District Operations Manager

Position Mission:

Provides division level support to the district IBS teams. Ensures growth and sustainability of the IBS program within the division.

Position Performance Measures:

• IBS Customer Satisfaction, Customer Retention and Site Sustainability
• IBS Contract Compliance for all APG Division Company-Owned Sites
• IBS Inventory Management
• IBS New Distribution - Site Growth and New Site Implementation
• APG IBS Policy and Procedure Execution

Specific Responsibilities within these Measures:

IBS Customer Satisfaction, Customer Retention and Site Sustainability

• Ensures IBS sites are achieving approved ROI, researches when actual performance is below target, and works with the District teams to improve performance.
• IBS Division Ops is responsible to work alongside the DMs to ensure 100% of all APG IBS sites complete online business reviews every quarter in 2018
• 2018 review windows
• Q1 reviews:  March 1-April 30
• Q2 reviews:  June 1 – July 31
• Q3 reviews:  Sept 1 – Oct 31
• Q4 reviews:  Dec 1 – Jan 31
• Note – business reviews are not complete unless customer has electronically signed off and scored the IBS each quarter.
• Reviews IBS site inventory write-off and develops plan to follow LP and inventory plans to ensure a successful inventory year end write off

IBS New Distribution - Site Growth and New Site Implementation

• Performs RFP research and prep, involving necessary site and company resources as needed
• Prepares IBS contract through the assistance of IBS legal counsel
• Performs new location project management to ensure all systems are updated and in place.
• Participates in general company projects as needed.

APG IBS Policy and Procedure Execution

• Conducts regional non-company vendor management to ensure availability of inventory as needed.
• Ensures company, and customer, policies and procedures are followed.
• Needs to be subject matter expert on HUB for Division
• Take the role to “train the trainers” at least two subject matter experts to help training and roll out HUB (i.e – District Ops Manager in large IBS Districts)
• Ensure all IBS personnel complete mandatory on-line HUB training on NAPATraining.com no later than 6 weeks before they go live in their site
• Held accountable to rollout all eligible HUB locations – on schedule – in 2018
• Barcoding and Location coding  - at all APG IBS sites
• P-Card reconciliation – tracking and ensuring daily reconciling is done at all IBS sites (BP0006)

Experience, Education, and Abilities:

• College degree or work equivalent required.
• Technical school, and/or college degree a plus.
• IBS site management a plus.
• Ability to manage people; prioritize and delegate to team members.
• Strong communication skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong project management skills.
• Requires demonstrated leadership in the automotive after-market industry, preferably an automotive parts department, dealership, jobber, heavy duty and/or fleet establishment.
• Possess working knowledge of the organization’s store support services.
• Must possess high character and integrity.
• Capable of providing strong leadership to the operation to create a high performance team; i.e., customer focus, open communication, willingness to coach and provide feedback.
• Possess personal drive, self-motivation and initiative to accomplish Company goals and objectives.
• Must enjoy working in a fast-paced setting and possess an ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to properly maintain and protect site facilities, equipment, inventory and all physical assets of the company.
• Have a willingness and ability to learn.
• Possess analytical problem solving skills.
• Capable of operating a point-of-sale system and cataloging.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and using internet for parts research and sourcing.
• Ability to utilize POS system (TAMS and HUB) to develop specialized reporting.
• Ability to learn and use customer fleet management software.
• Flexibility with working hours, depending on customer and location needs (i.e. emergency overtime related to weather conditions).

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