Manager, Parts Sales & Supply Chain

Karcher

$100K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
  • 7-12+ years in parts management, aftermarket sales, or supply chain
  • Proven leadership in commercial growth and operational management
  • Strong negotiation and sourcing skills, with ERP experience preferred
  • Data-driven with an emphasis on profit margins and inventory optimization

Responsibilities

  • Drive parts revenue and market share for aftermarket growth
  • Define and execute parts portfolio and pricing strategy
  • Optimize sourcing through effective supplier negotiations
  • Manage inventory levels to minimize stockouts and obsolescence
  • Collaborate with IT and Marketing on digital innovation for customer platforms

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
  • Paid Holidays (11 per year)
  • Flexible PTO for exempt employees; generous PTO for non-exempt employees
  • HSA, FSA, and 401K matching plans
  • Paid sick leave and disability insurance
Full Job Description
The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $120,000 CAN and bonus opportunity

Position Summary

This role owns the end-to-end parts business and supply chain, with full responsibility for parts sales, aftermarket business development, product management, sourcing, procurement, inventory, and logistics operations. The objective is to build a profitable, structured parts business while ensuring operational excellence across the supply chain, combining commercial ownership with strategic leadership and direct oversight of the warehouse and logistics team.

This is how you WOW:
  • Drive Commercial Growth: Own parts revenue, margin, and market share, establishing the aftermarket business as a core, highly profitable center across dealers and the installed base.
  • Lead Portfolio & Pricing Strategy: Define the parts portfolio strategy by identifying high movers and portfolio gaps while conducting competitive pricing analyses to optimize margins.
  • Optimize Sourcing & Procurement: Lead end-to-end sourcing and purchase negotiations with OEM and aftermarket suppliers to secure best-value agreements, reduce risks, and ensure supply continuity.
  • Manage Inventory & Logistics: Balance stock availability with working capital to minimize stockouts and obsolescence, while providing strategic leadership to the Logistics Supervisor and warehouse team.
  • Champion Digital Innovation: Partner with IT and Marketing to build a seamless customer experience through dealer parts portals, end-user e-commerce platforms, and digital catalogs.

It would be WOW if you would bring this in:
  • Educational Foundation: A Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a closely related professional discipline.
  • Extensive Domain Expertise: 7-12+ years of progressive experience spanning parts management, aftermarket sales, product management, or complex supply chain environments.
  • Strategic Leadership: Proven capability managing both commercial growth strategies and daily operational/warehouse logistics teams.
  • Advanced Negotiation & Systems Skills: Strong supplier negotiation skills and alternative sourcing expertise, ideally coupled with hands-on ERP experience (SAP Business One preferred).
  • Analytical P&L Mindset: A strong data-driven and commercial ownership mindset focused on margin expansion, inventory turns, and cross-functional alignment.

Our Kärcher WOW-package:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision plan
  • Paid Holidays (11 per year)
  • Flexible PTO for exempt employees; generous PTO for non-exempt employees
  • HSA, FSA and 401K matching plans
  • Paid sick time, as well as short and long term disability insurance

Work Environment & Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and reach with arms and hands for extended periods. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts, may be exposed to airborne particles, and must utilize proper protective equipment due to high noise levels in the warehouse environment.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job. These may be added, removed, changed or reassigned as needed to accommodate business requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

So: Wanna WOW with us?

Simply upload your resume online and leave your contact information. We look forward to getting to know you!

Together towards a clean world.

Benique Lucero | Talent Acquisition Manager

[email protected]

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