The Director of Parts Procurement is responsible for leading the strategic sourcing, purchasing, and inventory management of truck parts to support fleet operations and maintenance across the Covenant enterprise. This role ensures the availability of high-quality, cost-effective parts while optimizing supplier relationships and procurement processes. The position plays a critical role in minimizing equipment downtime and enhancing overall fleet performance.

Responsibilities:

• Direct a high-performing parts team across multiple locations, ensuring consistent execution of strategy and standards.
• Conduct regular site visits to support team development, assess performance, and address location-specific challenges or opportunities.
• Oversee inventory planning and forecasting to ensure adequate parts availability while minimizing excess stock.
• Responsible for insuring parts purchased meet warranty guidelines set by truck manufacturers.
• Align procurement strategy with fleet maintenance schedules and lifecycle management plans.
• Responsible for the parts purchase order process for all CLG shops, including creation, approvals, audit and receipt of inventory.
• Design and implement standardized procurement processes, policies, and procedures.
• Vendor relationships and selection for parts, supplies, and shop tools.
• Manage the vendor selection and pricing control process, considering price, quality, and service.
• Ensure that the parts department operates in a safe manner and is compliant with all company safety rules and OSHA regulations.
• Work closely with maintenance, fleet management, finance, and operations teams to support overall business goals.
• Ensure all locations follow policies relating to purchasing and parts management; to include SOX policy, inventory management controls, and purchasing authority controls.
• Submit accurate and approved monthly inventory value reports to accounting

Requirements:

• Must be able to correctly identify parts and have a working knowledge of VMRS systems.
• Must have strong vendor management skills.
• Must have strong negotiation skills.
• Must have the ability to analyze bid data to identify the best overall option for the company.
• Must be proficient with computers and have a working knowledge of Microsoft office products.
• Must be able to effectively manage multiple locations across separate enterprise business units.
• Must possess strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong internal and external relationships.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or similar field required. 1 year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of education required.
• 7+ years relevant work experience operating in a shop environment satisfying parts requests and purchase orders required.
• 5+ years of experience in a leadership role required. Experience operating multiple part locations preferred.
• Experience with TMT Asset Maintenance Software preferred.

Competitive Compensation

Covenant’s compensation philosophy’s intent is to use a competitive total compensation strategy to determine the current market value of a position while also considering individual factors such as performance in current position, time in seat of current position, experience, level of responsibility/accountability, and longevity with the company. The system will be objective and non-discriminatory. 

Pay Range: $82,256.36-$134,656.70

Pay Grade: 12

401(k) match, Serious Health Condition Pay 

Full Health Benefits Package

Medical, Dental, Vision, Telemedicine, Short- & Long-Term Disability, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance 

Paid Time Off

Holidays, Birthday, Wellness Day, Vacation & Sick Time

Cultural Perks

Casual Dress, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discount Program, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Adoption Assistance and Employee Assistance Program

Covenant Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

M/F/Disability/Veteran

VEVRAA Federal Contractor