Regional Operations Manager

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In this position...

The Regional Operations Manager will be responsible for managing the sale of Ford & Lincoln used vehicle assets (Rental Repurchase, Off-Lease, Repo, Company Service and ARS) at Ford Sponsored Auctions in their region. This is primarily a remote-based role with a high amount of travel required — candidates should expect to spend 60-70% of their time traveling to auction sites within their assigned region.

This role includes a structured onboarding period, with training provided directly by the retiring Regional Operations Manager, alongside other Regional Operations Managers, the General Office, and the US & Canada Auction Operations Manager.

This is an onsite, non-Ford location role with a high amount of travel required.

What you'll do...

• Strategic planning and tactical execution of Ford Contracts and Ford to Auction Standards with Area Managers and Auction Partners

• Lead and strengthen team management and cross-functional relationship-building — this is a key focus area for the role, given current priorities in the region

• Manage a team of 5-7 Area Managers

• Manage overall relationships between Ford Vehicle Remarketing, RAV team, DVO and Auction partners

• Ensure achievement of key business objectives including maximizing net revenue, minimizing inventory carrying costs, profit opportunities, and waste elimination

• Audit auction operations to ensure $4-10B in company assets are properly managed, with expenses and fees correctly allocated per Contracts and Ford to Auction Standards

• Drive identification and action plans for underperforming auctions

• Willingness to travel 60-70% to auction locations within assigned region

You'll have...

• Bachelors or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in auction/remarketing, fleet management, and/or broader operations management (any combination qualifies)

• Strong leadership skills with proven people/team management experience — this is a top priority for this role

• Strong relationship management skills — ability to build and maintain trust with vendor staff, auction partners, and dealers

• Strong organizational and decision-making skills

• Ability to present business cases and strategy with data and sound rationale

• Willingness to relocate for future advancement within the department and company (optional, based on candidate goals)

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups

• Paid time off for individual and team community service

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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