General Manager In Training

What’s under the hood:

DriveTime is the largest privately owned used car sales and finance company in the country. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, we have more than 120+ dealerships, 3 operations centers and 15 reconditioning centers across the nation. Our 4,000+ employees are focused on getting the right customer in the right car, at the right terms. With over 25 years of industry experience and our dedication to streamlining the purchase process, we're redefining what it means to buy and finance a used car.

That’s Nice, But What’s the Job?

In short, Our Management Training program leverages your existing leadership skills, tunes them to our business philosophy, and gets you ready to run your own store as a General Manager in 6-12 Months. We are more than your typical traditional dealership! With our no haggle, set price approach, you get to focus on the customers’ experience and not on getting the highest price. We'll give you the right training and the right tools to help you to accelerate your career.

In long, you will:

• Develop and enhance customer relationships by establishing, promoting, and maintaining excellent customer service with sales operations.
• Identify referral source prospects for the dealership, create a strategy to develop relationships with prospects, and monitor and maintain positive referral source relationships.
• Implement and execute all company-wide marketing initiatives to maximize their impact and to help meet or exceed sales goals.
• Train and develop employees to advance through a career path.
• Provide guidance and strategic planning for the dealership concerning sales goals.
• Conduct sales meetings to motivate and share successful selling techniques and skills.
• Achieve sales volume and profitability objectives utilizing all sales channels in a continually changing environment.

So What About the Perks? Perks matter.

• Benefits like 401(k), Tuition Reimbursement, company paid life insurance, short and long-term disability.
• 16 days of PTO and 6 paid Holidays. Because who doesn’t love time off? This also increases with tenure.
• Culture. Interconnected and collaborative environment that promotes growth from within. Over 80% of our current leadership has developed internally.
• Wellness Program. We want our employees to be the best versions of themselves. That’s why we offer a Wellness Program that includes B12 shots, teeth cleanings, biometric screenings and much more!
• Medical, Dental and Vision. DriveTime pays a nice chunk of your premiums to keep the cost as low as possible for our employees.
• Stability. With 20 New Stores Opening there is a lot of stability to add to the growth potential
• Company Car, Bonus Potential and Cell Phone Reimbursement
• Training: Structured and Intensive training Program to prepare you for all aspects of the dealership

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?

• Quality decision maker. Good decisions are made based on knowledge. We’ll need you to gather all the facts and take them all into consideration when making decisions.
• Master of managing. Be the leader who does things without waiting to be told. Take Charge and own your business!
• Top of the “Line” communicator. Ability to talk and write with confidence, charisma and competence for a wide variety of audiences including management.
• Listeners…Not Hearers Seek to understand, do not hear to reply.
• Plays well with others. You will be working in a high-functioning team environment. We work together in order to win together.
• Takes a hold of the wheel. We encourage you to bring out and share your concepts and while learning new ones!
• A mind for the details. Okay we know “detail-oriented” is on about every job description – but we really mean it!
• Level headed. You’ll need the ability to maintain personal composure when confronted with a difficult situation.
• Critical thinker. We need folks that don’t simply accept all arguments and conclusions but rather have an attitude involving questioning arguments and conclusions.

The Specifics.

• 5+ years of management experience
• General Manager, Retail Manager or Multi Unit Manager experience preferred
• Salary: $65,000 to start, elgible for monthly bonuses at 50% payout, once "certified' pay increases to $70,000 with 100% eligibility for monthly bonuses.
• Relocation is required for this position.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (A college degree is nice to have as well)

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of our background and drug screening process. DriveTime is a drug-free, tobacco-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

And when it comes to hiring, we don't just look for the right person for the job, we seek out the right person for DriveTime. Buckle up for plenty of opportunities to grow in a professional, fun, and high-energy environment!

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of our background check and drug screen process. DriveTime is a drug-free, tobacco-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.