General Manager - Fowler Chevrolet - CO

Fowler Jeep of Boulder•Broomfield, CO

9d•$180,000 - $400,000•Onsite

About The Position

Fowler Automotive is seeking an experienced, results-focused General Manager to lead its Chevrolet dealership in Broomfield, Colorado. The General Manager is responsible for the dealership’s overall objectives, goals, and customer satisfaction. The role oversees dealership operations, develops and monitors financial and performance plans, leads department managers, and addresses customer complaints that department managers cannot resolve. The position requires four to ten years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Requirements include manufacturer training, a state sales license, and a valid driver’s license with a motor vehicle record acceptable to the company’s insurance carrier. The role involves regular use of hands, reaching, and communicating; frequent standing, walking, and sitting; occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and lifting or moving up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally. Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The position also requires the ability to read and interpret complex documents, respond to sensitive inquiries or complaints, write speeches and articles, and deliver persuasive presentations to senior management, public groups, or boards of directors. The stated compensation range is $180,000 to $400,000 per year, base plus commission. Fowler offers medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance; a 401(k) employer matching plan; paid time off; paid volunteer time off; paid holidays; parental leave; and access to an employee assistance program. Job-specific education opportunities include student sponsorships, internships, manufacturer and dealership training, and graduate and tool incentive programs. The company describes its standard as being friendly, helpful, honest, and fair, and states its commitment to equal employment opportunity.

Requirements

Four to ten years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Manufacturer training.
State sales license.
Valid driver’s license and a motor vehicle record acceptable to the company’s insurance carrier.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents.
Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.
Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on complex or controversial topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including lifting or moving up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Responsibilities

Hire for all management positions, conduct regular performance evaluations, and develop short- and long-term goals for each department manager.
Communicate and enforce dealership policies and procedures with all employees.
Plan and develop annual short- and long-term goals and objectives.
Monitor daily operations and recommend or create improved courses of action when necessary.
Forecast and pursue monthly and annual sales, gross, and key-expense goals and objectives.
Participate in preparing the annual dealership forecast, projecting unit sales, gross profits, expenses, and operating profits for all departments.
Hold regular manager meetings to discuss operating topics, including inventory aging, trade-ins, F&I product penetration and PRU, open parts tickets and repair orders, average hours per repair order, average dollars per customer-pay repair order, and Quick Lane in-and-out time.
Oversee the monthly financial statement to ensure it is complete, accurate, and submitted on time to management or dealership owners.
Meet with the general sales manager to review monthly forecasts, commission sheets, productivity reports, and the overall profit performance of each department.
Address customer complaints that department managers cannot rectify and take necessary steps to resolve them.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) employer matching plan
Paid time off
Paid volunteer time off
Paid holidays
Parental leave
Employee assistance program
Job-specific education, including student sponsorships, internships, manufacturer and dealership training, and graduate and tool incentive programs