, that Parts Authority partners with to bring our customer partners the best parts.

Each and every team member plays a vital role in our success. We are rapidly expanding and looking for a professional, self-motivated individual to fill the role of Branch Manager

Responsibilities

Branch manager is responsible for efficient operations in the store, including customer relations, sales, and staff management.

We only want dynamic, career-minded people who are willing to dedicate themselves to this job.

Sales/Customer Relations:

• Work with existing and new customers to generate revenue opportunity for the store and execute the plan to take advantage of opportunities.
• Handle COD accounts
• Log lost sales
• Review and report on sales numbers
• Manage invoices
• Review credits
• Work with salespeople to visit customers
• Ensure that customers are receiving deliveries in a timely fashion
• Follow up with customers who are not calling
• Deal with customers in a professional and courteous manner

Staff Management:

• Manage and lead a store team to consistently deliver high levels of customer service and business results.
• Manage payroll, account for hours worked/deliveries
• Hold department/all-store meetings and solicit feedback/suggestions from team members
• Train countermen on phone procedures, provide ongoing training to team members
• Provide valuable and actionable feedback to team members during review periods and ongoing
• Manage employee lateness/absenteeism, performance issues, policy violations and all other coaching and/ or corrective action in accordance with company practice
• Take a proactive approach to team member satisfaction

Operations:

• Oversee building maintenance
• Manage location cleanliness, store security and maintain a safe working environment
• Demonstrate a positive, helpful attitude as well as professional conduct and appearance at all times.
• Keep management informed of competition and share all "best practices" with the rest of the company team in weekly reports.
• Maintain communications with General Manager and all assigned team members to continually improve location service levels, productivity and profitability
• Performs additional duties as assigned
• Maintain and promote workplace safety
• Securing and transferring cash or other assets.

Qualifications

General Requirements for Position (e.g. drivers license, lifting capacity etc.)

• Ability to lift, push and pull up to 50 pounds
• Clean/ valid driver's license preferred

Some of the benefits of being a part of our growing Parts Authority family:

• Medical Coverage
• Pharmacy Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Short Term Disability Coverage
• Voluntary Short Term Disability Coverage
• Voluntary Long Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• ID Theft Insurance
• Legal Plan Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Holidays, Sick and Vacation
• Profit Sharing/401 (k) Plan
• Employee Discounts on Merchandise

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap, or any other legally protected status. "We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance."