Parts Town Careers

Outbound Manager

Addison, IL

See What We’re All About

As the fastest-growing distributor of restaurant equipment, HVAC and residential appliance parts, we like to do things a little differently. First, you need to understand and demonstrate our Core Values with safety being your first priority. That’s key. But we’re also looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, courage to embrace change…and if you know a few jokes, that puts you on the top of our list!

Do you have a genius-level knowledge of original equipment manufacturer parts? If not, no problem! We’re more interested in passionate people with fresh ideas from different backgrounds. That’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We’re proud that our workplace has been recognized for its growth and innovation on the Inc. 5000 list 15 years in a row and the Crain’s Fast 50 list ten times. We are honored to be voted by our Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for the last four years.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!

Perks

• Parts Town Pride – check out our virtual tour and culture!
• Quarterly profit-sharing bonus
• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Casual dress code
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, 401k/401k match, employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The Job at a Glance

As the Outbound Manager (Internally known as Manager, OEM Parts Wrangler) you will help lead the team in the execution of shipping all customer orders out same day. You will manage the outbound supervisors responsible for the teams picking, assembling, packing, and shipping freight and parcel orders. You will drive department initiatives through planning, organizing, controlling, and directing outbound operations. You will coordinate outbound team members to generate a smooth workflow, and spearhead quality and cycle time reduction goals. You will manage team schedules, keep outbound work-in-process to acceptable levels, and build a daily staffing plan for outbound operations based on volume, and labor projections. You will be a superior team-builder through coaching and developing team members, planning daily activities, making on-the-floor decisions to eliminate operational constraints and bottlenecks, and leading process improvement efforts. You will promote the Parts Town culture, core values, and commitment to Safety.

A Typical Day

• Analyze existing FC processes and assess shortcomings/gaps
• Drive change across FC
• Drive overall FC quality through process improvement
• Implement labor management practices
• Work with our training team to develop and implement preferred methods and labor standards
• Lead FC wide process improvement efforts such as 5S, LEAN
• Manage system enhancements roadmap
• Promote culture of continuous improvement within the FC organization inclusive of leading FC leader projects and trainings
• Improve FC efficiencies
• Contribute to planning and development of major FC initiatives
• Support functions across Inbound and Outbound groups across campus

To Land This Opportunity

• You can work the hours Monday-Friday with Rotating Saturdays 2:00 PM-11:00 PM
• You have the Ability to transform data into actionable decisions and insightful stories
• You are hands-on and willing to jump in where needed
• You have excellent communication skills
• You are a self-starter looking to make an impact in a new role
• You consider yourself an expert in MS Excel
• You can dazzle someone with your PowerPoint skills
• You have experience pulling data from data repositories
• You have demonstrated ability to drive change and promote CI
• You might hold certification in CI (Six Sigma Green Belt, DMAIC, etc.)
• Thrives in fast-paced environment, can self-manage
• Experience leading and building teams
• Experience with labor management
• 3+ years experience in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Operations leading continuous improvement efforts and 2+ years of people leadership
• You possess the ability to move around for long periods of time and consistently lift up to 40lbs unassisted.

About Your Future Team

Our Fulfillment Center Team is full of high-performing team members who have a passion and enthusiasm to work hard and play hard. Our Fulfillment Center is a very team-oriented atmosphere, and we strive to live up to our core values of safety, integrity, community, passion, courage, and innovation each and every day! 

At Parts Town, we value transparency and are committed to ensuring our team members feel appreciated and supported.   We prioritize our positive workplace culture where collaboration, growth, and work-life balance are celebrated. The salary range for this role is $75,482.61 – $102,123.53 annually which is based on including but not limited to qualifications, experience, and geographical location. Parts Town is a pay for performance-company. In addition to base pay, some roles offer a profit-sharing program, and an annual bonus depending on the role. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with match, employee assistance programs, paid time off, paid sick time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and professional development opportunities.

Parts Town welcomes diversity and as an equal opportunity employer all qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.