INVENTORY AND USED CAR ACQUISTION MANAGER

Jim Taylor Buick GMC; Monroe (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Demo vehicle

Business fuel provided

Job summary

Jim Taylor Auto Group is seeking a skilled buyer to own used inventory across Chevrolet Rayville, Buick GMC Monroe, and Ford Ruston. You decide what to buy, what to pay, and what to ask, with a base salary of $82,500 plus bonuses and full benefits.

You will drive multi-store acquisitions and manage online listings, pricing integrity, and merchandising. You will leverage live-market pricing tools and an ambitious plan to grow volume beyond 150 units per month, earning a total compensation target

Qualifications

• 3+ years buying, appraising, or managing used inventory at a franchise dealership.
• Ability to explain pricing philosophy in two minutes using a live-market approach.
• Experience buying at auction (digital and physical) and handling arbitration.
• Willingness to drive between three stores and grow acquisitions beyond trades/auctions.

Responsibilities

• Own acquisition across auction, wholesale, private party, trades, and service drive.
• Maintain daily market pricing and conduct a structured price review cadence.
• Manage recon budgeting and approvals from acquisition to frontline-ready.
• Ensure online listings, pricing integrity, and merchandising quality.
• Coordinate inventory transfers across all three stores and report weekly with GMs.

Skills

Pricing philosophy

Inventory acquisition

Auction buying

Inter-store coordination

Tools

vAuto Provision

Stockwave

Manheim

ADESA

ACV

OPENLANE

Job description

Jim Taylor Auto Group is hiring one person to own used inventory across all three of our stores - Chevrolet in Rayville, Buick GMC in Monroe, Ford in Ruston. You decide what we buy, what we pay, and what we ask. We are at roughly 75-100 used units a month as a group and we are going to 150+. That is the job, and the pay plan is built to pay you for doing it.

Pay:

$82,500 base salary, exempt, paid bi-weekly. Company demo vehicle and business fuel provided. Full benefits.

Quarterly volume bonus

on group used retail average: 100/mo = $2,500

• 125/mo = $5,000
• 150/mo = $7,500
• 175/mo = $10,000
• 200+/mo = $12,500

Quarterly aging bonus

on percentage of used inventory over 60 days: 35% or less = $2,000

• 30% = $4,000
• 25% = $6,000
• 20% = $8,000
• 15% = $10,000

Target total compensation at 150+ units/month: $135,000 - $160,000+.

Who This Role Is For — Read Before Applying

• 3+ years buying, appraising, or managing used inventory at a franchise dealership
• You live in a live-market pricing tool and can explain your pricing philosophy in two minutes
• Numbers you can defend: units acquired per month, days to turn, average front gross, aging policy
• You will buy at auction - digital and physical - handle arbitration, and defend the number afterward
• You will be responsible for growing acquisitions beyond trades and auctions, including street purchases, social media purchases and service acquisitions
• You can run recon and frontline timelines, not just price cars
• You are fine driving between three stores in a week

IT HELPS IF YOU ALSO BRING

• vAuto Provision and Stockwave
• Manheim / ADESA / ACV / OPENLANE relationships
• CPO program experience
• multi-rooftop or multi-brand experience
• A recon cycle time you shortened, and by how much

What You Will Own

• Acquisition across auction, wholesale, private party, trades, and the service drive
• Daily market pricing on every unit and a structured price review cadence
• Recon budgeting, approvals, and the clock from acquisition to frontline-ready
• Online listing accuracy, pricing integrity, and merchandising quality
• Inventory mix and transfers across all three stores
• A weekly performance meeting with the GMs and Sales Managers

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.