Automotive Sales Manager Job Lanham area,Maryland USA,Sales

DARCARS Lanham Ford
is looking for
Automotive Sales Manager

Large Automotive Dealership Group seeking a Automotive Sales Manager.

For this role, you'll need:

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
Paid Holidays & PTO
Employee discounts on vehicle purchases, parts and service repairs
Internal career advancement opportunities
Opportunities to join our community service initiatives

In this role, you'll:

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
Will supervise the salespeople to ensure that they follow their owners on a planned contact basis
Will evaluate each quarter gross performance of the salespeople
Will conduct a weekly sales meeting
She/he will keep accurate sales records, both daily and monthly
Will 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

Other Responsibilities:

Will 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

We are an equal opportunity employer & drug-free workplace. Offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing background screening (incl. criminal background check, review of consumer & motor vehicle records, verification of SSN). Employment is on an at-will basis & subject to termination if dealership rules & regulations are violated.#indeed high