Bilingual General Manager

Your new company

Well-established automotive company in the Ottawa area.

Your new role

As the Bilingual General Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the profitable and successful operation of a dealership location.

Some responsibilities include :

Management :

• Developing positive relationships with the staff to ensure overall successful operation, to maintain manufacturer standards, and to create a positive working environment.
• Train and mentor all staff to uphold professionalism on the sales and service floors.
• Weekly meetings with sales staff + managers to review market share, advertising, inventory, F&I, CSI, and more.
• Weekly / Monthly meetings with managers to review results of CSI, Open RO's, and more.
• Ensure completion of Staff reviews
• Ensure each job description and respective processes are up to date - includes : sales process, service reception process, service delivery process, body shop process, and more.
• Hiring done efficiently, thoroughly, effectively.
• All highly confidential information handled with care, and if in hard copy form, kept locked.
• and more.

Finance :

• Development of annual forecast prior to end of fiscal year, reviewed monthly comparing actual to previous year results.
• Monthly review of financial statement in coordination with the Controller
• and more.

Dealership Management :

• Client + employee satisfaction is the primary focus for all operating decisions, concerns or inquiries handled efficiently and effectively.
• Vehicle inventory reviewed monthly + managed appropriately to meet forecasted demand, alongside managing wholesale interest charges.
• All service + sales processes are completed effectively and efficiently.
• Act as key contributor to the advertising strategy. Includes; budget determination, ad focus, media choice, and more. Communication between departments of marketing launches, to ensure all information shared with customers is correct and consistent.
• Used inventory reviewed weekly to ensure fair values, represent a suitable mix and are totally reconditioned / available for customer demonstration.
• Provide a report of all new + used sales to F&I, to all managers.
• Weekly review of leads, shared with the Sales Managers.
• Ensure good Health and Safety of all activities and areas. Attend Health and Safety meetings.
• and more.

What you'll need to succeed

• Management experience
• Industry experience, or related - automotive, service, transportation, hospitality, or more
• Bilingual French + English, or French-first language skills
• Ability to balance various priorities, be the point of contact for the team + departments, communicative, engaging, resourceful, hold a strong sales acumen, and fit with above required responsibilities
• Entrepreneur, solutions-oriented

What you'll get in return

• Bonus Packages
• Family-oriented working environment
• Flexible, in-person working environment
• Growth Opportunities
• Working within a well-established company, with long-tenured colleagues
• Benefits, Vacation

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.