Coleman Automotive: General Manager/Operator

Coleman Automotive Group • Full-time • Elgin, IL, US • 3m ago

This role is open for a major market in the northern midwest, we will discuss the location in the interview.

Coleman Automotive

General Manager

Here's the opportunity. You run the store. You build it. You collect the big check. No debt. No liability. No franchise risk. Just results and rewards.

Coleman Automotive is one of the fastest-growing dealer groups in the Midwest, and we're looking for a General Manager who's ready to take full ownership of a dealership operation. Let's be honest, the store that needs you isn't running well. If it were, it wouldn't have been for sale and we wouldn't own it. But that's exactly why this opportunity exists. We didn't buy a finished product. We bought potential and now we need the right person to go unlock it.

The bones are here. Strong local market. Proximity to a major metro. The volume has been there before, and the right person will bring it back and then some.

This is not a caretaker role. This is a builder's role.

What We Offer

The closest thing to owning your own dealership without signing personal guarantees or carrying debt
Compensation tied directly to what you produce. There is no ceiling.
Backing from a growing automotive group with the resources, inventory support, and leadership to help you win
Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision
Paid time off and holidays
A partnership, not a leash. You run it. We support it.

What You'll Build

A complete sales, service, and F&I operation that performs at the level the market demands
A team of winners recruited, trained, and held to your standard
Processes and accountability structures that produce consistent, scalable results
A culture that attracts top talent and retains it
Profitability across every department, front end, back end, fixed ops, all of it
A reputation in the local market that makes your store the first and last place customers visit

Who We're Looking For

Someone who has built or rebuilt a dealership before. Not managed one that was already working. Built one. Tell us the store. Tell us the numbers. Tell us how you did it.
A leader who operates like an owner. You think P&L, you think market share, you think long term.
Deep experience across all dealership operations including sales, F&I, service, and parts
Proven ability to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing teams
Someone who doesn't need a 6 month guarantee. If you aren't confident you can get it done from day one, this isn't the right fit.
A competitor who keeps score and wins

We don't change your pay plan when you start producing. We don't put a ceiling on what you can earn. We don't micromanage operators who deliver. What we do is give you a store, a market, and the backing to go be great.

If you've been waiting for the chance to run a store like it's yours without the personal risk, this is it. Show us what you've built before, and let's talk about what you'll build next.

Reach out to jay.nelson@colemanauto.com with resumes and questions.

Pay: $120,000.00 - $1,000,000.00 per year

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