Sales Manager

Phil Long Ford of Chapel Hills

$120K — $200K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4 to 10 years of related experience
  • Strong business reading/writing and presentation skills
  • Solid math skills for discounts, interest, commissions, and percentages
  • Practical, data-driven problem-solving
  • State Sales License and valid Driver License

Responsibilities

  • Direct dealership sales operations through hands-on leadership
  • Hire, train, motivate, counsel, and evaluate salespeople
  • Set monthly and annual targets for sales and profits
  • Track productivity and manage sales budgets
  • Acquire and manage new and used inventory
  • Administer factory programs and coordinate promotions
  • Use market analyses to build effective sales campaigns

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Employee Discounts
Full Job Description
Role Summary

As an Automotive Sales Manager (onsite, full-time) in Colorado Springs, you will direct dealership sales operations through hands-on leadership and oversight of the sales team. This role exists to drive unit volume, gross profit, and disciplined execution of sales programs.

Key responsibilities include hiring, training, motivating, counseling, and evaluating salespeople; setting monthly and annual targets for unit sales, gross, expenses, and operating profit; tracking productivity; acquiring new and used inventory; administering factory programs; coordinating merchandising and vehicle promotion; using market analyses and sales reports to build effective sales campaigns; partnering with other departments; managing spend to budget;

Required qualifications:
- 4 to10 years of related experience and training
- Strong business reading/writing and presentation skills
- Solid math skills for discounts, interest, commissions, and percentages
- Practical, data-driven problem solving and sound judgment
- State Sales License and valid Driver License

If you're ready to lead with integrity and measurable results, apply today.
Benefits Package

- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employee Discounts
- Competitive salary structure: $120,000-$200,000 per year (commission)
Daily Operating Cadence

Your day begins with a disciplined review of prior-day results, lead flow, and month-to-date pace, followed by a quick pass through the showroom to confirm presentation standards and align priorities with the team. As Sales Manager, you'll spend the morning balancing desk management with visible floor support-clearing deal bottlenecks, addressing customer escalations, and reinforcing consistent follow-up. Midday is typically reserved for inventory and program checks: validating the current mix, monitoring turn, confirming factory-program compliance, and fine-tuning merchandising and promotions based on market signals. Throughout the afternoon, you'll stay in close communication with Sales Consultants, F&I, service, and accounting to keep deliveries smooth, and protect budget targets Before close, you'll document action items, update reporting, and set up the next day's coaching and manager-meeting agenda.

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