Truck Sales Manager

Responsibilities

• Direct responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the New/Used Truck Department
• Ensures the strategic and operating goals and objectives of the New/Used Truck Department are met while meeting established profit targets
• Buy and sell used truck inventory outside of the CSM Companies network
• Manages and plans truck inventory through trade acquisition and open purchases to ensure adequate stock and selection are on hand
• Provides truck appraisal values to sales department on customer vehicles
• Implements an effective sales and marketing plan and establish a successful strategy which meets both sales and company objectives
• Evaluates Truck Department performance against established department goals and profit targets, taking appropriate corrective action
• Accepts or rejects all Branch truck deals proposed by sales department
• Determines repairs and corrections needed to return and/or trade-in vehicles to salable condition
• Trains and develops Truck Sales Associates
• Establish, develops and maintains contacts with wholesale truck buyers and sellers
• Coordinates and works with other Branch and department personnel to support company objectives

Qualifications

• Associate's degree (AA) or comparable work experience
• Three to five years heavy duty truck sales or related experience
• Management skills to include strategic plan development, decision making abilities and program implementation
• Ability to demonstrate or display extensive product knowledge to customer and staff to assist with purchase decisions
• Must be highly organized, detail oriented and results driven
• Ability to prioritize and handle numerous tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work well under pressure while assisting a wide variety of customers (both internal and external) while fostering relationships with key industry contacts
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Computer, mathematical and customer service skills
• Ability to bend, kneel, stoop and lift/move up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis
• Ability to work outdoors and in an environment with frequent exposure to weather elements