General Manager - Leith Nissan

Holman•Cary, NC

2d•$300,000 - $350,000•Onsite

About The Position

Leith Nissan has an outstanding opportunity for a General Manager to join their team and the Holman Family! The General Manager is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and ensuring compliance with organization policies and goals. This role provides counsel and direction to the activities of sales, service, parts, body shop, F&I, and administration to affect operational efficiency and economy. The General Manager directs and coordinates promotion of services performed to develop new markets, increase share of market, and obtain a competitive position in the industry. They analyze department budgets to identify areas where profit opportunities can be maximized or costs minimized, and operating budgets can be achieved. This role confers with administrative and managerial personnel and reviews activity, operating, and sales reports to determine necessary changes in programs or operations. Through communication, oversight, and direction, the General Manager works to ensure employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction, and return on investment. They promote the recruitment and development of dealership managers and non-management employees, examine pay practices, and develop pay plan models to achieve budgetary goals. The General Manager also serves as a liaison with the manufacturer, working with factory representatives to achieve factory objectives, and provides strategic planning and execution to meet long-term dealership goals. Ensuring all HR topics are monitored and appropriately managed with necessary documentation, along with recruiting and developing future leaders, are also key responsibilities. All other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year College or University; and 8+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
6+ years of dealership experience at a department manager level, or similar related work; knowledge of the principles, concepts and methodologies of department operations to ensure the profitability of the dealership.

Responsibilities

Plans, develops, implements and ensures compliance with organization policies and goals
Provides counsel and direction to the activities of sales, service, parts, body shop, F&I, and administration to affect operational efficiency and economy
Directs and coordinates promotion of services performed to develop new markets, increase share of market, and obtain competitive position in industry
Analyzes department budgets to identify areas in which profit opportunities can be maximized or cost can be minimized and operating budget can be achieved
Confers with administrative and managerial personnel and reviews activity, operating, and sales reports to determine changes in programs or operations required
Through communication, oversight and direction works to ensure employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction and return on investment
Promotes the recruitment and development of dealership managers and non-management employees
Examines pay practices and develops pay plan models to achieve budgetary goals
Liaison with the manufacturer; works with factory representative to achieve factory objectives.
Provide strategic planning and the execution thereof to meet long term dealership goals.
Ensure all HR topics are monitored and appropriately managed along with the necessary documentation.
Recruiting and developing future leaders
Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned