General Motors

Dealer Performance Manager

General Motors • $88K — $105K *
Warren, MI 48089In-Person
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.
  • 3-5+ years of experience in a dynamic field, preferably with dealer network exposure.
  • Strong advanced communication and presentation skills.
  • Proven relationship-building abilities.
  • Excellent organizational, planning, and project management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle conflicting priorities independently.
  • Strategic and creative thinking capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement strategies to recruit and grow future dealer operators.
  • Collaborate with regional teams to enhance the dealer candidate network.
  • Facilitate quarterly assessments and interview processes for dealer candidates.
  • Execute the LINEAGE program to support dealership successors.
  • Maintain collaboration with field teams to align candidates with opportunities.
  • Provide status updates on candidates to Advisory Councils.
  • Develop an efficient annual recertification process for candidates in the National Candidate Pool.
  • Recommend IT solutions for improved candidate data access.
  • Lead and monitor strategies to reduce operational losses for at-risk dealers.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement requiring on-site reporting three times a week.
  • Regular travel opportunities (25-50%).
  • No relocation benefits offered; candidate bears relocation costs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to GM Warren Technical Center (WTC) three times per week, or as dictated by business needs.

The Role:
The Dealer Performance Manager role serves as a key contributor to the operational success of the GM Community Dealer Development team.

What You'll Do:
  • Develops, implements & monitors robust strategies to recruit and develop GM's future dealer operators
  • Collaborate with the regional network teams to develop and grow the network of fully vetted dealer candidates
  • Facilitates the quarterly Dealer Candidate Expertise Assessment and quarterly National Candidate Pool Selection Panel Interview processes
  • Executes the LINEAGE program for dealership successors
  • Maintains a high level of collaboration with the field network teams to match potential candidates with potential opportunities
  • Provides candidate status updates to the Advisory Councils
  • Develops an efficient annual process of "recertification" of candidates in the National Candidate Pool
  • Proposes and develops IT solutions & improvements to support and ensure the network field teams have easier and efficient access to candidate data
  • Coordinates monthly progress updates to the regional teams and the Dealer Development Director
  • Leads, implements & monitors robust & collaborative strategies to proactively identify, manage & reduce the operational losses for our at-risk dealers


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

  • Bachelor Degree in Business, Marketing, or related areas
  • 3-5+ years of experience in field, sales, marketing or dynamic, fast paced and multi-tasking environment. Dealer Network experience preferred
  • Advanced communication and presentations skills
  • Ability to build strong relationship building skills
  • Excellent organizing & planning skills, project management a plus
  • Ability to independently handle and resolve conflicting priorities
  • Ability to think strategically and creatively


What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Willingness to ask questions, take initiative and be resourceful
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with Senior Leadership, Divisions and Regional Teams, as well as external vendors
  • Demonstrated ability to work well in a collaborative, challenging, team environment
  • A dedication to quality and accuracy around analyses to avoid mistakes
  • Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, especially the ability to produce large amounts of data involving multiple variables into comprehensive, yet concise, actionable insights
  • Outstanding organizational/project management skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, managing deliverables and deadlines
  • Strong written & oral communication skills; ability to present confidently to senior leadership and dealer councils
  • Proficient in the use of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.The selected candidate will be required to travel on a regular basis (25-50%) for this role.This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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