Acquisition Specialist, Wholesale Operations

What To Expect
As an Acquisition Specialist, you will work cross functionally alongside our Used Car, Delivery, Sales, and Service to accurately appraisal for trade-in vehicles. However, to succeed at Tesla, you must be highly organized, detail oriented, and efficient. You should have a passion for our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy and comfortable with working in a high volume. While individual contributions are essential, positive impact to your team is required to achieve the highest level of success. We will reward team players who help others succeed and empower the team around them.
Acquisition Specialist leads go a step further, working closely with management to ensure efficiency of the acquisition specialist team. They do this by handling the team schedule, daily breakdown, training, and coordinate completion of projects. Support field teams in resolving customer questions and concerns
What You’ll Do
Be a leader and example to team members and colleagues.

Review market indicator data, vehicle history and vehicle condition to appraise the value of trade-in vehicles in keeping with current Tesla valuation strategies

Accurately record valuations and track inventory using Tesla internal system

Be the subject matter expert and have accountability in your trade-in appraisals

Procure operational improvements and coordinate with engineering partners to push projects to completion

Develop strong relationships with cross functional business partners (Sales, Delivery, Service) to create an exceptional customer experience

Lead and support training initiatives to ensure field teams understand trade-in processes

Work closely with the acquisition specialists to coordinate daily breakdown and team schedule everyday

Support field teams in resolving customer questions and concerns

What You’ll Bring

• Be a self-starter who possesses exceptional time management skills and has great attention to detail
• Develop best practices that excite the team to educate and excite prospective customers about Tesla’s product offerings
• Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must
• Superior attention to detail under tight deadlines and comfortable in a fast-paced, rapidly changing working environment
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to meet business needs
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred. In lieu of a degree, relevant experience
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with others in a team environment, as well as independently
• Ability to understand and convey business issues and technical concepts
• Ability to work weekends on a regular schedule, as needed
• Highly efficient working across multiple computer systems, experience with CRM a plus, experience with MS Office required

Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

LGBTQ+ care concierge services

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

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