Job Description

General Leaders ensures the profitability of the dealership by overseeing the various departments which include variable operations, fixed operations, and any administration.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential duties include the following, but not limited to, as other duties may be assigned:

• Hiring all management positions, completing performance evaluations regularly and developing short and long-term goals for each department manager (includes administrative, sales, parts, collision and service departments).
• Planning and developing short and long-term goals and objectives annually and submitting time projections to corporate management for approval.
• Effectively communicating with the comptroller/office manager on a weekly basis to review departmental forecasts and ensure consistency with annual projections.
• Paying close attention to daily operations, recommending and creating improved courses of action where necessary.
• Explaining the policies and procedures of the dealership to all employees and following up with employees to ensure that these issues are understood and followed.
• Providing dealership management with weekly reports on the financial condition of the dealership.
• Overseeing the monthly financial statement to ensure it is complete, accurate and submitted on time to the management/dealership owners.
• Coordinating with the business/administrative office to ensure that records and analyses are correctly maintained.
• Creating a good working relationship with lending institutions and manufacturer personnel and maintaining these relationships.
• Coordinating regular meetings with the managers of each department to ensure their profitability and efficiency.
• Overseeing the hiring and training of all department managers.
• Maintaining an enthusiastic attitude to build positive employee attitudes and morale.
• Overseeing and maintaining compensation plans for all employees.
• Creating cost-effective advertising programs and merchandising strategies for the dealership.
• Focusing on any customer complaints that department managers are unable to rectify and taking the necessary steps to resolve these complaints.
• Must be able to pass pre employment screening (background and drug)