Used Vehicle Manager
About this role
Dealership:
L0353 Howdy HondaHowdy Honda of Austin
If you’re a Used Vehicle Manager, you already know how demanding the job can be and how important it is to build a great team and provide outstanding customer service. Being good at what you do provides great personal satisfaction as does contributing to a high-performing team. Our core business of providing cars and related service fuels our passion, but people provide our energy.
We are committed to growing our company and Growing our People!
We are part of the Lithia Motors family. The third largest auto dealership group in the country with over 300 stores, Lithia is about providing customers with an honest, simpler buying experience, all the while working in a positive team environment.
Responsibilities
The Used Vehicle Manager is responsible for the appraisal, purchase, reconditioning, display and merchandising of the used vehicle inventory.
- Build & train sales team to ensure they are well versed in the process and manufacturer product knowledge.
- Walk the lot every day with the sales team to ensure complete knowledge of vehicle prices and overall condition of inventory, advertising, banners and area grounds.
- Ensure sales goals are attained.
- Meet and greet all customers early in sales process and stay actively involved throughout process.
- Determine vehicle purchase terms, and trade values to customers.
- Secure financing for customers by utilizing professional relationships with lenders.
- Value used vehicle inventory competitively.
- Ensure used vehicles are properly reconditioned.
Qualifications
- Must have a proven track record with an exceptional CSI
- Previous auto sales management experience
- Strong communication and customer engagement skills
Acceptable driving record and a valid driver's license in your state of residence
- Competitive pay
- Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
- Paid Holidays & PTO
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Lithia Learning Center
- Vehicle Purchase Discounts
- Wellness Programs
High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Company at a glance
Our story began humbly in 1946, with the opening of a Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge store across from Lithia Springs Park in Ashland, Oregon. Fifty years later, in 1996, after opening a few additional stores and training a talented team of leaders, our CEO decided the best way to give new opportunities to this incredible team was to join the public stock exchange. That’s when our mission of “Growth Powered by People” took off.
Today, Lithia & Driveway is one of the nation’s fastest-growing automotive retailers and listed as 124 on the Fortune 500 (NYSE: LAD). We own more than 300 stores supporting over 50 automotive brands and provide job opportunities for more than 27,000 people.
As Lithia & Driveway continues to grow, our success is fueled by the collective efforts, skills, and contributions of our people. We stand by our core values of taking personal ownership, improving constantly, earning customers for life and having fun in the process.
Our high-performance culture keeps one focus in mind, making the customer experience better, as we aim to meet customers wherever, whenever, and however they desire.
We offer a variety of opportunities across our hundreds of stores in the US, UK, and Canada; our Driveway, GreenCars, Driveway Finance Corporation brands as well as our home office. With positions in Sales, Service, Corporate, and Finance, we believe you’ll roll into the perfect spot at Lithia & Driveway. Join us as we continue to innovate and exceed our potential and our customers’ expectations.
Lithia & Driveway is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.
Top Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision Plans
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Lithia Learning Center
- Vehicle Purchase Discounts
- Wellness Programs
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