General Sales Manager

Deland Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram; DeLand (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing auto dealership in DeLand is seeking a General Sales Manager to oversee the sales team and enhance customer retention. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background, effective people management skills, and a professional appearance. Responsibilities include setting sales goals, managing staff performance, and executing promotional strategies. A valid driver's license is required.

Qualifications

• Track record of meeting and exceeding sales goals.
• Professional appearance and strong work ethic.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee new- and used-vehicle department managers.
• Set sales goals and prepare dealership forecasts.
• Conduct major sales promotions and advertising.

Skills

Sales goal achievement

Customer retention

Effective communication

Education

Two to four years related experience

Job description

Overview

"We are Growing"

Job Title: General Sales Manager

At Grey Wolf Auto Group, we strive to make every customer a customer for life. Happy employees make happy customers, and we reward individuals who are ready to work hard and stay motivated. Every employee at Grey Wolf Auto Group is absolutely critical to its success. Our promise is to keep delivering the same award-winning service and value that our community has come to expect from our dealership through the years. We are always looking for bright, motivated, and energetic professionals to add to our world-class team. Our Auto Group is growing.

Summary

Assumes responsibility for customer retention and profitability in the new- and used-vehicle profit centers. Fulfills responsibilities primarily through effective personnel management, knowledge of market potential, established performance standards and a keen awareness of each department\'s break-even data.

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains, supervises, and monitors the performance of the new- and used-vehicle department managers.
• Participates in the preparation of the annual dealership forecast by projecting unit sales, gross profits, expenses, and operating profits for the new- and used-sales departments.
• Meets with sales managers to establish annual and monthly objectives for unit sales, gross profits, expenses, and operating profit.
• Ensures that sales managers understand dealership policies, procedures, and sales systems.
• Provides feedback annually to new- and used-vehicle department personnel during career development sessions.
• Works with the dealer and general manager to determine appropriate days’ supply for new and used vehicles and orders/acquires vehicle inventory accordingly.
• Establishes standards for displaying, merchandising, and maintaining new and used vehicles.
• Establishes procedures for quick disposal of over-aged vehicles.
• Issues all demonstrators and ensures that appropriate dealership records are maintained.
• Checks the condition of all demonstrators monthly.
• Audits repair orders for used vehicles as needed to ensure prompt reconditioning.
• Meets with the General Manager to review monthly forecasts, commission sheets, productivity reports, and the profit performance of each department as a whole and each salesperson individually.
• Studies local market conditions, demographics, and past sales history. Makes recommendations to the general manager regarding short- and long-range advertising plans, sales promotions, staffing needs, lease promotions, and compensation plans.
• Conducts major sales promotions and advertising as needed (i.e., used-car classifieds, large new display ads, radio, Internet etc.).
• Approves all sales incentives in writing before submitting to the office.
• Addresses customer complaints to ensure high level of customer satisfaction.
• Creates systems that ensure ongoing sales training, including weekly sales meetings.
• Audits all appraisals of trade-in vehicles. Attends auction at least once monthly.
• Reviews and initials all deals before they are posted.
• Facilitates new-vehicle pre-delivery with the service manager.
• Makes sure facility is secure, well lit, and professional in appearance.
• Maintains a professional appearance.
• Attends managers meetings as requested.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Consistent track record of successfully meeting and exceeding sales goals. Professional appearance and work ethic. Ambitious, goal oriented, and able to work within a dynamic environment.

Education and/or Experience

• Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Professional appearance and work ethic. Ambitious, goal oriented, and able to work within a dynamic environment.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid Driver\'s License