Chevrolet Zone Manager - West Michigan

General Motors Corporation; Grand Rapids (MI); Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevrolet Zone Manager – West Michigan is a field-based leadership role requiring up to 75% travel to dealerships within the territory. You will lead a high-performing field team, build strong dealer relationships, and execute strategies to grow sales and customer satisfaction across trucks, SUVs, and EVs.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration with product, marketing, and service teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing or a related field is required.
• 5+ years of experience in Sales, Marketing, or related fields with a proven track record of driving revenue growth.
• 3+ years of experience leading, coaching, and developing a team.
• Strong automotive industry knowledge and business acumen.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet and reporting tools, including data analysis, reporting, and visualization; Google Workspace preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Zone Sales and Aftersales performance objectives across the territory.
• Promote Local Market Association alignment with dealer and agency partners.
• Develop and coach DSMs through interviews, feedback, and performance reviews.
• Analyze zone performance, market conditions, and dealer trends to identify growth opportunities.
• Drive data-informed strategies to improve sales, market share, and dealer profitability.

Skills

Team leadership

Data analysis

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Sales/Marketing or related field

Tools

Spreadsheet tools

Data visualization

Google Workspace

Job description

Chevrolet Zone Manager - West Michigan### Chevrolet Zone Manager - West MichiganApply: Remote: Remote - Michigan: Full time: Posted Today: JR-202623005**Job Description****Field Work Arrangement:** This is a field-based position that requires up to 75% travel to dealerships within the assigned territory on a recurring basis. The selected candidate must currently reside within the territory or be willing to relocate to Grand Rapids, MI or a surrounding area approved by leadership within 60 days of the start date. **Chevrolet**Be the driving force behind one of America's most recognized automotive brands. As part of Chevrolet’s Sales Team, you'll partner directly with dealers to grow sales, launch innovative products, and influence business performance across a diverse portfolio ranging from trucks and SUVs to EVs. This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact while building relationships and leading from the front. **The Role**As a Zone Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind sales excellence across your zone. You’ll lead a high-performing field team, build trusted dealer relationships, and execute strategies that fuel growth, customer satisfaction, and brand loyalty. This role leads a high-performing field team, develops strategic plans to expand dealer market share and profitability, and builds strong dealer relationships. The position requires strong communication, negotiation, and decision-making skills, with significant autonomy. The Zone Manager also oversees support functions including product and technology training, accessories, financial services, business development, and dealer digital marketing strategy.**What You'll Do*** Drive achievement of Zone Sales and Aftersales performance objectives* Promote Local Market Association (LMA) alignment and effectiveness through dealer and agency partnership* Lead communications that supports the brand's business priorities and go-to-market strategies* Build and develop your team of DSMs through internal and external candidate interviews, coaching, and offer timely candid feedback on the associates' performance* Analyze Zone-level performance, market conditions, competitive activity, and dealer trends to identify growth opportunities and develop data-informed strategies that improve sales, market share, dealer profitability, customer satisfaction, and dealer effectiveness.* Champion a business development culture that drives sales growth and aftersales opportunities* Promote dealer engagement and execution excellence in Tier 3 digital marketing initiatives* Lead District Manager teams in optimizing inventory performance and turn rates* Partner with the Accessory Distributor and Installer (ADI) to advance dealer and LMA accessory integration strategies* Assist in development and implementation of Zone customer retention and conquest strategies* Hold dealers accountable through disciplined business planning and action plans that drive sales growth* Oversee the Zone dealer network while managing facility image program execution and compliance* Champion overall Zone training performance and Sales excellence* Champion a customer-centric culture that places the customer at the center of every decision and action* Administer dealer contractual agreements and ensure compliance with performance standards related to retail sales, customer satisfaction, profitability, and working capital* Ensure effective adoption and utilization of dealership empowerment tools and resources**Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)*** Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing or a related field* 5+ years of experience in Sales, Marketing, or related fields with a proven track record of driving revenue growth* 3+ years of experience leading, coaching, and developing a team highly preferred* Strong automotive industry knowledge and business acumen, which may include sales, aftersales, service operations and customer experience management* Proficiency in spreadsheet and reporting tools, including data analysis, reporting, and visualization; preferably with Google workspace* Ability to travel up to 75%* Must possess and maintain the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle in accordance with the licensing requirements of the states in which work is performed**What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)*** Leads through influence, aligning cross-functional teams and dealer partners to shared goals* Builds trust-based, long-term relationships with dealers and internal stakeholders* Analyzes complex sales data across district, zone, and regional levels* Uses data and customer insights to drive market-specific action plans* Highly organized and adaptable; thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments* Works independently and effectively manages competing priorities* Thinks strategically and creatively to drive business results* Prior experience leading dealer-facing teams preferred* Navigates conflict constructively and addresses performance gaps directly* Solves complex business challenges with innovative, practical solutions* Effectively delegates and prioritizes across multiple districts and dealerships* Openness to relocate across districts and markets to broaden business knowledge, gain diverse experiences, and support organizational needsGM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as remote; however, the selected candidate must live in an approved city within the assigned territory or be willing to relocate. The candidate will be required to relocate, or already reside in the approved city no later than the timeline provided at offer.The selected candidate will be required to travel at least 50% or more on a frequent basis.Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review.