General Sales Manager | SF Bay Area Regional

General Sales Manager | SF Bay Area Regional Application
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
• Sales Department

Full-time

Description

This is not a posting for a specific open position. We are building a pipeline of qualified General Sales Manager candidates for future openings across our San Francisco Bay Area stores. Submitting an application does not guarantee an interview or immediate consideration. Qualified candidates will be contacted as positions become available.

• You're a proven General Sales Manager with 3+ years of GSM experience -- you've run a variable ops desk, developed a sales team, and delivered consistent volume, gross, and CSI at a franchised dealership
• You lead with process and coaching -- your consultants close more deals and take better care of guests because of how you develop them, not despite how you manage them
• You're open to the right Bay Area opportunity and want to be considered for Swickard's growing luxury and import store network when a role that fits your background becomes available

Swickard Auto Group is a hospitality company that happens to sell and service cars. We believe the best guest experiences start with the best employee experiences. That's why we've grown to 40+ rooftops across the West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii while maintaining a culture built on one simple idea:
do right by people, every time.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, Swickard operates a growing portfolio of luxury and import stores -- including Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover, Audi, and others -- across the Peninsula, East Bay, and North Bay. As we continue to grow, we proactively build relationships with qualified General Sales Managers so that when a position opens, we have strong candidates ready. If you're a proven GSM who is selectively exploring opportunities in the Bay Area, we'd like to know you.

Roles across our Bay Area stores vary by brand and market, but General Sales Managers at Swickard typically:

• Lead and develop the sales team daily -- coaching consultants, running structured desking sessions, and driving consistent production across new and certified pre-owned
• Desk deals with precision, urgency, and integrity -- structuring transactions that work for the guest and the store
• Manage floor coverage and the guest experience from first contact through delivery
• Monitor and hold the team accountable to key performance metrics -- units, gross per vehicle, closing ratio, lead response time, and CRM compliance
• Partner with finance to ensure clean deal handoffs and a seamless guest experience through the full purchase process
• Support inventory management in coordination with the GM -- monitoring turn, aging, and lot positioning
• Assist in recruiting and onboarding sales consultants
• Resolve guest escalations with composure and a solution-first approach

• 3+ years of General Sales Manager or senior desk manager experience at a franchised dealership -- required
• Luxury or import brand GSM experience strongly preferred -- Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover, Audi, Lexus, BMW, or similar platform experience is a meaningful advantage across our Bay Area store network
• Demonstrated performance across volume, gross, and CSI at a high standard
• Strong CRM discipline and the ability to build a culture of follow-up and process accountability on the floor
• Confident at the desk -- able to structure deals quickly, accurately, and with the…