Manager of Transit Materials

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Full Time Nashville, TN, US

3 days ago Requisition

This position is responsible for the management and control of all transit-related materials, inventories, and warehouse operations, including vehicle repair parts, lubricants, facility maintenance materials, bus stop and passenger shelter components, signage, amenities, and other operational supplies. The position provides technical assistance and leadership to assigned materials management personnel and coordinates inventory planning, procurement support, forecasting, warehousing, and distribution activities. Responsibilities include maintaining inventory levels necessary to support fleet maintenance, facility maintenance, transit stop infrastructure, and operational continuity;

developing standard parts kits; forecasting material requirements; assisting in the development of procurement contracts; ensuring compliance with federal requirements, local policies, and industry standards; and maintaining effective inventory control systems.

• Manage inventories supporting fleet maintenance operations, facilities maintenance, transit centers, bus stops, passenger shelters, signage, benches, waste receptacles, lighting systems, and other transit infrastructure assets.
• Directly supervises assigned personnel, including responsibility for assigning work, evaluating performance, coaching employees, recommending hiring, discipline, promotion, and termination decisions.
• Coordinate procurement, storage, distribution, and replenishment of facility maintenance parts and materials including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, building maintenance, grounds maintenance, and safety-related supplies.
• Maintain inventory records and stock levels for bus stop and passenger shelter replacement components including panels, glazing, roofing materials, benches, lighting components, signage, hardware, and related infrastructure materials.
• Develop and maintain inventory forecasting models for fleet, facility, and passenger amenity assets.
• Coordinate with Facilities, Engineering, Capital Programs, Bus Stop Infrastructure, and Maintenance personnel to identify material requirements and establish inventory stocking levels.
• Establish inventory control procedures for non-vehicle assets, consumables, maintenance supplies, and infrastructure replacement components.
• Monitor inventory turnover, stock obsolescence, warranty recovery opportunities, and lifecycle replacement requirements.
• Support emergency response and service restoration efforts by ensuring availability of critical materials and replacement components.
• Develop specifications and support procurement activities for fleet parts, facility maintenance materials, transit stop infrastructure components, and operational supplies.
• Maintain accountability for inventory valuation, asset tracking, warehouse security, and audit compliance for all materials managed by the department.
• Coordinate the work of and provide technical assistance to parts clerks maintaining parts inventories and receiving and issuing parts and supplies.
• Analyzing purchasing records to allow for most economical (best value) purchasing methods.
• Incorporate premade parts kits into current inventory levels.
• Verifying vendor compliance with parts purchased.
• Development of Parts Bid specifications.
• Creates annual Parts Department goals and budget, in alignment with the organization’s financial and operational objectives.
• Respond to questions and provide advice on equipment components, parts, and inventory requirements; oversee inventory maintenance operations.
• Keep current with the latest service bulletins, advisories and policies on inventory and processes.
• Provide feedback to staff on employee and teamwork performance as well as any behavioral and attendance issues.
• Provide feedback to staff on safety concerns, process control and situations which affect productivity and workflow.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of facility maintenance systems and associated repair…