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In this position...
As a Regional Manager, you will lead your Market Area and provide strategic direction and tactical action plans/resources to achieve Market Area objectives. The focus of this position is to lead & develop the Lincoln Management & Specialist teams (lead personnel processes, coach and counsel reporting personnel and administer performance reviews, etc.) and build effective working relationships with the Retailers to deliver on sales, ownership, CX and network development objectives.
You'll have...
Bachelor’s degree in business (Marketing, Management, Economics, Finance, Communications, or related field) Experience: 8+ years of Dealership Contact or Sales Field experience, must have experience traveling in a sales role. Relocation: Must be willing and able to relocate to Los Angeles, CA and willing to relocate again in the future. Travel Commitment: Ability to travel in market that requires overnight travel (i.e. Hotel stays Tuesdays to Fridays). Average Travel Required: - ~80%. Valid Driver's License: Must possess a valid and unrestricted driver's license.
Even better, you may have...
5+ years of experience in marketing, sales, service and customer experience. Extensive Dealer contact and operations experience. Extensive knowledge and understanding of dealership operations & market representation. 5+ years of Management level supervisory experience. Excellent Dealer relations and communication skills. Retail Marketing C&I experience preferred.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a leadership level 5.
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What you'll do...
Grow The Business:
Lead the strategy development and implementation of annual Business Plans which details strategic and tactical actions and establishes accountability for performance throughout the Market to deliver on key sales, ownership, CX & network development objectives. Develop quarterly plans to achieve sales and share targets for new & CPO vehicles. Leverage resources such as Quarterly Dealer challenge funds, Tier 1 marketing support programs & Tier III Lincoln Ownership messaging to drive growth and deliver on key objectives. Deliver Lincoln FCSD & CX objectives (i.e. parts purchases, Retail RO growth, RO duration, Shop Capacity & Tech recruiting, recall completion, remote experiences, OSR, NPS etc.) Leverage key Lincoln Programs (LCP, LCORP, LBEAP & Lincoln Institute) to drive retailer performance & profits and client satisfaction.
Create a Strong Retail Network:
Support Market Representation Manager in building a business plan to establish a strong Retail Network. Lead network optimization discussions. Identify competitive luxury OEM candidate prospects with sufficient capital, capacity, customer satisfaction, luxury mind-set and character for key points. Develop retailer action plans to improve operations (i.e. sales & registration expectancy) & profitability. Secure Retailer investments/commitments in new facilities and dedicated resources for Lincoln.
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with key business partners:
Dealer Principles. Ford Division & FCSD Regional Management. Lincoln Automotive Financial Services. General Office. Parts Supply & Logistics Management. Global Warranty Operations Management. Service Engineering Operations/Technical Support Operations.