Internet Sales Manager - Fowler

Description

Internet Sales Manager– Automotive 

Are you a born communicator AND a born leader? Because our Internet Sales department needs both. Earn a great living doing what you love and join our dealership family as our new Internet Sales Manager.  Emphasis will be placed on providing excellent customer communications while managing the Internet Sales process. In this role, you will supervise sales team in a manner that aligns with our dealership’s highest standards. We only hire the best! If that’s you, then let’s talk. 

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee daily Internet Sales operations
• Recruit and train sales staff
• Understand buying profiles and patterns of typical telephone, and internet prospects
• Run daily/weekly/monthly reports and track results
• Prepare individual “call results reports” for sales staff
• Record and listen to customer calls
• Train sales staff by reviewing recorded/live calls and outcomes, and auditing text message and email correspondence
• Determine which customers to contact based on current marketing initiatives
• Review performance and develop staff
• Interface with other department heads
• Participate in dealership management meetings

Skills/Qualifications

• Successful track record in Internet sales, auto dealership business development centers or Internet sales department management
• The ability to manage high call volumes, internet leads and call lists simultaneously
• Overall knowledge of automotive sales and service department operations
• Strong organizational skills and leadership abilities
• Familiarity with dealership CRM and DMS systems
• Experience in training teams and individuals preferred

Job Requirements

• High school diploma/GED
• Basic computer skills
• Dealership Internet Sales/BDC experience
• Valid Driver's License and MVR acceptable to our Insurance Carrier

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Compensation

Compensation is based on experience and is highly competitive in the marketplace.

What We Offer 

Perks & Benefits

Fowler offers medical, vision, dental, life, & disability insurances. Fowler has a 401K employer matching plan, Paid Time Off, Volunteer Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays & Parental Leave. Fowler also offers its employees access to an employee assistance program. Fowler offers job specific education to include student sponsorships, internships, manufacturer and dealership training with Graduate & Tool Incentive programs.

The Fowler Standard – This is what drives us. being friendly, helpful, honest and fair

The mission of Fowler is to grow our business by earning the respect, trust and loyalty of our customers through our employees.

Fowler’s vision is to be the dealer of choice in the communities we serve. We will do this by providing exceptional products, services, and superior customer service.

Our dedication to the development and advancement of our people, technology and systems will help us get there together.

Our company maintains a strong policy of equal employment opportunity for all associates.  We hire, train, promote and compensate employees on the basis of personal and professional competence and potential for advancement without regard for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability or citizenship, as well as other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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