Automotive General Manager

Sheehy Auto Stores is honored to win the 2024 Baltimore Sun, Richmond Times Dispatch, and Washington Post Top Workplaces Award!!! 

Sheehy Auto Stores is one of the country's Top 30 Private Dealer groups representing some of the industry's best brands with over 25 locations. Sheehy Auto Stores prides itself on finding the best team members, both experienced and new to the industry, who have that desire to achieve. If this sounds like you, we want YOU to be part of our team!

Sheehy Subaru of Springfield seeks an experienced General Manager to lead our high-performing team! In this role as General Manager, you will ensure the dealership's profitability by overseeing the entire dealership's successful operation, from sales to service and everything in between. The ideal candidate will share our passion for top-notch customer service, drive to go above and beyond and have a proven track record of success in sales and customer service. 

We don't take a "one-size-fits-all" approach regarding our employee's Benefits. Our programs are designed to improve your life at work and at home.

• Bi-Weekly Salary plus Monthly Commission
• Paid Training
• Sales Recognition Program
• Start earning PTO on your 1st day of employment
• Paid PTO, eligible for use after 90 days 
• 401(K) and profit sharing
• Excellent Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Paid Maternity & Paternity after one year of employment

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains, and motivates all dealership department managers
• Directs and monitors all dealership management or supervisory personnel functions and completes formal performance evaluations of all department managers at regularly scheduled intervals
• Plans dealership operations for the coming year and submits to the dealer for approval
• Meets with the comptroller/office manager monthly to review departmental forecasts for consistency with the annual forecast
• Meets with managers individually to develop monthly and annual goals and objectives and to review actual performance
• Monitors the daily operating control (DOC), recommending improved courses of action where necessary
• Provides dealers with accurate weekly reports on the financial condition of the dealership
• Ensures that the monthly financial statement is complete, accurate, and submitted on time to the factory
• Develops and maintains a good working relationship with lending institutions and manufacturer personnel.
• Communicates management policies and procedures to all employees and ensures that they are understood and followed
• Provides enthusiastic leadership to help shape employees' attitudes and build morale.
• Holds regularly scheduled managers' meetings to ensure that every department is operating efficiently and profitably
• Reviews all training requests, approves appropriate and consistent with the dealership's goals for professional/technical ability and advancement, and monitor their effectiveness.
• Reviews and approves compensation plans for all employees.
• Coordinates with the business office to ensure records and analyses are maintained accurately.
• Develops merchandising strategies and assist in creating effective, cost-efficient advertising programs.
• Resolves any customer complaints that department managers are unable to rectify.
• Other duties may be assigned

Requirements

• Five years of Automotive General Management experience 
• Reynolds & Reynolds experience preferred but not required
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Authorized to work in the USA
• Able to pass a pre-employment background check, MVR, and drug test
• Must have a valid driver's license