Automotive Sales Manager

Phil Long Dealerships; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 84,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k)

Life Insurance

HSA & FSA

Paid Time Off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Phil Long Dealerships in Colorado Springs is seeking an Automotive Sales Manager to lead showroom momentum, drive unit volume, and optimize gross profit. You will recruit, coach, and evaluate a high-performing team while setting monthly and annual objectives and managing inventory, promotions, and factory programs.

You will coordinate merchandising, partner with departments, and oversee spend to plan, ensuring sharp execution and sustained showroom performance day-to-day.

Qualifications

• 4–10 years of related experience and training.
• Strong business reading/writing and presentation skills.
• Solid math skills (discounts, interest, commissions, percentages).
• Practical, data-driven problem solving and sound judgment.
• State Sales License and valid Driver License.

Responsibilities

• Lead showroom operations to maximize unit volume and gross profit.
• Recruit, hire, coach, motivate and evaluate a sales team.
• Set monthly/annual objectives for units, gross, expenses, and profit.
• Coordinate merchandising and vehicle promotions.
• Administer factory programs and manage spend to plan.
• Partner with other departments to align store performance.

Skills

Business writing/presentation

Problem solving

Math skills

Job description

Lead the Charge

As an Automotive Sales Manager in Colorado Springs, you’ll command the showroom’s momentum—driving unit volume, gross profit, and crisp execution of every sales initiative. You’ll own the sales operation end-to-end: recruit, hire, coach, motivate, counsel, and evaluate a high-performing team; set monthly/annual objectives for units, gross, expenses, and operating profit; monitor productivity and performance trends; secure new and used inventory; administer factory programs; coordinate merchandising and vehicle promotion; build campaigns from market insights and sales reports; partner tightly with other departments; and manage spend to plan.

Required Qualifications

• 4–10 years of related experience and training
• Strong business reading/writing and presentation skills
• Solid math skills (discounts, interest, commissions, percentages)
• Practical, data-driven problem solving and sound judgment
• State Sales License and valid Driver License

Rewards That Matter

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• competitive salary structure with commission potential ($84,000–$96,000/year)
• Paid Time Off
• employee discounts

Full-Throttle Days

Your day starts with a pulse-check on the floor—yesterday’s numbers, today’s opportunities, and the energy you want customers to feel the moment they walk in. You’ll move between quick touchpoints and focused blocks of work: reviewing reports, pressure-testing plans, and keeping priorities razor-sharp as the showroom pace rises. Expect constant rhythm shifts—an urgent inventory decision, a factory-program update, a merchandising tweak, then a fast alignment with partner departments so the entire store stays in sync. By day’s end, you’ll know exactly where you gained ground, where to adjust, and what to ignite tomorrow—because this Automotive Sales Manager role runs on momentum.

Salary: $84000 - $96000 per year