General Manager in Training (Relocation Required)

DriveTime•Temple, TX

About The Position

What’s Under the Hood DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership. You can find DriveTime’s tire tracks across the nation with dealerships where we embrace a transparent pricing approach, eliminating haggling and gimmicks and reconditioning centers where we breathe new life into pre-owned vehicles. Regardless of where you’re located, if you’ve got DRIVE and you’re looking to make an impact, we’d love for you to make a difference with us! That’s Nice, But What’s the Job? In short, Our Management Training program leverage s your existing leadership skills, tune s them to our business philosophy, and gets you ready to run your own store as a General Manager in 6- 12 Mo nths . We are more than your typical traditional dealership ! With our no haggle, set pr ice approach , you get to focus on the customer s ’ experience and not on getting the highest pri ce . We'll give you the right training and the right tools to help you to accelerate your career. In long, you will: Provide guidance and strategic planning for the dealership concerning sales goals. Achieve sales volume and profitability objectives utilizing all sales channels in a continually changing environment. Implement and execute all company-wide marketing initiatives to maximize their impact and to help meet or exceed sales goals. Train and develop employees to advance through a career path. Identify referral source prospects for the dealership, create a strategy to develop relationships with prospects, and monitor and maintain positive referral source relationships. Conduct sales meetings to motivate and share successful selling techniques and skills. Develop and enhance customer relationships by establishing, promoting, and maintaining excellent customer service with sales operations.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent (A college degree is nice to have as well)
5+ years of management experience
The ability to relocate out of state once certified GM (after 9-12 months)
Relocation assistance will be provided.

Nice To Haves

General Manager, Retail Manager or Multi Unit Manager experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and strategic planning for the dealership concerning sales goals.
Achieve sales volume and profitability objectives utilizing all sales channels in a continually changing environment.
Implement and execute all company-wide marketing initiatives to maximize their impact and to help meet or exceed sales goals.
Train and develop employees to advance through a career path.
Identify referral source prospects for the dealership, create a strategy to develop relationships with prospects, and monitor and maintain positive referral source relationships.
Conduct sales meetings to motivate and share successful selling techniques and skills.
Develop and enhance customer relationships by establishing, promoting, and maintaining excellent customer service with sales operations.