Journey Parts Person

About the role

You will locate, purchase, record, and dispense parts and services to maintenance employees. You will ascertain best-value purchases and assist with contract administration. You will work to establish a reliable vendor base and assure compliance with OEM safety-sensitive specifications. You will also maintain the perpetual inventory system, performing cycle and annual year-end inventory counts.

Essential Duties

• Locate, purchase, record, and dispense parts and services for bus and auto facilities maintenance employees.
• Verify receipts and maintain price records, stock locations, and shipping logs.
• Maintain specifications of safety-sensitive parts and after-market parts purchased, confirming compliance with safety specifications.
• Maintain related documents.
• Assist with contract administration in compliance with federal, state, and local audit requirements.
• Research and purchase unusual or hard-to-find goods and services.
• Collect and evaluate information on required specifications.
• Resource and evaluate best-value purchases, considering price, quality, warranty, and delivery.
• Maintain centralized shipping and receiving information.
• Prepare specifications and conduct informal RFQs for goods and services, including evaluation and award in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Analyze usage trends and forecast future stock usage.
• Set stock reorder levels, safety stock, and minimum stock levels.
• Design and assist with creating custom inventory reports.
• Establish a reliable after-market vendor base, determining compliance with OEM safety-sensitive specifications.
• Assist in identifying safety-sensitive parts.
• Research potential vendors and offerings.
• Evaluate the quality of products and services.
• Evaluate and determine delivery requirements vs. cost.
• Negotiate disputed pricing, core charges, re-stocking charges, receipts, delivery charges, warranties, and quality issues with vendors.
• Maintain a perpetual inventory system.
• Perform cycle counts and year-end inventory counts.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent credential.
• 5 years of experience in an automotive, industrial, bus, or truck parts department.
• Valid Washington State driver’s license and ability to drive a Community Transit vehicle.
• Ability to work any assigned shift, including weekends and holidays.

Knowledge Requirements

• Basic automotive and diesel power train specifications, brakes (air and hydraulic), suspension, air system controls, fuel management, exhaust and emission systems and standards.
• Basic industrial supplies, including electrical (AC and DC), hydraulic and air hoses and fittings, fasteners, welding, body shop, HVAC, and plumbing.
• Basic inventory management processes.
• Basic purchasing processes and applicable procurement regulations.
• General business practices.

Skill Requirements

• Fostering an inclusive workplace by upholding Community Transit’s core values in support of the organization’s vision and mission.
• Inspiring team commitment, pride, and trust while promoting cooperation and motivating members to achieve shared goals.
• Demonstrating courtesy, sensitivity, and respect in all interactions.
• Designing evaluation methods - reviewing and evaluating programs to monitor effectiveness and devising methods for improvements or corrective action in procedures within an assigned area.
• Researching and evaluating products for cost, quality, and availability.
• Interacting, communicating, and negotiating with outside vendors.
• Basic mathematical computations.
• Operating a forklift.
• Operating a Windows-based computer, including email and word processing tools, and basic internet proficiency.

Preferred Skills And Knowledge

• Public procurement processes.
• Contract administration.
• Begineer-level experience with Microsoft Excel.