Dealer Relations Manager

Automotivemastermind • Virtual, WA

4d • Remote

About The Position

Founded in 2012, automotiveMastermind, a part of Mobility Global, is the automotive industry's trusted data and technology provider. The company drives greater salesperson efficiency through its use of Actionable Intelligence and personalized experiences. Through a combination of behavioral predictive analytics, targeted marketing outreach, and expert consulting, automotiveMastermind empowers dealers and OEMs to seamlessly blend data and intelligence with personalized insights. automotiveMastermind is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.automotivemastermind.com .

Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in Business, Management, Marketing or a related field
• 3-5 years professional experience working in sales, marketing or customer service in a luxury automotive retail environment
• Significant experience working with CRM tools and are at ease with technology
• Think quickly on your feet and handle ambiguity
• Communicate well both orally and in writing and demonstrate business and financial acumen in your daily work
• Know how to establish rapport and develop meaningful relationships with your clients
• Negotiate effectively, finding the win-win solution to problems
• Proactively solicit feedback, ask clarifying questions and resolve issues in a non-confrontational way
• Ability to perform as part of a larger team and work independently to schedule and prioritize your work
• Regularly assess your own performance and adapt your work to achieve better results
• Must believe in what you do and feel a vested interest the company’s success

Nice To Haves

• Candidates local to the Seattle Market.
• Practical experience, a comprehensive understanding, and strong working knowledge of how an automotive dealership runs day to day.
• Can travel as needed within and out of your defined territory.
• Continually strive to meet or exceed expectations in all aspects of your role, from servicing our partners to proactively contributing and collaborating with the team and dealerships.

Responsibilities

• Possess an in depth understanding of our software platform functionality, related services and an overview of the technical functionality. Leverage this knowledge to strategically implement processes and work with executive management, floor management and other various departments within the dealership on appropriate usage.
• Responsible for day-to-day dealer relationship management and champion the adoption and ongoing use of the company product in the dealerships
• Execute launch planning, manage the product implementation and deliver initial and ongoing training to meet the needs of the dealers in their area through regular monthly performance visits as well as the same to the regional team
• Serve as first point of contact for our handling dealerships issues and follows up on those that have been escalated
• Bring best practice knowledge of the product into the client organization to support the company’s value proposition to its dealerships and to teammates on the regional team
• Ensure that product changes, new features and releases are communicated and implemented in a timely manner to their accounts
• This position will cover a geographical area and work as part of a larger team reporting to a Director of Dealer Relations
• Responsible for the retention of 20+ accounts

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level