Centralized Reconditioning Operations Manager

Courtesy Automotive Group

• $80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of automotive experience in service or high-volume dealership environments.
  • Proven leadership in managing teams and workflows under competing priorities.
  • Strong knowledge of mechanical repair, vehicle inspection, and detailing processes.
  • Proficiency in Rapid Recon; familiarity with CDK and vAuto is a plus.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills; valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

  • Own the entire reconditioning process for new and used vehicles from acquisition to readiness.
  • Ensure timely completion of inspections, mechanical work, detailing, and quality control.
  • Lead and develop a team of approximately 49 employees across various roles.
  • Coordinate priorities among multiple automotive brands and dealerships.
  • Collaborate with General Managers and sales teams to optimize time to market.
  • Utilize Rapid Recon to monitor vehicle status and manage costs and productivity.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package.
  • Paid time off (PTO).
  • Employee discounts on services and products.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Company-sponsored life insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Opportunities for career growth and advancement.
Full Job Description
Position Summary: Lead a 49-person centralized reconditioning operation supporting five Phoenix-area dealerships and more than 11,000 new and used vehicles annually. Own the process from acquisition or arrival through front-line readiness, with responsibility for speed, quality, cost control and building capacity for 2027 growth.

Used Vehicles

New Vehicles

Team

Stores

~6,000 annualized

~5,500 annualized

~49 employees

5 Phoenix locations

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the complete new- and used-vehicle reconditioning process from arrival/acquisition through front-line readiness.


  • Ensure inspection, mechanical work, PDI, detailing, photography, fueling, tint, cosmetic work and final quality control are completed promptly.


  • Lead, schedule and develop approximately 49 employees, including technicians, detailers, drivers, photographers and support staff.


  • Coordinate priorities across Chevrolet, Volvo, Nissan, CDJR, Isuzu and Kia operations.


  • Work closely with General Managers, Used Car teams and the auction/purchasing team to reduce time to market and support sales demand.


  • Use Rapid Recon to track vehicle status, cycle time, accountability and bottlenecks; manage recon cost, vendors, repair-order accuracy and productivity.


2027 Growth Focus

Build a scalable operation that increases throughput, shortens recon cycle time, standardizes processes across stores and develops future team leaders. Success means more vehicles front-line ready, faster, without sacrificing quality or cost control.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of automotive experience, ideally in service, reconditioning, used-vehicle operations or another high-volume dealership environment.


  • Proven leadership experience managing people, workflow and multiple competing priorities.


  • Strong knowledge of mechanical repair, vehicle inspection, PDI, detailing and lot preparation.


  • Proficiency with Rapid Recon; working knowledge of CDK, vAuto and dealership systems preferred.


  • Strong organizational, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills; valid driver's license with a clean driving record.


What Success Looks Like

Vehicles move quickly from arrival to retail-ready status; managers have clear visibility into every vehicle and delay; quality standards remain consistent across stores; costs and vendors are actively managed; and the operation has capacity to support Courtesy growth in 2027 and beyond.

What We Offer

Competitive compensation | PTO | Employee discounts | Health, dental and vision insurance | Company-sponsored life insurance | 401(k) Plan with Company match | Career growth and advancement

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