FreeWay Ford New Vehicle Analyst

Walser Automotive Group; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Career Growth & Opportunity for Advanc

Fertility & Adoption Assistance

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Life Insurance & 401(k) with Employer

Paid Clothing Program

Employee Discounts

Employee Resource Groups

Community Involvement

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Referral Program

Job summary

Walser Automotive Group is seeking an Inventory Optimization Specialist to shape market-driven inventory for assigned stores, using proprietary data and market insights. You will price, monitor, and adjust inventory to meet store goals, while collaborating with General Managers and sales staff across multiple dealerships.

This role emphasizes data-driven decision making, timely paperwork, and maintaining pricing consistency to maximize gross profit and competitive advantage for Walser’s diverse

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with partners and teams.
• Strong Excel proficiency for pricing and data analysis.
• Ability to navigate dealer management systems (DMS) and OEM order tools.

Responsibilities

• Shape inventory pricing using proprietary data to support store-level strategies.
• Recommend inventory-driven marketing using market data.
• Complete paperwork accurately and on time in the DMS and OEM portals.
• Review pricing daily to align with weekly matrices and gross profit goals.
• Respond to sales staff inquiries about inventory, pricing, and dealer trading.
• Continuously evaluate inventory and address gaps and imbalances.
• Align inventory with store goals to optimize new-vehicle sales and gross margins.

Skills

Communication

Microsoft Excel

DMS navigation

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Tools

DMS systems

Job description

For more than 70 years, Walser Automotive Group has put people first: our customers, our employees, and our communities. As a family-owned, family-run company,we’vegrown to29 dealershipsrepresenting26 brands across Minnesota, Kansas, and Illinois.

Welead withinnovation, technology, and a promise to deliver an exceptional experience every time.

• And your work here matters:aportionof every vehicle sold and serviced supports the Walser Foundation, investing in schools, nonprofits, and workforce programs in our communities.

At Walser, success starts with people.Join us to build a career where you can grow, belong, and make a realimpact.

Compensation: $55,000 + Incentives based on performance!

What You’ll Do:

• Use proprietary inventory data to shape, price and measure a market-driven inventory for eachassignedstore
• Utilizemarket data (e.g., Urban Science Market Master data) to recommend inventory-based marketing strategies to theGeneralManager
• Complete all paperwork ina timely,accurateandcomplete manner (including properly signing out the vehicle in DMS and tagging it in OEM portal)
• Review pricing daily, ensuring all vehicles are priced upfront in alignment with the weekly matrix and monthly gross profit goals, accounting for all “Day 1” inventory
• Respond quickly and accurately to all sales staff inquiriesregardinginventory, dealer trading, sold/priority orders, product/pricing questions
• Continuously evaluate and improve the inventory, using data to strategically decide on how to address gaps, imbalances, etc.
• Shape a better inventory to give your stores an advantage over the competition
• Align the inventory to fit the store’s strategic inventory goals, helping the stores sell more new vehicles while, at the same time, helping to manage gross profit margins
• Stock-in better inventory than the competition, whileanticipatinginventory that aligns with future customer interest
• Audit inventory counts with an awareness of current ground stock and incoming unit counts, trim shortages, color gaps, etc.
• Audit and manage Hold Status units
• Maintainandmonitora pricing matrix, ensuring that all available vehicles with a real VIN and stock number are priced (including those that have not yet hit ground)
• Reviewandmanage aging inventory, using proven practices to minimize costs of carrying aged inventory
• Monitorandcommunicate market share to help the GM track the store’s market share pace
• UpholdWalser’sCore Values:DoTheRight Thing,LeadByExample, Display Positive Energy, Be Open Minded

What You Bring:

• Ability to communicate effectively with key partners
• Strongworking knowledge of MicrosoftExcel
• Demonstrated abilityand understandingto navigate the DMS and OEM’s order systems
• Ability to oversee a large volume store or more complex OEM when it comes to ordering, pricing, and/or building configurations
• Abilityto do analytical work for extended periods, using a computer and software programs
• Ability to multitask with multiple interruptions while thoroughly completing tasks within assigned deadlines ina timely,completeandaccuratemanner
• Demonstrated abilityand understandingto navigate the DMS and OEM’s order systems
• Foundational knowledge and competence in the store, GM communications, allocations, dealer trading, pricing management, and inventory management
• Above average analytical skills

What’sInItForYou?

• Paid Time Off (PTO)– Take time to relax, spend with family, or enjoy personal time away
• Career Growth & Opportunity for Advancement
  We promote from within and provide clear career paths, mentorship, and opportunities to develop and grow your career.
• Fertility & Adoption Assistance:Receive up to $10,000 in financialassistancefor fertility treatments and adoption expenses.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits:Enjoy medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to HSA and FSA plans to help manage healthcare costs. Access toBlue Cross BlueShieldmedical coverage and access toadditionalwellness benefits.
• Life Insurance & 401(k) with Employer Match:Plan for your future with company-paid life insurance and a 401(k) program that includes an employer match.
• Paid Clothing Program:Twice a year, choose from a hand-curated collection of branded Walser apparel—on us.
• Employee Discounts:Enjoyexclusive employee discounts across products and services.
• Employee Resource Groups:Connect, learn, and grow with our inclusive Employee Resource Groups, including Women of Walser, Drive with Pride, Asian Hmong Alliance, and Veterans at Walser.
• Community Involvement
  Make an impact through volunteer opportunities with the Walser Foundation, supporting local causes and giving back to the communities we serve.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)– Support for personal and professional challenges
• Referral Program– Earn referral bonuses for referring talented candidates

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Walser Automotive Group is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBTQ+ employer.

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