General Sales Manager

Maplewood, United States | Posted on 08/31/2026 Salary: $100,000+ per year, depending on experience Kline Nissan is hiring an experienced General Sales Manager (GSM) to lead our automotive sales department. The ideal candidate has a proven track record as an Automotive Sales Director, Sales Director, General Sales Manager, or Senior Sales Manager and has successfully led a dealership sales team. Automotive Sales Director experience is required. Nissan or other franchise dealership experience is strongly preferred. Responsibilities Lead, manage, and motivate the dealership sales team Set and achieve monthly sales, gross profit, and volume objectives Monitor sales performance, closing ratios, leads, appointments, and gross Train and develop Sales Managers and Sales Consultants Manage daily sales operations and dealership processes Hold the sales team accountable to performance standards Work with General Management and other departments to improve dealership profitability Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and sales process compliance Qualifications Previous experience as a General Sales Manager, Sales Director, or senior automotive sales leader Proven success managing and developing a sales team Strong understanding of automotive dealership sales operations Experience managing sales goals, gross profit, volume, and KPIs Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills Nissan dealership experience is a plus CDK or other dealership DMS experience is a plus Compensation $100,000+ annual compensation Compensation based on experience and qualifications Leadership-level opportunity with growth potential #J-18808-Ljbffr Elite Recruiting Services