Retail Sales Manager

International Motors; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

International Motors is seeking a Retail Sales Manager to coach a portfolio of dealer partners across Chicago-Gary, IN, helping them grow sales, strengthen capabilities, and drive profitability. This strategic role focuses on data-driven insights and solution selling.

You will work closely with dealer leaders to identify opportunities, implement growth strategies, and build a high-performing sales organization through coaching, analytics, and strong relationship leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of sales experience.
• At least 1 year of lead experience.
• Master's degree and at least 3 years of sales experience.
• At least 8 years of sales experience.
• At least 1 year of lead experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with dealer principals, general managers, sales leaders, and key stakeholders. Align dealer business objectives with International Motors' strategic priorities and help partners identify opportunities to accelerate performance and profitability.
• Act as a performance coach for dealer sales organizations by providing guidance, structured feedback, and development strategies that improve selling effectiveness, solution-selling capabilities, and business results.
• Leverage industry trends, market intelligence, customer insights, and performance data to help dealers improve execution, increase market competitiveness, and achieve growth objectives.
• Partner with dealer leadership to create and implement growth strategies that maximize opportunities across International Motors' full portfolio of vehicles, services, financing solutions, parts, and aftermarket offerings.
• Connect dealers with the right internal resources and capabilities across International Motors to address business challenges, improve customer outcomes, and support long‑term growth.
• Utilize CRM systems, analytics platforms, dashboards, and AI-enabled insights to assess performance, identify opportunities, guide coaching conversations, and maintain an accurate view of business health and pipeline activity.
• Monitor competitive activity, market dynamics, and dealer performance indicators to proactively address concerns and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
• Share best practices, collaborate across functions, support strategic initiatives, and contribute to a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic business partnership

Relationship building & influence

Data-driven decision making

Business performance coaching

Sales enablement & team development

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of sales experience

Master's degree and 3+ years of sales experience

8+ years of sales experience

Job description

International Lisle, Illinois Sales Regular Full Time Employee 9/11/2026 USD $98,400.00/Yr. USD $147,600.00/Yr. 59810

Job Description

Position Overview

At International Motors, we believe our dealer partners are critical to delivering exceptional customer experiences and driving commercial success. As a Retail Sales Manager, you will serve as a trusted advisor, business partner, and performance coach to a portfolio of dealers, helping them grow their business, strengthen sales capability, and unlock new opportunities. This position will support dealers in Chicago-Gary, IN.

This is not a traditional sales role. It is a strategic consultative position focused on influencing business outcomes through coaching, data-driven insights, solution selling, and relationship leadership. You will work side-by-side with dealer leaders and sales teams to improve performance, identify growth opportunities, and build capabilities that create long-term success.

If you're passionate about developing people, solving business challenges, and helping organizations achieve their full potential, this is an opportunity to make a measurable impact across a dealer network that serves customers every day.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with dealer principals, general managers, sales leaders, and key stakeholders. Align dealer business objectives with International Motors' strategic priorities and help partners identify opportunities to accelerate performance and profitability.
• Act as a performance coach for dealer sales organizations by providing guidance, structured feedback, and development strategies that improve selling effectiveness, solution-selling capabilities, and business results.
• Leverage industry trends, market intelligence, customer insights, and performance data to help dealers improve execution, increase market competitiveness, and achieve growth objectives.
• Partner with dealer leadership to create and implement growth strategies that maximize opportunities across International Motors' full portfolio of vehicles, services, financing solutions, parts, and aftermarket offerings.
• Connect dealers with the right internal resources and capabilities across International Motors to address business challenges, improve customer outcomes, and support long‑term growth.
• Utilize CRM systems, analytics platforms, dashboards, and AI-enabled insights to assess performance, identify opportunities, guide coaching conversations, and maintain an accurate view of business health and pipeline activity.
• Monitor competitive activity, market dynamics, and dealer performance indicators to proactively address concerns and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
• Share best practices, collaborate across functions, support strategic initiatives, and contribute to a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of sales experience
• At least 1 years of lead experience
• OR
• Master's degree and at least 3 years of sales experience
• At least 1 years of lead experience
• OR
• At least 8 years of sales experience
• At least 1 years of lead experience

Additional Requirements

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills

• Strategic Business Partnership
• Relationship Building & Influence
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Business Performance Coaching
• Sales Enablement & Team Development
• Change Leadership

Benefits and Compensation

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting https://careers.international.com/#benefits.

The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

Company Overview

About TRATONWith its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light‑duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

About InternationalFrom a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today,few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC\* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit International.com.

\*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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