General Sales Manager

Now in our 49th year, Trent Valley Honda is a reputable, award winning, family-operated and community focused dealership serving Peterborough and the Kawartha’s.
We pride ourselves on offering exceptional vehicles, service and memorable customer experiences - our people excel in a vibrant and rewarding work environment.
We’re searching for an enthusiastic General Sales Manager with a passion for Used Vehicle Operations to join the team and contribute to our dealership’s success!
Your strong leadership skills, acquisition focus, and knowledge of financing operations will be essential to motivate growth, and profitability in both our used, and total variable operations. Your professional integrity combined with a competitive drive gives you real joy and boundless energy to initiate and execute your ideas to inspire positive experiences - and desired results for all stakeholders.
What sets you apart is your successful track record of leading a dedicated team of professionals with varying levels of experience, the ability to collaborate and build relationships, and your commitment to sales processes and objectives with a result driven approach.
Core Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement sales and marketing strategies to achieve sales targets, maximize profitability and increase market share;
• Oversee inventory management and utilize all sources to improve acquisition results, and to grow the used vehicle department - with optimal mix, strategic pricing, turn and aged policies in place;
• Lead, mentor, inspire and train the Sales team and sales support staff, setting clear expectations, targets and measurements for both individual, and team performance;
• Manage the FSM team fostering unity, strategic desk management and customer experience;
• Manage the variable operations budget effectively, controlling expenses and maximizing software tools to boost performance and profitability.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of automotive GSM experience with a proven record in Used Vehicle Operations;
• Strong proficiency in software systems such as: VAuto, TMS, Autovance and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint);
• High degree of Emotional Intelligence with sound communication and decision-making skills;
• Commitment to continuous learning in an evolving industry for yourself, and the team;
• A valid Class G driver’s license and an OMVIC.

For more information, please visit our website at www.tvhonda.com and apply through our careers page with your resume, and include a paragraph explaining why you’re interested.
We provide equal opportunities for all applicants and are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all candidates feel valued, respected and supported. Where needed, accommodations for people with disabilities will be provided, on request, to support participation in all aspects of the recruitment process. Please note that in applying for a position with us, applicants will be disclosing Personal Information about themselves and consent to the collection, use, disclosure, storage, transfer and/or processing by us of this Personal Information for all purposes related or incidental to your employment application and our recruitment process.

Job Type: Full-time