Automotive Sales Manager

DARCARS Automotive Group•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

DARCARS Toyota of Baltimore is looking for Automotive Sales Manager Large Automotive Dealership Group seeking a Automotive Sales Manager. This position is responsible for assisting the Dealer in planning, organizing, and controlling the sales of the New Sales Department. The Sales Manager also measures the performance of the employees in the department and provides assistance to them. For this role, you'll need:

Requirements

Automotive sales experience is required
2 Years of experience working in sales management
Experience managing groups and teams
Mentality that no job is too small
Ability to communicate effectively to multiple levels of the organization

Responsibilities

Forecast goals and objectives for the department and strive to meet them.
Strive for harmony and teamwork with all other depts.
Attend managers’ meetings.
Assist the Dealer in forecasting controllable expense elements for the new and used vehicle depts.
Understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations that affect new & used vehicles sales.
Hire, train, motivate, counsel, and monitor the performance of new and used sales employees.
Report all vehicles sold.
Directs New and Used salespeople to enhance the image and customer satisfaction ratings of the dealership.
Communicate with and mentor new and used salespeople to ensure that dealership policies and procedures are understood and followed.
Set sales and gross objectives for salespeople.
Guide all salespeople in setting their objectives on a short and long-range basis.
Review all sales people’s performance.
Develop programs of improvement for those sales people who are failing to reach their objectives.
Will supervise the salespeople to ensure that they follow their owners on a planned contact basis.
Will evaluate each quarter gross performance of the salespeople.
Will conduct a weekly sales meeting.
She/he will keep accurate sales records, both daily and monthly.
Will insist that the salespeople follow the company’s prospecting program to obtain maximum results.
Comply with manufacturer’s training for self and salespeople.
Recommend to the Dealer the inventory to be carried by color, model, and equipment, based on a variety of customer and market analyses.
Help salespeople close deals when necessary.
Confirm salespeople’s appointments are in Elead
Maintain standards for the delivery of vehicles to customers.
Will coordinate the function of the salespeople with the Service Dept., Parts Dept., and business office.
Assist Dealer in the development of advertising campaigns and other promotions.