General Manager

Akrostech Consulting • Full-time • Newark, California, United States • 3m ago

Licenses Required Valid CA Driver License, Valid CA Sales License

Job Type: Full-time

General Manager

We are an automotive dealership group with multiple locations in southern and northern California and are seeking an experienced General Manager in northern California for our primium client. The General Manager will be responsible for managing the profitability of the dealership by overseeing each department while also striving to achieve customer retention and satisfaction and contributing to the overall success of the Dealership using sound business management practices.

Responsibilities

· Plan and coordinate the activities of the management team by providing effective leadership to motivate and develop highly productive and loyal employees.

· Design, review and approve compensation plans for all employees.

· Hold regularly scheduled managers meetings to review weekly reports to ensure that every department is operating efficiently and profitably.

· Hire, train, and motivate all dealership department managers and develop short and long-term goals for each department.

· Oversee and evaluate the performance of all dealership department managers.

· Plans dealership operations for the coming year and submits to the dealer for approval.

· Effectively communicating with the comptroller/office manager monthly to review departmental forecasts for consistency with the annual forecast and ensure that the monthly financial statement is complete, accurate, and submitted on time to relevant parties.

· Meets with managers individually to develop monthly and annual financial and strategic goals and objectives and review performance versus budgets/goals.

· Monitors daily operations, recommending improved courses of action where necessary.

· Develops and maintains a good working relationship with lending institutions and manufacturer personnel.

· Communicates management policies and procedures to all employees and ensures that they are understood and followed.

· Reviews all requests for training, approves those which are appropriate and consistent with the dealership's goals for professional/technical ability and advancement, and monitors their effectiveness.

· Coordinates with the business office to ensure that records and analyses are maintained accurately.

· Develops marketing strategies and assists in creating effective, cost-efficient advertising programs.

· Resolves any customer complaints that department managers are unable to rectify.

Qualifications

Experience Required: Minimum of 8 years experience as General Manager of a franchised automotive dealership; or equivalent history or combination of education and professional accomplishments.

Strong leadership and organizational skills required, and the ability to understand profit and loss statements and manage a diverse staff. General managers also must possess strong communication skills to deal with customers, employees and vendors.

A high school diploma or the equivalent is required and a college degree in business administration is preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person