Manager, Sales & Delivery - Lynnfield Spaces

Rivian • Full-time • Lynnfield, Massachusetts, United States • 2m ago

Riv

RIV Level: 6
Address: 600 Market St Lynnfield, MA 01940

Rivian is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Sales and Delivery Manager to help us scale with purpose and precision. As a leader in our field organization, you will drive performance, lead a high-impact team, and ensure that every customer interaction reflects our brand values and commitment to excellence. In this role, you'll own the full customer journey—from initial customer engagement through to vehicle delivery—overseeing all sales and delivery operations within your location, including sales execution, logistics, and last-mile delivery. The Manager will oversee field sales activities and daily operations across their assigned location(s), drive accountability for team productivity, and ensure performance goals are met across daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly metrics.

The Sales and Delivery Manager will be accountable for creating a highly productive environment in which customers have a meaningful and memorable experience, employees are motivated and engaged, and the business performs and thrives. The ideal candidate will take a customer-first approach, demonstrate a strong drive for competitive sales, thrive in ambiguous and unexpected environments, and tackle challenges with a flexible and solution-oriented mindset. In addition to driving day-to-day execution, you’ll collaborate cross-functionally to bring local activations to life, expand our community presence, and continuously refine processes through data-driven insights. With a deep passion for people, you’ll lead by example—motivating teams, cultivating culture, and driving measurable results that align with Rivian’s mission and values.

Ensure that the customer experience is best-in-class across your region: authentic, engaging, educational and aligned with Rivian’s core values and culture
Drive sales performance and execute strategic initiatives across your location(s) to achieve revenue targets and market share growth
Own, track, and deliver on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring the team is invested in the related company-wide strategic objectives while driving individual location and employee performance
Responsible for ensuring flawless execution across all stages of the vehicle delivery process—including vehicle preparation, customer paperwork, logistics coordination, and final vehicle handoff
Partner with Service, Vehicle Operations and other departments to analyze operations and processes to recommend changes that will drive efficiency and lower operating expenses
Optimize the staffing model to align resources with customer demand, designing efficient schedules and shift patterns that maximize efficiency and deliver a best-in-class customer experience
Collaborate cross-functionally to plan and execute activations, events, and strategies that drive brand awareness, traffic, product education, lead generation, demand generation, retention, and conversion
Manage operations in alignment with the financial plan, including revenue plan, payroll budget, and overall store P&L
Enforce high fidelity in document execution to prevent errors and safeguard revenue
Maintain compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations as well as Rivian company policy and procedures
Take on additional projects, duties and assignments as required and/or by request from the leadership

5+ years of experience in field sales; 2+ field leadership, preferably multi-unit management
Retail, sales, hospitality or similar fields highly preferred; experience in a direct-to-consumer business model and/or commission-based sales organization a plus
Strong understanding of the electric vehicle industry, including market dynamics, customer needs, and regulatory considerations
Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant working experience
Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and/or holidays; ability and willingness to travel up to 75% based on business needs
Extensive experience with P&L, POS and CRM software
Expertise in human resources, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, payroll, and performance management
Comfortable operating large, high performance vehicles and conducting demo drives with customers
Must have a valid driver’s license in the state of residence that you will be driving/operating a vehicle (or state that you are commuting daily to/from) and possess an exceptional driving record; If driver’s license isn’t in the appropriate state, you must be eligible to obtain one within the first 60 days of employment
No drug or alcohol related driving incidents in the last 3 years; No more than 1 serious moving violation in the last 3 years; No driving related suspensions or revocation of Driver License within a 3-5 year period. Will be subject to continuous Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) monitoring
Ability to obtain and maintain local sales licenses if applicable in your state

Physical Requirements

Willingness to work in various working conditions including being in a full service retail location or service center, including working outdoors and operating vehicles in unpredictable weather conditions
Physical exertion may be required to perform occupational tasks (sitting up to 2 or more hours at a time, standing for up to 8 or more hours a day, walking, bending, kneeling, laying, twisting, carrying, reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 50 lbs)
Frequent use of hands for purposes of grasping and using tools correctly, entering data, writing communications, or calling customers or internal partners
Ability to see, read and interpret documents such as governmental regulations, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions or schematics

Competencies

Excellent written and verbal language skills in English, additional languages a plus
Strong analytical skills and proficiency in utilizing sales data and metrics
Results-driven with a focus on achieving and exceeding sales targets
An obsessive approach to elevating the customer experience and commitment to taking every opportunity to over-deliver when it comes to delighting and interacting with our community
Possess an entrepreneurial mindset and apply a scrappy and resourceful approach to everything you do. Solve problems and overcome challenges with creativity and ingenuity
Ability to build and maintain relationships, solicit cooperation, and achieve results through collaboration while managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Outstanding verbal and written communication required
Skilled use of project management tools and well versed in memo and presentation building; Confluence, Smartsheet, and MS Office/Google suite