Mechanical Services Parts Advisor

General Employment Details
Permanent Full-Time (40 Hours/ week)
Hours: 7:30am-4:00pm

Hourly Rate: $23.00-$25.00

Reports to: Mechanical Manager

ADESA/OPENLANE Canada is the country's largest wholesale vehicle auction and remarketing services company. ADESA/OPENLANE provides state-of-the art facilities and technologies to help dealers and consignors buy and sell used cars, trucks, RVs, boats, motorcycles and heavy equipment.

ADESA/OPENLANE Vancouver is one of ADESA/OPENLANE Canada's 14 wholesale vehicle auctions that are located across Canada, coast to coast and the employer of choice in the Canadian automotive remarketing industry.

Responsibilities:
 

• Interpret inspection results together with the Technician to source the right parts required for open work orders.
• Source for parts needed for repair and maintenance of vehicles at different aftermarket and OEM, used and jobber parts suppliers placing orders by telephone and online systems.
• Organize parts by repair order and assign work to the next available technician.
• Support service technicians in their inquiries about parts and ETA.
• Monitor backorders and returns to parts suppliers.
• Organize new parts on shelves and identify by work order.
• Inventory management and reconciliation - including accurate monthly counts - maintaining optimum stock levels and reordering.
• Monitor the progress of each vehicle throughout the day.
• Ability to use computer system for entering and tracking parts orders and preparing repair estimates and billing.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
 

• 3 years of Parts Advisor experience.
• Automotive industry experience with an understanding of automotive parts and product lines.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and customer service skills
• Must be well organized, multi-tasker, work well under pressure.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• An understanding of Automotive (repair) knowledge and automotive product lines.
• Proficient in Google Suite applications
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds as some vehicle parts are heavy.
• Flexible schedule required Monday -Saturday.