Pre-owned Sales Manager

**The Role**

**Are you an experienced Vehicle Sales Manager looking to take the next step-up in your career? If so, we have a new challenge for you.**

Bramgate Volkswagen opened in 2015. We have grown to be the preferred choice for Volkswagen products in the Northwest Peel/GTA region. We carry all makes and models, including luxury brands, such as Audi, Mercedes Benz, BMW, etc. This is an exciting time to be with us as part of our talented Sales Team. Do you have a passion for customer service, the energy and enthusiasm to be part of one of the growing automotive sales teams in the industry? You can expect to work in state-of-the art, air-conditioned/heated spaces with outstanding leadership and support. Not only do we offer a good benefits package, but we also offer career advancement opportunities. If you are a self-motivated, customer focused individual looking to take your career to the next level, keep reading

**Our Company**

Bramgate Automotive Inc. has been in business since 1967. We have 5 locations in the Peel region. We celebrate diversity and we encourage growth within our growing organization. Give us your best and we will give you ours
- **Our vision is to make every customer experience easy, efficient, and enjoyable.**_

We are proud of:

- Our high volume and high-performance stores
- Canadian AutoWorld Employer of Choice (CAWEOC) Award - 2020, 2023
- Canada’s Top 25 Best Dealership to work for by Automotive News - 2018 & 2019.

**The Benefits**
- State-of-the art facility. Air-conditioned spaces
- Outstanding leadership and support
- Professional training and processes
- Large customer base
- Benefit package, life, dental, health, RRSP, pension plan and EAP
- Collegial workplace atmosphere
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary and Management Bonus Plan

**Key Responsibilities**

The key responsibilities of a **Pre-Owned Sales Manager** include, but are not limited to:
**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Operations**

There are several key responsibilities which are the primary or supporting responsibility of this position:

- Lead on vehicle appraisals, including regular follow-up on trade-ins not won, appraisal accuracy and coaching the sales team in this area.
- Champion for acquisitions of pre-owned inventory, including but not limited to daily service drive thru acquisition processes, managing logistics of trade-ins, grounding lease returns, salesperson bonuses for vehicles acquired.
- Ensuring that all online merchandising including quality photos and descriptions are maintained on all vehicles.
- Maintaining a professional and premium physical display of pre-owned inventory both in designated outdoor and indoor locations, including appropriate point of sale materials.
- Overseeing the efficient and accurate grounding and management of service loaner and demonstrator vehicles to ensure they are progressed through reconditioning in a timely manner.
- Backup for reconditioning approvals, initial vehicle pricing and pricing maintenance.
- Supporting group inventory turn policy and ensuring its compliance, including necessary write-downs, hard turn policy, and competitive vehicle disposal actions that include offering all vehicles to other group locations.

**Core Responsibilities**

In conjunction with other colleagues in the Sales Management team, below are core responsibilities expected for this position and all other Sales Managers:

- With Management Team, develop and implement monthly promotional strategies.
- Provide Sales Representatives with up-to-date product and inventory information.
- With Management Team, plan and implement sales-incentive programs as required.
- With Management Team, plan budgets and authorize expenditures.
- Encourage a high level of extended warranty and other protection and accessory plans.
- Liaise with finance, service, and other departments to help facilitate sales.
- Liaise with service management on day-to-day service/sales operations.
- Create and maintain a high level of morale and enthusiasm for Volkswagen products and services.
- Implement and execute the company's marketing strategy and business plans.
- Complete monthly formal reports of Sales team performance.
- Agree to achievable delivery timetables.
- Set training standards and operation performance testing.
- With Management Team, develop annual budgets and targets.
- Manage compliance with Provincial/Territorial, Local and Federal regulations.
- Ensure compliance with company standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, safety, and complete and on-time delivery.
- Vehicle inventory management. Monitor and measure used vehicle inventory pipeline.
- Send reports to sales team with current available inventory weekly.
- Review analyses of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine department or division progress toward stated goals and objectives.
- Greeting all customers upon arrival and as necessary personally following up with them before or after thei