Area Director Jobs

Position Summary

Responsible for managing, directing and controlling all operations and sales functions for multiple shops and sales territories. Provide leadership to their service managers and outside sales team to drive an increase in sales, organic growth, and margin and manage expense control.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the collection of Accounts Receivable.
• Meet with direct reports on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.) to communicate company information including new initiatives, financial performance, goals and objectives, benchmarks and best practices.
• Improve profitability by increased sales and market share and expense control. Manage toward a positive cash flow by achieving sales forecast, maintaining payroll costs within budget, controlling operating expenses and managing all corporate assets including accounts receivable and inventory.
• Direct P&L responsibilities for other managers and participates in the development of fiscal budgets
• Ensure customer satisfaction and increase sales by implementing all marketing programs, ensure all employees are trained and follow all company procedures.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• Improve sales by supervising outside sales staff and conducting outside sales calls as deemed necessary. Participate in the creation of local marketing programs for both wholesale and retail customers. Facilitate customer training seminars in conjunction with manufacturers.
• Oversees the interviewing, selection, training and evaluation of store personnel. Hire and maintain the most qualified candidates that meet the requirements of the appropriate job description that will align with our corporate culture. Personnel management and leadership.
• Safeguard company assets thru internal controls and systems and personal involvement in daily operations. Conduct store tours, store operational reviews and auditing internal controls for cash, accounts receivable and inventory.
• Implement and ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Bachelor's Degree preferred in business administration, marketing, operations management or similar.
• 10-15 years in the automotive service industry.
• Associates Degree required in business administration, marketing, operations management or similar.
• High school diploma required.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands

• Talk and hear.
• Occasional standing and walking.
• High organized and able to prioritize and manage time efficiently with the ability to handle stress in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Ability to work under tight time constraints, handle sensitive date and multi-task so that deadlines can be met.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Repetitive movement of hands and fingers, typing or writing.
• Frequent travel.