BERT OGDEN FIESTA NISSAN EDINBURG USED CAR MANAGER

BERT OGDEN FIESTA NISSAN EDINBURG USED CAR MANAGER

POSITION TITLE: USED CAR SALES MANAGER

DEPARTMENT: Sales

REPORTS TO: General Sales Manager

Full Time

Address: 5001 I-69C, Edinburg, TX 78539

PURPOSE:

The Used-Vehicle Sales Manager is responsible for assisting the General Sales Manager in planning, organizing and controlling the activities of the Used-Vehicle Sales department and in measuring the performance of the employees in the department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Forecast goals and objectives for the department and strive to meet them.
• Strive for harmony and teamwork with all other departments.
• Prepare and administer an annual operating budget for the Used vehicle sales department with assistance from the Dealer and GSM.
• Attend managers’ meetings as requested.
• Assist the General Sales Manager in forecasting controllable expense elements for the new-vehicle department.
• Understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state and local regulations that affect new-vehicle sales.
• Hire, train, motivate, counsel, and monitor the performance of all new-vehicle sales employees.
• Direct and schedule the activities of all department employees.
• Oversee the efforts of new-vehicle salespeople to enhance the image and customer satisfaction ratings of the dealership.
• Communicate with new-vehicle salespeople to ensure that dealership policies and procedures are understood and followed.
• Monitor salespersons’ payroll records.
• Set sales and gross objectives for new-vehicle salespeople.
• Guide all salespeople in setting their objectives on a shorthand and long-range basis.
• Review all Used-vehicle salespersons’ performance as shown on the Daily Sales Operating Control.
• Assist in developing programs of improvement for those salespeople who are failing to reach their objectives.
• Recommend for dismissal any salesperson failing to meet company objectives.
• Conduct daily and weekly sales training meetings as directed by the General Sales Manager.
• Work with salespeople on programs that will increase the new-car gross and increase F&I penetration.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Must conduct periodic self-inspection for hazard assessment within the Nissan sales department and recommend and document action needed and action taken.
• Ensure that sales department employees follow safety policy and practices and that they report any and all accidents immediately.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school Diploma or GED

Ability to read and comprehend instructions and information.

Two years of sales experience. supervisory experience preferred.

Excellent communication skills.

Must have a valid Texas driver’s license

Must maintain an acceptable, safe driving record and safe driving.

Must pass a drug test screening(hair test).

Must pass a background check.