General Manager

United Ag; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Program

John Deere Training

Medical/Dental/Vision

401K Match

Referral Bonus

Paid PTO

Employee Assistance

Company Holidays

Life Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Career Advancement

Top Employer

Job summary

United Ag & Turf NE is seeking a General Manager to drive location performance, lead teams, and fulfill stakeholder expectations. You will oversee sales, budgets, and cost control while optimizing profitable growth and employee development.

In this role you will build strong customer relationships, coordinate cross-department communication, and represent the location in marketing and community activities. A background in agriculture or business with leadership experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a retail environment.
• 1+ year as parts/service manager or sales role preferred.
• Familiar with John Deere and competitive products.
• Experience dealing with elevated customer issues.
• Ability to lead and motivate others.

Responsibilities

• Executes the business plan and achieves financial performance.
• Develops and maintains relationships with customers and resolves issues.
• Leads department meetings and communicates values and vision.
• Coordinates with store managers to implement best practices.
• Oversees marketing activities and events at the location.
• Ensures maintenance, security, and professional appearance of the facility.
• Manages hiring, development, and coaching of the management team.

Skills

Retail leadership

Customer service

Sales

People management

John Deere knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Who We Are

United Ag & Turf NE is a John Deere Dealership with multiple locations across the Northeast. We service customers in a variety of industries such as commercial, construction, agricultural, as well as consumers. United Ag & Turf strives for exceptional customer service throughout all our locations and departments including parts, sales, and service.

United sees an incredible opportunity in the Northeast to continue to expand the John Deere brand. We will continue to invest heavily in the region, building new facilities, updating and upgrading operations and empowering the business to continue to bring on talented, hardworking people to the team. United Ag & Turf is a sister company to United Construction & Forestry, so the opportunities for our employees to leverage career growth and advancement are endless. We invite you to join us now, as this is just the beginning.

What You’ll Get

• Bonus Program
• Training through John Deere University
• A comprehensive employee benefits plan that includes medical, dental, vision, and 401K Match
• Referral Bonus
• Earned PTO
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Company holidays
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Great Work/Life Balance
• Opportunities for advancement
• A chance to work for the best in the business

Job Type:

Full-time

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 1st shift - Saturdays as needed

United Ag & Turf NE is looking for a General Manager who will be responsible for the achievement of the business location plan objectives and fulfilling the expectations of all stakeholders (owners, customers, and employees). Provides leadership in evaluating, allocating, and managing human, physical and financial resources for the location. Optimizes the profitable growth of the business, the personal growth of employees, and the satisfaction of customers.

What You’ll Do

• Executes the business plan and achieves financial performance, including sales, budgets and cost control, according to established goals for a location(s)
• Develops and maintains a positive relationship with all existing and new customers and resolves any elevated customer issues
• Ensures that appropriate communication takes place within and across all departments at the store location(s) which may include leading regular department management staff meetings and all employee meetings
• Communicates the dealership values, principles, vision and mission within their location
• Communicates with other store managers to implement best practices and consistent processes for all departments within the organization
• Supports corporate managers in implementing changes in any department within the location
• Ensures the successful planning and execution of marketing activities and events
• Oversee maintenance, security and a professional appearance of the facility and property for the location
• May represent the company for the sale of machinery to key customers as needed
• Responsible for hiring, development and coaching, evaluation, and effectiveness of the management team and other employees within their store
• Manages on-going relationships with key John Deere personnel

Requirements

What it Takes

• 5+ years of experience in a retail environment
• 1+ additional years of experience as a parts or service manager or in a sales role preferred
• Familiar with John Deere and competitive products
• Experience dealing with elevated customer issues
• Ability to lead and motivate others

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Business or equivalent experience preferred

Education

• High school diploma or GED

The posted pay range reflects the full compensation range for this position. Starting pay is determined based on relevant experience, skills, certifications, geographic market, and internal equity. Most new hires are placed within the lower to middle portion of the range, with opportunities for continued wage growth as they develop in the role.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maneuver on/under heavy equipment and around construction/agricultural sites with loose-footing and irregular terrain.
• Operate a motor vehicle both day and night.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and telephone
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements
• Hearing ability is sufficient to communicate with others in person or over the phone
• Light to moderate lifting may be required (up to 50 pounds)
• Ability to reach, stoop, kneel, and bend as needed