The Manager, Lot Operations is responsible for leading and overseeing Lot Operations, Vehicle Entry, Imagining, and Inspections.
This position manages the daily operations of the lot department, including labor scheduling, directing work assignments, vehicle logistics, placement of vehicles, vehicle movement, and vehicle transport. Additionally, manages the lot coordinators, tracking of vehicles and sale day lot flow.
Responsibilities
- Manages and provides direction to supervisors, teams, and team members.
- Ensures systems are in place to manage quality work efficiently and effectively in accordance with company policy and customer expectations.
- Reviews work volumes, plans and continuously monitors staffing levels to ensure efficiency, quality work and effective customer service.
- Oversees the full range of Lot Operations activities including:
- Vehicle check-in
- Vehicle movement from check-in to appropriate sales lanes
- Vehicle receipt, stock-in and numeration
- Post-sale vehicle movement
- Reviews team performance against key performance indicators and metrics; develops and executes strategies for improvement.
- Resolves problems as they arise, including situations such as missing, damaged, and late vehicles.
- Develops and provides weekly reporting on Lot Operations and metrics to Lot Operations and Vehicle Operations leadership.
- Maintains and builds relationships with current customers, including auction, dealer, commercial and others.
- Collaborates with other departments and management – ensuring ongoing communications, coordination of activities and a high quality of customer service both internally and externally.
Qualifications:
Minimum
- Bachelor’s degree and 6 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year experience in a related field; or 10 years’ experience in a related field
- 1 year of experience in a leadership role
- Safe drivers needed; valid driver’s license required.
- Effective management and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and interaction skills.
- Effective management, decision-making, and organizational skills.
- Good computer and software knowledge essential
- Ability to sit, stand and walk for prolonged periods of time. Vision abilities required include close, distance, color, and depth perception
Preferred
- Reconditioning and/or body shop experience
- AS400 experience
- Ability to drive multiple vehicle types, including standard shift, automatic, 5th wheel, semi, RV, and boats
Drug Testing:
To be employed in this role, you'll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $67,100.00 - $100,700.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
EOE, including disability/vets
