Parts Logistics Manager

Who We Are:

AgriVision Equipment Group and PrairieLand Partners (AVE-PLP, LLC) is a joint venture between two of the top John Deere Dealerships in the United States. By joining forces, we continue to lead the charge in technology, innovation, and best-in-class service and support for our respective customers. Our purpose is to lead agriculture in rural America.

We credit our success to our knowledgeable, competitive, hardworking, and passionate employees that strive for excellence in everything they do. We live out our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Servant Leadership, Courageous Innovation, and Performance.

With over 100 years of experience in the agricultural industry we have a rich heritage, growth mindset, and entrepreneurial spirit. Today, we have a strong presence in numerous locations with our support spanning through western Iowa, eastern Nebraska, central and eastern Kansas, and northwest Missouri.

We are seeking driven, highly motivated, collaborative, and intellectually curious professionals who want to be part of cultivating the highest impact culture in the agriculture equipment industry. Previous experience and knowledge of large ag equipment or commercial/turf equipment is welcomed but not required. We can train with the right individual who is willing to work hard and make customers their #1 priority.

Look Forward. Adapt Often. Lead Always.

Position Overview

The Parts Logistics Manager is responsible for leading and scaling AVE‑PLP’s parts delivery and logistics operations across multiple locations. This role owns the day‑to‑day execution and continuous improvement of parts transportation, including leadership of delivery drivers, routing and dispatch, fleet utilization, inter‑store parts transfers, and pallet return logistics.

The Parts Logistics Manager serves as the operational owner of delivery systems, processes, and performance metrics, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost‑effective movement of parts while supporting excellent customer service and internal store efficiency. This position partners closely with the Parts Operations Manager, branch leadership, and logistics stakeholders to standardize processes, optimize capacity, and support growth of the parts delivery program.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Logistics & Delivery Operations

• Lead and manage day‑to‑day parts delivery and logistics operations across all supported locations.
• Plan, schedule, and dispatch daily deliveries to meet defined service levels, cut‑off times, and customer expectations.
• Build, optimize, and adjust delivery routes to maximize efficiency, capacity utilization, and on‑time performance.
• Monitor real‑time delivery execution, exceptions, and service issues; take corrective action as needed to maintain reliability.
• Coordinate closely with Parts, Service, Sales, and location leadership to align delivery priorities and operational needs.

Driver Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, schedule, and supervise all parts delivery drivers, including maintaining a roster of trained backup drivers.
• Recruit, interview, onboard, train, and coach delivery drivers to ensure consistent performance, safety, and professionalism.
• Establish clear expectations for productivity, route execution, customer service, and policy compliance.
• Conduct ongoing performance management using delivery data, metrics, and operational feedback.

Fleet & Vehicle Management

• Oversee the readiness, safety, maintenance, and utilization of all delivery vehicles.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance, repairs, inspections, and compliance to minimize downtime and protect delivery capacity.
• Track vehicle usage, mileage, and maintenance needs in partnership with internal teams and external vendors.

Inter‑Store Transfers & Pallet Logistics

• Own inter‑store parts transfer operations, including scheduling, routing, and supervision of transfer drivers and vehicles.
• Manage pallet consolidation, returns, and related logistics programs, including coordination with John Deere and internal locations.
• Ensure standardized execution of transfer and return processes across the organization.

Systems Ownership & Process Improvement

• Serve as the operational owner of delivery and routing systems, including configuration, usage standards, and user compliance.
• Ensure consistent system adoption and accurate data capture across drivers and locations.
• Analyze performance trends and identify opportunities to improve delivery speed, reliability, safety, and cost efficiency.
• Partner with the Parts Operations Manager on scaling routes, driver capacity, fleet needs, and logistics processes as volume grows.

Reporting & Communication

• Track, analyze, and report key logistics and delivery performance metrics such as on‑time delivery, route efficiency, driver utilization, and exceptions.
• Communicate operational risks, capacity constraints, and service issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Provide insights and recommendations to leadership based on data, operational performance, and field feedback.

Supervisory Duties:

• Parts Delivery Drivers

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong analytical skills related to routing, scheduling, and operational efficiency.
• Working knowledge of vehicle maintenance and fleet operations.
• Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, operational environment.

 

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; logistics, operations, or supply chain experience preferred.

 

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in dispatch, delivery, logistics, or transportation operations.
• Prior experience hiring, supervising, and managing drivers or frontline operational teams preferred.
• Experience with routing and dispatch software required; Elite Extra experience strongly preferred.

 

Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications:

• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Passing a driving record (MVR), criminal history background checks, employment verification, and drug screen will be required prior to the start of employment.

 

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasional outdoor work in extreme weather conditions (hot/cold); walking on uneven terrain; occasional exposure to insects.
• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required including cold weather gear, eye protection, gloves, and provided uniform.
• A clean and safety-conscientious working environment is required.
• Work may involve long hours and overtime during holidays, weekends, and evenings.
• Required to rotate on-call responsibilities for up to one week at a time.

 

Physical Activities:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, walk on unpaved terrain, talk, reach with arms and hands, have good manual dexterity, use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, handle or feel, hear alarms/telephones/normal speaking voice.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• May involve climbing ladders, stairs, steps, and traversing catwalk grating, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, and kneeling on a frequent basis and working in confined space and manual dexterity required to complete work tasks through safe and proper operation of power and hand tools, and motor vehicles.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Moving, positioning, and carrying loads of up to 15 pounds upstairs and loading on four-foot-high surfaces frequently.
• Moderate physical work involving lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects up to 75 pounds frequently and 100 pounds occasionally.

AgriVision Equipment Group and PrairieLand Partners (AVE-PLP, LLC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any person in any condition of employment based on race, color, creed, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status.