Automotive Inventory Lead
Core
Front-line supervisor managing a team of hourly associates in an Inspection Center to inspect, repair, and photograph vehicles before sale.
Role type
Senior IC automotive inventory lead (supervisor)
Builds
Reconditioned vehicles for Carvana's online sales platform
Domain
Automotive retail / Vehicle reconditioning
Required skills
Team management, production goal achievement, quality control inspection, conflict resolution, safety compliance, lean principles, mechanical defect identification, training/coaching
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Manage movement of cars into and out of the Inspection Center safely; Meet or exceed inventory production goals daily, weekly, and monthly; Oversee day-to-day activities of assigned team and identify areas for improvement; Engage assigned team, provide coaching, development, and performance management; Review and approve identified mechanical and physical defects of incoming inventory; Lead a team of production associates to repair or reject inventory based on estimated cost of repairs and/or overall quality of the vehicle; Train a team of production associates using Quality Control standards to identify and complete repairs effectively and efficiently.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC