We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
Our Marketing, Sales & Service organization advances the Ford reputation as a visionary vehicle and mobility services company and helps deliver a trusted customer experience. Use your marketing, sales and service expertise to turn data-driven insights into innovative solutions that enhance sales and customer loyalty. Join us and be the eyes, ears and voice of Ford.
In this position...
The Area Manager will be responsible for managing the sale of Ford & Lincoln used vehicle assets (Rental Repurchase, Off-Lease, Repo, Company Service and ARS) at Ford Sponsored Auction in the Newburgh/New York area at the Manheim New York Auto Auction. Position will receive on-the-job training primarily from the Regional Operations Manager, local Per Diem and other Ford Area Managers.
This position will be onsite at Ford Sponsored Auction in Newburgh, NY.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
- Inspect and make repair decisions on all vehicles.
- Represent the vehicles on the auction block on sale days, including remote sales at other Ford Sponsored Auctions
- Ensure all expenses and fees are properly audited.
- Ensure all Ford auction standards and processes are met.
- Direct supplier staff assigned to support Ford's business at the auction.
- Position includes calling on franchise dealers and routine interaction with franchise and independent dealers.
- Position includes selling our Automotive Remarketing Services (ARS) products/services to our franchised dealers and Fleet customers.
- Position office is in the supplier facility; Typical work hours are 8AM-5PM M-F, with occasional casual overtime as needed to support peak volumes and additional department initiatives.
- Position includes one sale vehicle.
- Position will likely include some overnight travel to support other auctions ~25%
Qualifications
You'll have...
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- 5 years of relevant experience
- Position requires physical, daily work outside in a variety of weather conditions.
- IMPORTANT: Future relocation to a different Ford Sponsored Auction location is possible (depending on employee’s progress and department business needs at other auction locations).
- Must be willing to accommodate 50% travel.
- Willingness to relocate for future advancement within the department and the company.
Even better, you may have...
- Knowledge or experience in remarketing, insurance claim assessments, used vehicle wholesale and/or retail acquisition and disposal practices a plus.
- Must work well without daily supervision. Must be a self-starter with the highest level of integrity.
- Strong organizational and quick decision-making skills.
- Strong sales skills to help grow our Remarketing services to our dealer and fleet customers.
- Strong interpersonal skills – position works closely with vendor staff and dealers. Past interaction with franchise dealers strongly 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 salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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