General Sales Manager - Fowler - Kia Longmont

Fowler Automotive has an outstanding opportunity for a results-focused, highly driven and experienced General Sales Manager who would be responsible for the dealerships sales objectives, goals, and overall customer satisfaction at the dealership. To accomplish this task, the manager must effectively manage the sales personnel; have a strong knowledge of the local market and a understanding of the sales departments financial data.

Job Responsibilities

• Qualified candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in dealer management
• Passionate about customer retention and CSI in Sales
• Determine monthly and yearly forecasts in terms of unit sales, gross profit objectives, and departmental profits.
• Work with each salesperson & manager to work on specific goals and objectives that are set and established.
• Create a positive sales culture for the team & create a “team” atmosphere focusing on employee retention.
• Conduct Sales meetings.
• Maintain a balanced inventory in new and used sales.
• Work with the marketing department to create the best overall strategy that can help the dealership meets it goals in sales.
• Play an active role in the community

Education and/or Experience

Four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Requirements

Manufacturer Training

State Sales License

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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. 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 the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Compensation

Range -

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, 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.