Parts service manager vs maintenance planner

The differences between parts service managers and maintenance planners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a parts service manager and a maintenance planner. Additionally, a parts service manager has an average salary of $69,813, which is higher than the $57,625 average annual salary of a maintenance planner.

The top three skills for a parts service manager include dealership, warranty claims and customer satisfaction. The most important skills for a maintenance planner are CMMS, maintenance planning, and maintenance tasks.

Parts service manager vs maintenance planner overview

	Parts Service Manager	Maintenance Planner
Yearly salary	$69,813	$57,625
Hourly rate	$33.56	$27.70
Growth rate	6%	-3%
Number of jobs	52,873	71,145
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Parts service manager vs maintenance planner salary

Parts service managers and maintenance planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Parts Service Manager	Maintenance Planner
Average salary	$69,813	$57,625
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $96,000	Between $39,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	-	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	CVR Energy
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between parts service manager and maintenance planner education

There are a few differences between a parts service manager and a maintenance planner in terms of educational background:

	Parts Service Manager	Maintenance Planner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Parts service manager vs maintenance planner demographics

Here are the differences between parts service managers' and maintenance planners' demographics:

	Parts Service Manager	Maintenance Planner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%	Male, 85.6% Female, 14.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between parts service manager and maintenance planner duties and responsibilities

Parts service manager example responsibilities.

Coordinate and participate with the installation teams to help troubleshoot problems and resolve customer concerns while managing service and commissioning engineers.
Strengthen the dealership reputation by providing expert technical explanations and resolving product disputes between customers, dealers and manufacturers.
Report all new car sales for Volvo and Volkswagen, run locator for Volvo and Volkswagen sales department.
Organize warranty holding bins according to Nissan requirements.
Ensure employees hit sales numbers, upselling, and order retail.
Coordinate and participate with the installation teams to help troubleshoot problems and resolve customer concerns while managing service and commissioning engineers.

Maintenance planner example responsibilities.

Manage aircraft TCTO - organization, depot, safety, and commodity as the TCTO manager.
Provide turnaround management services to support client's requirement in achieving successful projects.
Develop and manage PC base computerized maintenance management and productivity management system (CMMS).
Develop and implement safety preventive maintenance per OSHA guidelines.
Utilize CMMS (computerize maintenance management system) for preventive maintenance scheduling, work order generating, and equipment management.
Take part in BRC, GMP, and KPI audits.

Parts service manager vs maintenance planner skills

Common parts service manager skills

Dealership, 14%
Warranty Claims, 12%
Customer Satisfaction, 11%
Parts Inventory, 9%
Repair Orders, 5%
Inventory Control, 4%

Common maintenance planner skills

CMMS, 10%
Maintenance Planning, 8%
Maintenance Tasks, 6%
Maintenance Procedures, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Predictive Maintenance, 5%

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