SALES MANAGER

Sales Manager Ensures customer retention and profitability in this profit center by hiring, training, and measuring the performance of salespeople and establishing customer-focused sales standards. Essential Duties Strives to reach goals and objectives for sales, gross, and key expenses on a monthly and annual basis. Hires, trains, motivates, counsels, and monitors the performance of vehicle sales employees. Understands, keeps abreast of, and complies with federal, state, and local regulations that affect vehicle sales. Directs and schedules the activities of department employees, ensuring proper staffing at all times. Assists individual salespeople in setting aggressive yet realistic monthly goals and objectives and provides them with the support to meet these goals. Maintains an accurate daily log that reflects all sales activities in the dealership. Ensures proper follow up of all potential buyers by implementing and monitoring a prospecting and sales control system. Implements and monitors a follow-up system for vehicle purchasers. Maintains teamwork in a customer-focused sales environment throughout the sales, delivery, and follow-up process. Conducts daily and weekly sales meetings. Provides effective communication throughout the vehicle department as well as interdepartmentally. Ensures that vehicle salespeople understand and follow dealership policies and procedures. Provides proper product and training resources for salespeople on a regular and continuous basis. Oversees the efforts of vehicle salespeople to enhance the image and customer satisfaction ratings of the dealership. Works with salespeople on programs that will increase the gross and F&I penetration. Develops incentive programs along with dealer and other managers. Helps salespeople close deals when necessary. Maintains standards for the delivery of vehicles to customers. Provides dealer with accurate floor traffic control data on a daily basis. Processes salesperson commission sheets and monitors payroll records of salespeople. Reviews inventory daily to ensure the proper mix of grounded stock for maximum turnover efficiency. Recommends to the general manager the new-car inventory to be carried by color, model, and equipment, based on a variety of customer and market analyses. Assists the used-vehicle manager with trade appraisals as needed. Directs merchandising and advertising efforts for the vehicle sales department in conjunction with the other sales managers and dealer. Assists in the development of advertising campaigns and other promotions. Attends managers meetings as requested. Maintains professional appearance. Supervisory Responsibilities Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience High school diploma or equivalent. A minimum of two years' experience in the automotive sales industry, with at least one year sales management experience at a new vehicle high line/luxury vehicle dealership. Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Manufacturer Training Valid Driver's License Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. #J-18808-Ljbffr Northside Auto Group