Job Description

Position Summary The Parts Purchasing Manager is responsible for supporting parts purchasing, supplier relationships, inventory control, and purchasing processes across the McCandless Truck Center network. This role plays a key part in maintaining strong fill rate, controlling inventory levels, reducing excess stock, and supporting branch operations. Key Responsibilities Supplier and Vendor Management

• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to support a reliable supply chain.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, freight programs, and vendor support when applicable.
• Monitor vendor performance, including fill rate, lead times, backorders, pricing accuracy, and issue resolution.
• Support vendor consolidation by identifying approved vendors that should be part of the “MTC Program.”
• Work with vendors on returns, stock adjustments, product swaps, aging inventory, and quality concerns.

Inventory Control and Purchasing

• Monitor inventory levels to ensure parts are available when needed while minimizing excess and obsolete stock.
• Review and maintain min/max settings based on demand, sales history, lead times, and branch needs.
• Support company fill rate goals through accurate and intentional stocking decisions.
• Review inventory turns, days’ supply, overstock, lost sales, and demand trends to guide purchasing decisions.
• Identify aged, dead, or excess inventory and help create plans to sell, return, transfer, or reduce exposure.
• Place and manage purchase orders based on demand, inventory levels, supplier programs, and operational needs.

Purchase Order and Data Management

• Review and clean up open purchase orders to ensure accurate records and timely follow-through.
• Resolve PO discrepancies, backorders, pricing issues, freight concerns, and supplier delays.
• Maintain accurate supplier, cost, inventory, and part record data in company systems.
• Use purchasing reports and system recommendations to make informed buying decisions.
• Generate reports to support purchasing decisions, vendor performance, inventory reviews, and financial analysis.

Cost Control and Profitability

• Analyze parts costs, vendor pricing, freight, rebates, and purchasing programs to identify savings opportunities.
• Support margin improvement through better sourcing, vendor negotiations, and program compliance.
• Review cost changes and supplier programs to ensure purchasing decisions protect profitability.
• Reduce unnecessary stock duplication, emergency freight, and carrying costs where possible.

Cross Department Support

• Work closely with parts managers, service, body shop, sales, PSSR teams, warehouse, dispatch, accounting, and leadership.
• Support branch operations by helping ensure the right parts are available at the right time.
• Communicate supply issues, stocking changes, vendor concerns, and purchasing decisions clearly.
• Partner with sales and PSSR teams to identify all-makes opportunities, customer demand, lost sales, and stocking gaps.
• Support new branch openings, inventory builds, and operational readiness.

Process Improvement and Accountability

• Continuously evaluate purchasing processes to improve speed, accuracy, consistency, and accountability.
• Support standard purchasing procedures across the network.
• Help enforce discipline around min/max, purchase orders, transfers, returns, vendor programs, and inventory controls.
• Take ownership of problems through resolution instead of allowing issues to sit unresolved.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and customer relations skills.
• Strong math, reading comprehension, and analytical skills.
• Purchasing, inventory control, warehouse, parts, or supply chain experience preferred.
• General understanding of distribution center, warehouse, and branch operations.
• Ability to analyze reports, inventory data, purchasing trends, and supplier performance.
• Computer-literate with the ability to learn and become proficient in company software systems.
• Ability to work with multiple departments and branch locations in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and work at heights of 25 feet or more when needed.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record (this is safety sensitive position if forklift certified)
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Heavy-duty truck, bus, automotive, dealership, or parts distribution experience
• Excel and Power BI Proficiency
• Experience with min/max inventory management.
• Experience managing open purchase orders and follow-up with vendors.
• Understanding of fill rate, inventory turns, days’ supply, obsolescence, lost sales, and stock replenishment.
• Experience working with vendors, pricing programs, rebates, returns, and supplier performance.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions using both data and operational knowledge.

What MTC Offers MTC is a family-owned company that cares about its people, customers, and long-term success. We offer competitive wages, paid time off, paid holidays, full health benefits, and a 401k match. We value commitment, compassion, hard work, accountability, and a desire for each other to succeed. No matter what your experience level is when you join us, our goal is to help you grow, develop, and build a long-term career with MTC.

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Full time

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