Gwinnett Place Nissan, the fastest-growing Nissan dealership in the Atlanta metro area, is seeking an experienced and highly driven Used Car Manager to lead and expand our pre-owned operation.
This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who understands that used-car success is built through disciplined acquisition, accurate appraisals, aggressive inventory management, strong merchandising, and consistent execution. We need a proven operator who can grow volume, increase gross profit, and maintain a healthy inventory—not someone who manages from behind a desk.
Key Responsibilities- Take full ownership of used-car sales volume, gross profit, inventory turn, and overall departmental performance
- Appraise trades accurately and competitively while protecting dealership profitability
- Acquire inventory through trades, auctions, service-lane opportunities, direct purchases, and other sourcing channels
- Maintain the right inventory mix based on market demand, price points, and sales history
- Manage aging aggressively with a firm 45-day turn strategy
- Price and reprice inventory consistently using current market data
- Minimize wholesale losses, aged-inventory exposure, and unnecessary write-downs
- Ensure vehicles move quickly through inspection, reconditioning, photography, and online merchandising
- Increase Nissan Certified Pre-Owned volume and maintain all CPO requirements
- Desk and close deals while balancing volume, gross profit, customer experience, and compliance
- Coach the sales team on used-car product knowledge, value presentation, trade acquisition, and closing
- Monitor daily performance, inventory aging, appraisal effectiveness, wholesale results, and departmental expenses
- Partner with sales, service, F&I, and internet leadership to improve efficiency and profitability
- Maintain high standards for customer satisfaction, vehicle quality, and regulatory compliance
- Provide clear reporting and actionable plans to the General Manager
- Proven experience successfully managing a high-volume used-car department
- Strong appraisal, purchasing, pricing, merchandising, and inventory-management skills
- Demonstrated ability to grow volume while maintaining front-end and total gross profit
- Experience with auctions, online acquisition platforms, and market-based pricing tools
- Strong desking, closing, coaching, and leadership abilities
- Nissan and Certified Pre-Owned experience preferred
- Strong financial understanding of inventory investment, turn, aging, wholesale performance, and departmental profitability
- Excellent communication, organization, and accountability
- Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
- Availability to work dealership hours, including evenings and weekends
- Competitive, performance-based compensation
- Established dealership with strong growth and market opportunity
- Large customer base and consistent trade-in opportunities
- Supportive senior leadership with a clear commitment to growing the used-car operation
- Medical, dental, vision, and other available benefits
- Career advancement opportunities
If you are a competitive, accountable used-car professional who knows how to find inventory, turn it quickly, develop a team, and produce consistent results, we want to speak with you.
Apply today with your résumé and a brief summary of your recent used-car volume, gross-profit, and inventory-turn results.
Skills Required
- Proven experience successfully managing a high-volume used-car department
- Strong appraisal, purchasing, pricing, merchandising, and inventory-management skills
- Demonstrated ability to grow volume while maintaining front-end and total gross profit
- Experience with auctions, online acquisition platforms, and market-based pricing tools
- Strong desking, closing, coaching, and leadership abilities
- Nissan and Certified Pre-Owned experience
- Strong financial understanding of inventory investment, turn, aging, wholesale performance, and departmental profitability
- Excellent communication, organization, and accountability
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
- Availability to work dealership hours, including evenings and weekends
What We Do
Gwinnett Place Nissan is a comprehensive new and used Nissan car dealership located in Duluth, Georgia. Founded in 1999, it serves the greater Atlanta area by providing an extensive selection of quality new and used cars, trucks, vans, crossovers, and SUVs. The dealership offers a 'one-stop' experience, incorporating vehicle sales, financing, and a certified auto repair and maintenance servicing department.
