District Sales Manager

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.; Hoffman Estates (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Regional bonus

Medical benefits

Paid time off

401K with match

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Honda is seeking qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds and a strong work ethic to join our team. We value innovation and aim to realize the joy and freedom of mobility through new technologies and a customer-centric approach.

The role focuses on achieving wholesale and retail sales targets, supporting dealers with training and promotions, and building lasting dealership relationships. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree, 2–5 years of automotive sales experience, and willingness

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work-related experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in wholesale automotive sales/retail auto sales, with a history of achieving sales objectives.
• Marketing, advertising, and merchandising experience is a significant plus.
• Experience in report writing and large group presentations is essential.
• Must be able to organize and motivate to achieve common goals.
• Position requires extensive travel and future relocation.

Responsibilities

• Achieve wholesale, retail sales and market penetration objectives.
• Conduct in-dealership sales training; improve customer and sales satisfaction levels in assigned areas.
• Assist dealers with floor planning, promotions, merchandising, advertising, and other sales consultant responsibilities.
• Build, maintain, and develop dealership accounts and contracts.
• Review and analyze dealerships financial performance.
• Assist dealers in improving sales processes to grow market share and profitability.

Skills

Sales experience

Presentation skills

Team motivation

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

What Makes a Honda, Is Who Makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals.

At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company which serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Key Accountabilities

• Achieve wholesale, retail sales and market penetration objectives, as well as other divisional goals
• Conduct in-dealership sales training; improve customer and sales satisfaction levels in assigned areas
• Assist dealers with floor planning, promotions, merchandising, advertising, and other sales consultant responsibilities
• Build, maintain, and develop dealership accounts and contracts
• Review and analyze dealerships financial performance
• Assist dealers in improving sales processes to grow market share and profitability

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work-related experience
• 2-5 years of experience in wholesale automotive sales/retail auto sales, as well as a demonstrated history of achieving and exceeding sales objectives
• Marketing, advertising, and merchandising experience is a significant plus.2-5 years of experience in wholesale automotive sales/retail auto sales, as well as a demonstrated history of achieving and exceeding sales objectives
• Experience in report writing and large group presentations is essential
• Must be able to organize and motivate to achieve common goals
• Position requires extensive travel and future relocation

What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards

• Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Representative Vehicle
• Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth

• Advancement Opportunities
• Career Mobility
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
• Training and Development Programs

Additional Offerings

• Lifestyle Account
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.