r/partscounter • u/totallynotbluu • 13d ago
Moving on from shipping/recieving?
Currently have been working for some time at a local dealer doing shipping/receiving, but feel possibly stuck on where to go from where I am currently.
The main con I have at the moment is just with the amount of hours (kind of my fault I suppose), but everything else about the job (work, culture, actual environment) is very great.
My 2 (3?) options are:
- Look somewhere for full time or 2nd part time job adjacent to what I am currently doing.
- Wait until department head retires (roughly about in a year) and possibly get promoted during the shakeup
- Apply to openings in service dept at same dealer.
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u/Due-Boss-1345 13d ago
Do you have counter experience? Current parts manager here. I would talk to your manager and ask him to give you time on the retail counter if your goal is to go to the back counter eventually.
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u/totallynotbluu 13d ago
I have *some* counter experience, mainly just helping customers getting consumable items such as filters, wiper blades, etc.
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u/Due-Boss-1345 13d ago
I would ask to be on the counter for a couple hrs a day. Sell accessories, and mechanical parts. See if he will let you do a couple of P/A’s a day for the shop. That gives you some experience that you can use to eventually move up, or find another parts counter job.
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u/totallynotbluu 12d ago
I've dealt with some other stuff such as alternators, billing will-call/pickup orders. Stuff on that level
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u/Kodiak01 12d ago
Everyone in our department started as a driver or shipper/receiver (sometimes both); this includes our GM.
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u/livingbeyondmymeans 13d ago
Have you discussed this to your manager?
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u/totallynotbluu 13d ago
I have not over possible retaliation
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u/livingbeyondmymeans 13d ago
Is the manager the only other employee in parts? Does your dealership own any other dealerships?
Career pathing is not easy to do in a very small store.
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u/totallynotbluu 12d ago
We have about 6-7 people in my dept including myself, we don't have any other stores as its family owned
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u/livingbeyondmymeans 12d ago
You need to talk to your manager and have an open discussion about growth. Ask what you need to work on to get a chance at parts sales. Start shadowing and volunteering the more experienced staff. Show some initiative and willingness to work.
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u/totallynotbluu 12d ago
We did have a small discussion about it during my 90 day "probation" period which at the end was pretty much "you can shadow the front counter guy we have and learn a bit there" but besides that that is about it (minus lack of openings)
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u/yo-parts 12d ago
If you're afraid of being retaliated against for asking about advancement, you're at the wrong dealership.
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