Senior Used Car Manager - Growth, Profit & Team Leadership

MUST HAVE AUTO DEALERSHIP EXPERIENCE AS A USED CAR MANAGER. Only Applicants with automotive retail management experience will be considered. No other applicants will be considered. Elgin VW is seeking an experienced Used Car Manager for a newer facility on Randall Road, just North of I90. We're a small dealership with growth opportunity. Must be proven in all aspects of wholesale and retail operations, including a strong working background with V-Auto. Working with individual sales consultants in setting aggressive yet realistic monthly goals and objectives and providing them with the support to meet these goals is a must. Maintains teamwork in a customer-focused sales environment throughout the sales, delivery, and follow-up process to ensure a great level of customer satisfaction. The Used Car Manager ensures customer retention and the profitability of the used car department. The used car manager is responsible for appraising, purchasing, reconditioning, displaying, and merchandising the used vehicle inventory. Duties and Responsibilities Forecasts goals and objectives for sales, gross, and key expenses on a monthly and annual basis. Hires, motivates and monitors the performance of all used-vehicle salespeople. You will be responsible for assisting individual salespeople in setting aggressive yet realistic monthly goals and objectives and providing them with the support to meet these goals. Ensures proper follow-up of all potential buyers and monitors a prospecting and sales control system. Maintains vehicle inventory. Monitors customers' likes and dislikes, lost sales, and dealership sales history and conducts local market analyses to determine which vehicles to stock. Communicates daily with the New-vehicle Sales Managers and General Manager regarding units needed for used-vehicle inventory. Ensures that all mechanical reconditioning is performed within the dealership's cost and time limitations. Must be proficient in V-Auto, establishes and controls wholesaling activities, including maintaining a 45 day turn of all retail units. We offer the best pay plan,401k and complete health. Qualified applicants should apply with their resumes. We are an equal-opportunity employer. Job Type: Full-time. Benefits 401(k). Dental insurance. Health insurance. Life insurance. Paid time off. Vision insurance. Supplemental pay types Bonus pay. Work Location: In person. #J-18808-Ljbffr Woodfield Nissan