Sales Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Automotive sales experience is required
• 2 Years of experience working in sales management
• Experience managing groups and teams
• Mentality that no job is too small
• Ability to communicate effectively to multiple levels of the organization

Responsibilities

• Forecast goals and objectives for the department and strive to meet them.
• Strive for harmony and teamwork with all other depts.
• Attend managers’ meetings.
• Assist the Dealer in forecasting controllable expense elements for the new and used vehicle depts.
• Understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations that affect new & used vehicles sales.
• Hire, train, motivate, counsel, and monitor the performance of new and used sales employees.
• Report all vehicles sold.
• Directs New and Used salespeople to enhance the image and customer satisfaction ratings of the dealership.
• Communicate with and mentor new and used salespeople to ensure that dealership policies and procedures are understood and followed.
• Set sales and gross objectives for salespeople.
• Guide all salespeople in setting their objectives on a short and long-range basis.
• Review all sales people’s performance.
• Develop programs of improvement for those sales people who are failing to reach their objectives.
• Supervise the salespeople to ensure that they follow their owners on a planned contact basis.
• Evaluate each quarter gross performance of the salespeople.
• Conduct a weekly sales meeting.
• Keep accurate sales records, both daily and monthly.
• Insist that the salespeople follow the company’s prospecting program to obtain maximum results.
• Comply with manufacturer’s training for self and salespeople.
• Recommend to the Dealer the inventory to be carried by color, model, and equipment, based on a variety of customer and market analyses.
• Help salespeople close deals when necessary.
• Confirm salespeople’s appointments are in Elead.
• Maintain standards for the delivery of vehicles to customers.
• Coordinate the function of the salespeople with the Service Dept., Parts Dept., and business office.
• Assist Dealer in the development of advertising campaigns and other promotions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Plan including 401k
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Employee discounts on vehicle purchases, parts and service repairs
• Internal career advancement opportunities
• Opportunities to join our community service initiatives