Parts Manager

AEC

$70K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10+ years in parts, distribution, or supply chain leadership
  • Strong experience in HVAC, mechanical, or industrial distribution
  • Proven record of driving growth and operational improvement
  • Strong business acumen in pricing, margins, inventory, and KPIs
  • Hands-on leadership approach with a player-coach mentality
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong bias for action

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop inside sales, outside sales, and warehouse teams across multiple locations
  • Build a high-performance, accountable culture across the business
  • Identify and execute on market growth opportunities
  • Engage actively with customers and vendors to drive revenue
  • Oversee and optimize inventory performance and processes
  • Track key performance indicators with a focus on improvement
  • Deliver exceptional customer support and drive relationship-building

Benefits

  • High visibility and influence over the business
  • Opportunity to build and scale a meaningful operation
  • Autonomy to take leadership initiatives
  • Performance-driven culture with rewards for results
  • Competitive compensation and performance incentives
Full Job Description
Parts Manager

HVAC / Industrial Distribution
Louisville, KY | Full-Time | Exempt

Build it. Scale it. Own it.

We're looking for a high-impact Parts Manager to take ownership of a multi-location parts business with significant untapped growth.

This is not a "keep things running" role-this is a build, optimize, and scale opportunity for someone who thinks like an owner and leads from the front.

You'll operate as the business leader for parts-driving performance across sales, operations, inventory, and customer experience-while partnering across service and equipment teams to create a seamless, best-in-class operation.

What You'll Own

Leadership & Culture
  • Lead inside sales, outside sales, and warehouse teams across multiple locations
  • Build a high-accountability, performance-driven culture
  • Coach, develop, and elevate talent at every level

Growth & Market Impact
  • Identify and execute growth opportunities across pricing, product mix, and customer segments
  • Actively engage the market-customers, vendors, and team-to drive revenue
  • Bring a proactive, entrepreneurial approach to expanding the business

Operations & Inventory Excellence
  • Own inventory performance: turns, accuracy, availability, and obsolescence
  • Optimize stocking strategy and enforce disciplined processes
  • Improve speed, accuracy, and efficiency across locations

Business Ownership
  • Own revenue, margins, expenses, and inventory investment
  • Track and manage KPIs with a continuous improvement mindset
  • Make data-driven decisions that drive profitability and growth

Customer Experience
  • Deliver fast, accurate, and reliable parts support
  • Build strong customer relationships and trust
  • Champion a people-first, customer-first culture

What We're Looking For
  • 5-10+ years in parts, distribution, or supply chain leadership
  • Experience in HVAC, mechanical, or industrial distribution strongly preferred
  • Proven track record of driving growth, improving operations, and leading teams
  • Strong business acumen (pricing, margins, inventory, KPIs)
  • Hands-on, player-coach mentality-you lead from the floor, not just the office
  • Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset and bias for action

What Success Looks Like
  • Consistent sales and margin growth
  • A high-performing, accountable, and engaged team
  • Best-in-class customer experience across all locations
  • A parts operation that runs like a business-not just a support function

Why This Role
  • High visibility with real influence on the business
  • Opportunity to build and scale something meaningful
  • Autonomy to lead-not just manage
  • Performance-driven culture that rewards results
  • Competitive compensation + incentives tied to impact

Ready to Build Something?

If you're a driven leader who knows parts, understands distribution, and wants to own, grow, and scale a business-we should talk.

Salary ranges listed are dependent upon a candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the specific role and location.

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