The Role
Lead used-vehicle acquisition across three dealerships by sourcing inventory, coordinating transportation and reconditioning, managing online listings, supporting appraisals, and training sales staff on used vehicles. The role partners with owners, general managers, and sales managers to optimize inventory, merchandising, and sales performance. Candidates need at least two years of vehicle-buying experience, retail purchasing knowledge, strong communication skills, energy, ethical judgment, and prior sales success.
Summary Generated by Built In
Hello Auto Group is building a used-car acquisition team for our three stores and needs someone with experience to lead it. We currently have three stores: a Subaru and Mazda Campus in Temecula and a Mazda Store in San Diego. We need additional inventory to sustain the double-digit year-over-year growth we are seeing.
We pride ourselves on being a great New car retailer, but our hearts and passion run strong in the Used car department. Our look-to-book is above 50% at all of our stores; trades are as important as sales. We structure our Sales pay plans to weigh them heavily towards used cars as they are the heart of our business. We are turning our cars quickly, and our average days in inventory are 21 days. We have room to grow, and we are looking for the right individual to help stock the lot with the right cars.
This role is a challenging and a demanding, but the right individual will find it fun and rewarding. Hello Auto Group is a privately owned, family run group, with owners actively engaged in store operations. Do you want to be a thought partner, working with the Owners, GMs, and Sales Managers to reach a common goal instead of being in the used-car trailer, buying cars everyone has an opinion about?
With a strong foundation in place, we are ready to accelerate our growth. This role requires at least two years of vehicle-buying experience and a proven track record; experience with vAuto and CDK is preferred but not required. If you are looking for a challenge, a rewarding career to learn and grow, and the chance to work with like-minded people who want to be better than the market and see the opportunity to do it, send us your resume and let's set up a time to talk.
Job Responsibilities:
- Ability to acquire inventory through multiple sources
- Ability to coordinate transportation
- Manage and coordinate reconditioning
- Train and develop an increased awareness of used inventory.
- Manage online inventory from photos, descriptions, spotlight management.
- Assist in appraisals at the sales desk and training Client Advisors on Used cars.
Qualifications:
- Two years of previous acquisition experience
- Solid understanding of Retail purchasing and merchandising
- Excellent communication and customer service skills required
- Multi-Tasking and high energy is a must for this position
- Responsible, ethical, and committed
- Previous sales success, Assertive, High Energy, and Sociable a must
What We Offer:
- Medical, Dental & Vision plans
- 401(k) plan (with company match!)
- Company-paid Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Volunteer days and Holidays
- Growth Opportunities
- Locally-owned and operated in Southern California
- Employee Purchase Program
- Work/life balance (Closed on Sundays!
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Skills Required
- At least two years of previous vehicle acquisition or buying experience
- Proven track record in vehicle buying
- Experience with vAuto
- Experience with CDK
- Solid understanding of retail purchasing and merchandising
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Ability to multitask and maintain high energy
- Responsible, ethical, and committed work approach
- Previous sales success
- Assertive and sociable personality
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The Company
What We Do
Hello Auto Group is a network of automotive dealerships in Southern California providing comprehensive sales, maintenance, and customer support services for Mazda, Kia, and Subaru vehicles. They focus on customer satisfaction and offer a wide range of new and certified pre-owned vehicles, financing options, and factory-trained service across multiple strategic locations.
