General Sales Manager

Penske Automotive Group • Warwick, RI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Porsche of Warwick, a part of Penske Automotive Group, is looking for an experienced General Sales Manager to join our team and help deliver extraordinary customer experiences. At Penske Automotive Group (PAG), we strive to create a positive and challenging workplace that promotes excellence and achievement, and we aim to deliver the very best experience possible to our customers. We are looking for dedicated and motivated professionals who share that same passion to join our team. Imagine working in a professionally and financially satisfying job where you have the opportunity to make a positive impact on our organization and customers every day. As a General Sales Manager, you will make a positive impact on customer retention and profitability within the Sales department.

Requirements

• Genuine interest in providing an exceptional customer experience.
• Friendliness, enthusiasm, reliability, with a positive "team-player" attitude.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Strong work-ethic with the ability to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Proven sales management leadership, with successful experience in automotive retail management.
• Computer proficiency.
• Good communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate face-to-face, phone, or other means.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent in business; and at least two years related experience and/or training in a dealership sales environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Driver's License

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree (B.S or B.A) or equivalent; and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior experience in retail automotive sales is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure our customers have a world-class car-buying experience at every step along their sales journey.
• Provide an unparalleled level of expertise, run an efficient sales department focusing on customer satisfaction while ensuring profitability.
• Ensure sales team is motivated and trained, set goals based on individual skill levels, and maintain an appealing environment to draw the interest of customers.
• Strive to grow the dealership and your career by setting monthly and annual goals for the Sales Department with the General Manager and reporting on your progress.
• Effectively hire personnel required to meet departmental and organizational goals.
• Manage, including discipline and terminate, personnel as required to meet departmental and organizational goals.
• Effectively lead a team to achieve departmental and organizational goals.
• Demonstrate proper sales techniques to employees with generally accepted standards and company policy.
• Establish professional goals and implement a plan of action to achieve goals.
• Budget and understand financial requirements.
• Read and comprehend financial statements.
• Understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations that impact retail automotive sales.
• Process data and organize it for management analysis.
• Understand and follow work rules and procedures.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instruction.
• Work independently and carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, routines, and standard practices.
• Interact well with others and be a positive influence on morale of department, dealership, and organization.
• Responsible for sales personnel and the development thereof through training.

Benefits

• health care options (medical, dental and vision)
• 401k savings and retirement plan with company match
• Training, resources and opportunities for career growth and advancement, tailored to individual performance, experience and interests.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree