Vice President of Sales - Automotive

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

Bettenhausen Automotive is now hiring a Vice President of Sales!

The Vice President of Sales assumes responsibility and is accountable for the sales operations across 4 locations in the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago. The VP of Sales is accountable for the profitability of each sales department within the separate dealership locations. Bettenhausen Automotive is looking for a leader to drive sales strategy across our 4 locations, manage and grow a high performing sales team, and expand our market share within the Chicago-land area. The ideal candidate will have experience as a General Sales Manager or General Manager, a passion for the automotive industry, strong business acumen, digital marketing experience, and can formulate a winning sales strategy to support our continued growth.

Essential Duties

• Hires, trains and motivates all dealership sales department managers.
• Plans dealership sales operations for the upcoming week / month / year and submits to the platform general manager for approval.
• Monitors the daily operations of the sales departments, recommending improved courses of action where necessary.
• Provides dealer with accurate reports on the financial condition of the sales department.
• Develops and maintains a good working relationship with lending institutions and manufacturer personnel.
• Communicates management policies and procedures to all sales employees and ensures that they are understood and followed.
• Provides enthusiastic leadership to help shape employees' attitudes and build morale.
• Holds regularly scheduled meetings to ensure that the sales department is operating efficiently and profitably.
• Directs and monitors all sales personnel functions and completes formal performance evaluations of all department managers at regularly scheduled intervals.
• Develops marketing & advertising strategies and assists in creating effective, cost-efficient advertising programs.

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