Dealer Services Specialist II

Cox Communications • Omaha, NE

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position works with customers and location operational groups to ensure that the sale runs smoothly both operationally and administratively. Works closely with the Field Sales team to ensure that customer expectations are met or exceeded. Promotes and educates customers on the various products and services provided by Manheim.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Effective communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to work in a high performance, fast-paced team environment.
• Strong computer skills, including ability to use Internet and MS Office effectively.
• Ability to adapt to and work effectively within a constantly changing environment.
• Excellent customer service and problem-solving skills required.
• Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks; manual dexterity.
• Vision abilities required include close, distance and depth perception.
• Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year Auction experience or 1-2 years dealership experience preferred.
• Previous experience in service and sales support role strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote and educate customers on all ancillary services (ie, pre/post sale inspections, detail services, condition reports, paintless dent removal, airbrush etc.)
• Collaborates with department managers, marketing, sales teams, and other coordinators to ensure each vehicle crosses the auction block on sale day.
• Works directly with customers onsite, via email, and phone to ensure expectations are met and service issues are resolved.
• Champions all sale day preparations (pre/post activities) related to in‐lane and online sales.
• Demonstrates professionalism and sincere appreciation for the business relationships that have been established.
• Investigates, troubleshoots, and resolves customer concerns and issues, serves as a liaison between customers, sales teams, and location personnel to reconcile and find resolutions to maintain a high level of customer service.
• Attend daily department meetings to discuss what is working efficiently or inefficiently to strategize and strive for continuous improvement.
• Assist with customer care issues and respond to dealer inquiries or concerns in a professional manner and escalate as necessary.
• Educate customers on all digital services Online Vehicle Exchange, Simulcast, and Manheim.com. Help aid and train in usage.
• Provide consultation to customers regarding setting of floor prices, Manheim Market Report valuation, and announcements prior to every sale.
• Make weekly outreach communications and visit with customers to build the sale, develop, and strengthen relationships.
• Solicit and accept reserve numbers, set sale orders, assigns run numbers, represents vehicles on the block, negotiates conditional “IF” offers, up sells products and services, etc.
• Investigate and monitor why vehicles did not sell to look for opportunities to list them on OVE and offer our services to increase their chances of selling the following week.
• Load inventory onto OVE for dealers including no sales and transfers from their dealerships.
• Work with manager to ensure a consistent and effective online and in-lane customer experience, appropriate transaction processing, high customer satisfaction and service levels.
• Assess condition reports and walk vehicles for/with account representative and make recommendations for reconditioning to increase vehicle value.
• Reviews vehicles in sales line‐up, locates missing vehicles, works with customers and operations to ensure that vehicles are prepared for sale (i.e., approval for repairs, frame checks, mileage, and VIN check).
• Monitor and follow up with the recon shops on customer requests for work to be completed on their units.
• Provide status updates to the customer.
• Work closely with the check-in team, lot operations, and quadrant coordinators to ensure appropriate scanning and organization of vehicles.
• Visibly demonstrate safety commitment by following all safety and health procedures and modeling the behaviors related to such.
• Actively participate in support of all safety activities aligned with Safety Excellence.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Employees are eligible to receive a minimum of sixteen hours of paid time off every month and seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
• health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• retirement planning (401(k))
• paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED