General Manager - Lead a 100-Unit Chevy Dealership

Preston Automotive Group; Aberdeen (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Preston Chevrolet of Aberdeen is seeking a hands‑on General Manager to rebuild and transform the dealership. You will recruit, coach, and lead across Sales, Service, Parts, Finance, and Admin with an ownership mindset focused on profitability and guest experience.

This role demands a leader who will roll up their sleeves, drive growth from 40–50 to 100 units per month, and build a culture of accountability, urgency, and continuous improvement while delivering sustainable profitability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of automotive retail experience.
• Minimum 5–7 years of dealership executive management experience.
• Chevrolet or General Motors dealership experience preferred.
• Proven record of growing dealership sales volume and profitability.
• Demonstrated success recruiting and developing management teams.
• Strong knowledge of Variable and Fixed Operations.
• Excellent financial statement analysis and expense management skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Experience implementing effective sales and customer retention processes.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly and annual Net Profit and Return on Sales objectives.
• Develop and execute a dealership growth and profitability plan.
• Increase departmental gross profit while controlling expenses.
• Analyze financial statements and identify improvement opportunities.
• Maintain healthy cash flow and protect company assets.
• Manage inventory investments and minimize frozen capital.
• Hold department managers accountable for financial performance.
• Develop and execute a plan to achieve 100 monthly vehicle sales.
• Establish clear new and used vehicle sales objectives.
• Grow digital lead conversion and showroom closing percentages.
• Coach and develop Sales Managers, Finance Managers, and sales associates.
• Build a strong BDC operation focused on appointments, follow‑up, and guest retention.
• Increase customer‑pay repair order count and sales.
• Grow Service and Parts gross profit.
• Improve technician productivity, efficiency, and effective labor rate.
• Increase service absorption toward a minimum 100% objective.
• Improve customer retention and declined‑service follow‑up.

Skills

Leadership

P&L Management

Team Building

Operations

Automotive Retail

Job description

Preston Chevrolet of Aberdeen is seeking a hands‑on General Manager to rebuild and transform the dealership. You will recruit, coach, and lead across Sales, Service, Parts, Finance, and Admin with an ownership mindset focused on profitability and guest experience.

This role demands a leader who will roll up their sleeves, drive growth from 40–50 to 100 units per month, and build a culture of accountability, urgency, and continuous improvement while delivering sustainable profitability.