Spare Parts Manager

ORECA Motorsport is seeking a Spare Parts Manager based in Indianapolis, USA, for endurance racing projects. This full-time role involves comprehensive customer relations, managing quotes, orders, and shipments, as well as pre-sales and after-sales support. The manager will also oversee warehouse picking, transport logistics, procurement, and stock management, ensuring timely fulfillment and proactive anticipation of customer needs based on race calendars. The position requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role, strong logistics and automotive mechanics knowledge, and ERP expertise.

Must Have

• Handle all daily customer flows: quotes, orders, and shipments.
• Manage pre-sales actions: creation of sales items, price verification, preparation of commercial offers, and development of new parts.
• Manage after-sales actions: shipment preparation, parts inspection, and monitoring of international deliveries.
• Ensure project follow-up: manage orders to optimize flows and meet customer needs in a timely manner.
• Supervise warehouse picking: ensure outgoing products comply with quality standards and correct quantities.
• Select the most efficient and cost-effective transport options.
• Package and prepare parcels/pallets: ensure optimal tracking of shipments.
• Establish purchase forecasts.
• Place purchase orders with ORECA Signes.
• Maintain stock levels as previously defined.
• Communicate with and anticipate customer needs at the beginning and end of the season by offering tailored commercial solutions.
• Enter purchase prices and items into the ERP system.
• Control incoming goods and manage stock updates.
• Be proactive by anticipating demands based on race and test calendars.
• Provide clear, concise, and qualitative activity reports.

Good to Have

• Specialization in automotive/mechanical engineering
• Motorsport logistics/engineering track highly valued
• Fluency in French

Perks & Benefits

• Becoming part of a globally recognized motorsport manufacturer.
• Developing race cars with cutting-cutting technology.
• Enhancing your technical skills through our motorsport expertise.
• Working in a state-of-the-art 8,000m² Technocenter inaugurated in 2024.

Founded in 1973 by Hugues de Chaunac, ORECA is recognized as a leading race car manufacturer, developing exceptional prototypes and mastering every stage of the process : from chassis design to propulsion system performance. Driven by a passion for motorsport, our teams design, build, and optimize vehicles capable of pushing the limits on the world’s greatest racetracks.

More than technical expertise, ORECA Motorsport also represents a strong commitment to prestigious automotive manufacturers: tailored support, active listening, and total responsiveness to ensure performance and success.

Position :

Full time position – Salaried position – Three/four trips a year on some circuit

Within the framework of endurance racing projects, Oreca Motorsport is looking for a Parts Manager based in Indianapolis, USA.

Reporting to the Customer Racing Sales Manager, your main responsibilities will include:

Customer Relations Management :

• Handle all daily customer flows: quotes, orders, and shipments.
• Manage pre-sales actions: creation of sales items, price verification, preparation of commercial offers, and development of new parts in collaboration with production and the design office.
• Manage after-sales actions: shipment preparation, parts inspection, and monitoring of international deliveries.
• Ensure project follow-up: manage orders to optimize flows and meet customer needs in a timely manner.

Shipment Management :

• Supervise warehouse picking: ensure outgoing products comply with quality standards and correct quantities.
• Select the most efficient and cost-effective transport options.
• Package and prepare parcels/pallets: ensure optimal tracking of shipments (fragile or high-value products) for a high-quality customer reception.

Procurement Management :

• Establish purchase forecasts.
• Place purchase orders with ORECA Signes.
• Maintain stock levels as previously defined.

Planning, Reporting & Activity Management :

• Communicate with and anticipate customer needs at the beginning and end of the season by offering tailored commercial solutions.
• Enter purchase prices and items into the ERP system.
• Control incoming goods and manage stock updates.
• Be proactive by anticipating demands based on race and test calendars.
• Provide clear, concise, and qualitative activity reports.

Profile :

• Minimum of a 2-year degree in logistics or international trade, ideally with a specialization in automotive/mechanical engineering.
• At least 3 years of significant experience in a similar role (motorsport logistics/engineering track highly valued).
• Solid foundation in customer relationship management.
• Knowledge of automotive mechanics, particularly in motorsport, with an understanding of its specificities (materials, manufacturing processes, etc.), and a strong general knowledge of endurance racing.
• Basic engineering and performance knowledge.
• Mandatory ERP experience.
• Initial experience to international transport and logistics.
• Team player with strong autonomy.
• Organized and rigorous, able to set priorities and collaborate effectively with other departments.
• Fluency in English is mandatory, French is a plus.

Our Work Environment :

ORECA Group is built on three essential pillars: performance, passion, and audacity. These values guide all our actions and inspire our daily work.

Joining ORECA Motorsport means:

• Becoming part of a globally recognized motorsport manufacturer.
• Developing race cars with cutting-edge technology.
• Enhancing your technical skills through our motorsport expertise.
• Working in a state-of-the-art 8,000m² Technocenter inaugurated in 2024.

Recruitment Process :

Our recruitment experts identify the best profiles based on technical skills and professional background. Each stage ; from the initial phone screening to in-depth interviews, is designed to ensure a genuine match between your ambitions and our projects.

ORECA is committed to equal opportunities and diversity. All our positions are open to applicants with disabilities.