Assistant Sales Manager

Reporting Relationship: The Assistant Sales Manager reports directly to the Sales Manager.

Job Summary:

The Assistant Sales Manager assists the sales manager monitor the new- and used-vehicle sales departments and the performance of all team members within those two departments.

The Assistant Sales Manager provides leadership and expertise while operating an efficient and profitable sales team. The successful candidate will have the ability to impact a wide variety of customer service situations, train and develop team members and work through financial objectives. This position is a leadership role with the expectation that the individual will act as a mentor to the Sales department and will provide support to staff within the department as well as the entire dealership.

Responsibilities:

• Train and develop team members and work through financial objectives.

• Handle appraisals during the acquisition process

• Reviewing trade-ins and ensuring that vehicles meet Birchwood’s standards

• Partner with Sales Managers during the used car sales process, including pricing and negotiation

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of Automotive Sales experience is preferred

• Previous experience in Automotive Sales or Automotive Finance is required

• Education in Business Administration, Project Management or related studies is an asset

• High attention to detail with proven time management and organizational skills

• A commitment to continuous learning and professional development

• Comfortable leveraging technology for most day-to-day functions preferred (Microsoft Excel)

• Previous experience managing a team and/or strong leadership skills is an asset.

• Clear Credit and Criminal Record Check

• Valid Class 5F driver’s license, clear drivers abstract, transportation to/from work

What Birchwood Can Offer You:

• Competitive compensation - in addition to salary, many roles have bonus and commission incentives that reward you for success

• Full benefits package including vacation time, company-paid extended health, dental/vision coverage, and employee assistance - with flex plan options

• RSP Matching program - Birchwood will match up to $5,000 of your regular earnings after 1 year of employment

• Employee referral bonus program - refer your friends to Birchwood and receive a referral bonus

• Career development opportunities & internal promotions

• Learning & development opportunities

• Wellness program

• Corporate discounts & group savings plan

• Volunteer program - Dollars for Doing

• Company events - Birchwood Bucks, Circle of Excellence, holiday parties

Birchwood is Manitoba’s largest automotive retailer. Our 25 franchises are in addition to four state-of-the-art collision repair centres and four Birchwood Credit Solutions locations. We offer sales, services, and parts to meet our customers’ automotive needs. We’re a recognized leader in the retail automotive industry, not only for our diverse workforce reflecting our community, but also for our unparalleled commitment to team members, customers, partners, and neighbourhoods. At Birchwood, our days begin and end with gratitude, personal leadership, trust, respect, continuous improvement, and generosity.

Birchwood is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Reasonable accommodation is available to applicants with disabilities upon request. Please email your request to: recruitment@birchwood.ca