Retail Auto Relationship Manager

Miami Neuroscience Institute Baptist Health South Florida; Lakeland (FL); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Retail Auto Relationship Manager in Lakeland, FL. The role involves building and maintaining strong relationships with auto dealers while managing loan portfolios. Candidates should have experience in retail auto relationship management and possess strong negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing dealer relationships.
• Strong negotiation and sales skills are essential.
• Familiarity with auto finance is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with auto dealers.
• Manage loan volume and credit portfolio stability.
• Resolve complex issues and maintain dealer relationships.

Skills

Sales

Negotiation

Influence

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Education

2+ years in Retail Auto Relationship Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM tools (e.g. Salesforce)

Job description

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Retail Auto Relationship Manager to cultivate and maintain auto dealer relationships within the assigned market territory. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

This role will develop and execute strategy, proposals, and initiatives to generate additional revenues through optimizing business opportunities. Assesses the needs of the auto dealer to ensure satisfaction. Understands the profitability and risk of ongoing relationship. Develops and implements procedures to improve relationships if needed while also maintaining profitable relationships. In addition, responsible for securing any money owed to WF Auto (i.e. booksheet discrepancies, rebatables, etc.). Assists in clearing any customer generated complaints through the LOB or Enterprise complaints office. Ensures processes within the market territory support corporate objectives.

In this role, you will:

• Participate in building and maintaining relationships with medium to large and complex and high producing auto dealer accounts within the assigned market territory and identify opportunity for process improvements within the territory
• Manage auto applications, loan volume and overall stability of credit portfolio of assigned auto dealerships
• Establish and maintain dealer relationships
• Terminate non-performing dealers
• Resolve complex situations and exercise independent judgment while adhering to policies, procedures and compliance requirements
• Establish and maintain relationships with all levels of internal and external customers, and interface with all levels of management, both internal and external partners
• Uphold, support, foster and engage in Wells Fargo Vision and Values
• Be able to assess a dealer's needs and provide solutions to help them succeed financially
• Train and educate dealers around Wells Fargo products and services
• Maintain accurate dealer contact information
• Responsible for partnering with other LOB within Wells Fargo
• Complete annual dealer needs assessment

Required Qualifications, US:

• 2+ years of Retail Auto Relationship Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong prospecting, sales, negotiation, and influence skills
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships
• Ability to participate in the development and implementation of sales and service goals to ensure that organizational and customer goals are met
• Intermediate Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) skills
• Ability to interact with all levels of an organization
• Ability to interact effectively and confidently with senior management
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
• Auto finance experience
• Previous experience with CRM tools such as Salesforce
• Dealer services or auto finance risk experience

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel and have residency in assigned territory
• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays as needed or scheduled
• Flexibility to address incidents as needed 24 hours a day

Posting Locations:

• 100% remote work only available in Lakeland, FL Candidate will need to reside in market of support and is required to be in the field.

Sales Territory: Lakeland, FL

Requires travel within assigned territory. The successful candidate must reside in assigned territory.

Posting End Date:
20 Jun 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.