Inventory Buyer

MAUER AUTOMOTIVE•Inver Grove Heights, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Inventory Buyer, you will be responsible for purchasing pre-owned vehicles for the MAG dealership lots. You are to model behaviors and a culture for success, including integrity, respect, drive, community, fun, and pride without ego, with self-confidence, and creativity. The role involves strategic inventory stocking aligned with market demand and cost trends, maintaining a superset of used vehicles based on top sellers, and supplementing with fast-moving pieces according to market day supply. You will partner with General Manager(s) to determine purchasing strategies based on the provisioning model, demand trends observed by sales managers, and cost trends observed by the buyer, including transport time and cost when calculating profit. Communication of trends observed in wholesale markets to the purchasing team is also a key aspect, working together to attack different pockets of the used vehicle market.

Requirements

Strong motivation
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to manage change and detail-oriented processes
Maintain a valid driver's license with a clean record
Comply with all dealership and manufacturer job-related training and requirements
Adhere to the employee handbook policies and procedures
Excellent computer skills, including Excel
Ability to achieve goals with high guest satisfaction ratings
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to influence management on process improvements

Responsibilities

Purchase 25-40+ vehicles via non-auction sources per month (Facebook, Craigslist, Dealer lots, Drive by)
Search the service appointment list for units we are interested in for the store
Leverage Tekion /vAuto appointment list to search for vehicles and give the list to the BDC to call and offer appraisal
Create a network of dealers to wholesale vehicles to us via buy bids
Schedule pickups of vehicles, make sure all necessary paperwork is completed and turned in to the office in a timely manner
Stock in vehicle to Tekion and vAuto, as well as complete vehicle check in packet; tag vehicle in vAuto as demarked vehicle purchase as ex. John Doe, JDVP
Track purchases via Smartsheet for compensation purposes
Assist the sales department with appraisals as necessary (sparingly)
Inventory stocking aligned with market demand and cost trends
Maintain a superset (Silverado, Sierra, Tahoe, Equinox) of used vehicles based on top sellers while supplementing with fast-moving pieces according to market day supply
Partner with General Manager(s) to determine what and when to buy, based on the provisioning model, demand trends observed by sales managers, and cost trends observed by buyer
Include transport time and cost when calculating profit
Coordinate the transportation and delivery of vehicles and titles to Mauer
Communicate trends observed in wholesale markets to the purchasing team and work together to attack different pockets of the used vehicle market (not all fishing for the same fish in the same hole)
Strong utilization of the CRM to maximize vehicle sales opportunities
Ensure that the work areas and guest areas are kept clean
Maintain safe work environment
Other tasks as assigned