OPT Parts Clerk Jobs
Parts Clerk roles involve receiving, organizing, and distributing automotive or industrial parts, making them a practical fit for F-1 OPT students in supply chain, operations, or logistics. Your OPT work authorization must match the job's connection to your degree field, so confirm that alignment before applying.
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Get Access To All JobsPart Sales Representative – Business Aviation
Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of
We’re committed to the quality of work we do at every level. You’ll achieve more with us through our training, high standards, and focus on preparation. Help us set the bar high across our entire organization so we can keep making an impact on the aviation world and exceed customer expectations. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring the reliability of aviation repair and maintenance through training and preparation.
This position can be remote in US Central Region or West Coast Region. Preferred locations include Scottsdale, AZ, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, San Antonio, TX, Kansas City, MO, St. Louis, MO, St. Paul, MN, or Minneapolis, MN.
What you’ll do:
- Generate, respond to and complete sales of spare parts, part repairs to external business aviation customers.
- Generate sales revenue and margin to meet yearly business plan.
- Develop and execute gap closure plans to achieve sales targets.
- Manage and cultivate customer, co-worker and vendor relationships to generate sales and acquire aircraft and inventories.
- Utilize industry knowledge for purposes of identifying, valuing, buying, pricing and selling spare parts.
- Evaluate, communicate and negotiate complex transactions ensuring compliance with schedule of approvals and company policies.
- Manage customer communications through phone, faxes, e-mails, ILS quotes, and BDSI quotes for requests for price, availability, and lead time for the sale of parts and repairs.
- Process sales orders including setup of new customer accounts and analyze the status of existing customer accounts.
- Provide customer support for: technical document requests, supplier contacts and information, alternate part numbers, warranty questions, etcetera.
- Provide 24 x 7 AOG customer phone parts support on a rotational basis with company phone and laptop.
- Project management of additional strategic initiatives, complex transactions and projects as assigned.
Position Requirements:
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- 2-3 years of aviation technical, sales, managerial and program experience, preferably within business/corporate aviation.
- Computer experience required in inventory and sales systems.
- Existing knowledge of FAA regulations required.
- Ability to travel as required.
Preferred Characteristics:
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, or a relevant field, preferred.
- Previous experience in evaluating, purchasing, leasing and selling aircraft parts preferred.
- Self-motivated individual able to influence others without direct control and ability to develop and execute strategy.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels is required to close sales, execute purchases and satisfy customers.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
- Paid Time Off starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Learning & Training opportunities
Part Sales Representative – Business Aviation
Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of
We’re committed to the quality of work we do at every level. You’ll achieve more with us through our training, high standards, and focus on preparation. Help us set the bar high across our entire organization so we can keep making an impact on the aviation world and exceed customer expectations. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring the reliability of aviation repair and maintenance through training and preparation.
This position can be remote in US Central Region or West Coast Region. Preferred locations include Scottsdale, AZ, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, San Antonio, TX, Kansas City, MO, St. Louis, MO, St. Paul, MN, or Minneapolis, MN.
What you’ll do:
- Generate, respond to and complete sales of spare parts, part repairs to external business aviation customers.
- Generate sales revenue and margin to meet yearly business plan.
- Develop and execute gap closure plans to achieve sales targets.
- Manage and cultivate customer, co-worker and vendor relationships to generate sales and acquire aircraft and inventories.
- Utilize industry knowledge for purposes of identifying, valuing, buying, pricing and selling spare parts.
- Evaluate, communicate and negotiate complex transactions ensuring compliance with schedule of approvals and company policies.
- Manage customer communications through phone, faxes, e-mails, ILS quotes, and BDSI quotes for requests for price, availability, and lead time for the sale of parts and repairs.
- Process sales orders including setup of new customer accounts and analyze the status of existing customer accounts.
- Provide customer support for: technical document requests, supplier contacts and information, alternate part numbers, warranty questions, etcetera.
- Provide 24 x 7 AOG customer phone parts support on a rotational basis with company phone and laptop.
- Project management of additional strategic initiatives, complex transactions and projects as assigned.
Position Requirements:
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- 2-3 years of aviation technical, sales, managerial and program experience, preferably within business/corporate aviation.
- Computer experience required in inventory and sales systems.
- Existing knowledge of FAA regulations required.
- Ability to travel as required.
Preferred Characteristics:
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, or a relevant field, preferred.
- Previous experience in evaluating, purchasing, leasing and selling aircraft parts preferred.
- Self-motivated individual able to influence others without direct control and ability to develop and execute strategy.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels is required to close sales, execute purchases and satisfy customers.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
- Paid Time Off starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Learning & Training opportunities
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Parts Clerk
Connect your degree to the role
Parts Clerk positions can qualify under supply chain management, operations, or industrial engineering degrees. Before applying, confirm your DSO agrees the role directly relates to your field of study to keep your OPT status valid.
Target employers with inventory systems experience
Dealerships, manufacturers, and distribution centers using systems like Reynolds and Reynolds or CDK actively hire Parts Clerks. These structured environments are more likely to understand work authorization requirements and support OPT documentation without confusion.
Address OPT early in the process
Bring up your OPT status before the offer stage. Explain that you have existing work authorization requiring no employer sponsorship cost, and that your EAD card allows you to start immediately. Most employers appreciate the clarity upfront.
Emphasize inventory and logistics coursework
Highlight relevant coursework in procurement, supply chain operations, or warehouse management on your resume. Concrete academic connections make it easier for hiring managers to see how your degree supports a Parts Clerk role for OPT purposes.
Track your OPT end date carefully
Parts Clerk roles often lead to longer-term inventory or operations positions. If you plan to continue working, begin exploring H-1B visa or other sponsorship pathways at least six months before your OPT expires to avoid gaps in work authorization.
Use STEM OPT extension if eligible
If your degree is in industrial engineering, supply chain, or a related STEM field, you may qualify for a 24-month STEM OPT extension. This significantly increases your value to employers weighing long-term hiring decisions in parts and inventory roles.
Parts Clerk OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a Parts Clerk on F-1 OPT?
Yes, if the role relates to your degree field. A Parts Clerk position can qualify under supply chain, operations, logistics, or industrial engineering degrees. Your DSO must confirm the connection before you start. OPT requires that your job directly relates to your major, not just that you have authorization to work.
Do Parts Clerk employers typically understand OPT work authorization?
Familiarity varies. Large dealership groups and manufacturing companies with established HR departments are more likely to recognize OPT and EAD cards than small independent shops. It helps to explain upfront that OPT requires no sponsorship or cost from the employer and that your EAD card functions like any standard work authorization document.
Where can I find Parts Clerk jobs that are open to OPT students?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters roles by sponsorship and work authorization compatibility. Searching there saves time compared to general job boards where OPT eligibility is rarely listed. You can browse Parts Clerk and inventory roles alongside their visa sponsorship details in one place.
What happens to my OPT if my Parts Clerk job ends?
You enter a 60-day grace period once your employment ends. During that window you can search for a new qualifying role, transfer to a different visa status, or prepare to leave the U.S. You cannot work during the grace period. Tracking your unemployment days matters too, since OPT limits total unemployment to 90 days.
Can a Parts Clerk role lead to H-1B sponsorship?
It depends on the employer and how the role is classified. Parts Clerk positions are generally not considered specialty occupations under H-1B standards unless the role involves substantial technical or engineering responsibilities. Larger employers in manufacturing or automotive sectors may offer pathways into operations or supply chain analyst roles that are more H-1B eligible.