General Manager - ADESA Auto Auction

ADESA, a Carvana owned company, currently operating over 50 locations throughout the US. Our auto auctions, some up to 200 acres, provide a wide array of vehicle services including repair & reconditioning, auction remarketing, and many of our sites serve as market hub distribution centers. Our inventory comprises hundreds of thousands of vehicles across North America from retail to commercial, OEM & more.

We work in a service industry and embrace a “we” versus “I” culture – help others, and they will help you. Our industry is fun, fast-paced, and competitive – and filled with the best people who are passionate about what they do.

We’re excited about the future! As an industry leader, ADESA is poised for a multi-year expansion including huge investments in facilities, massive sales growth, and an ever-increasing inventory of vehicles! We are looking for great people who want to take this journey with us!

Role and Team

Reporting to the Regional Vice President, the General Manager is responsible for driving the Auction to success through effective leadership. This role is the primary leader for the site, setting the tone for customer and employee experience and executing strategies to support financial performance and company initiatives. The General Manager is expected to embody the company values and influence and lead others as a people, customer, and business manager for their location.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for business growth. Regularly meet with customers, attend sales visits with Sales staff and other customer engagement opportunities. Make sure customers receive prompt, efficient and courteous attention for all contacts and transactions.
• Act as change champion for the site. Understand, navigate, communicate, and ensure successful adaptation of change initiatives. Ensure proper follow-through on all directives, bulletins and schedules from the Corporate Office and Regional Vice President (RVP). Maintain a good flow of communication with Corporate Office, RVP, key contacts within the company, and external contacts.
• Attend a Profit and Loss Statement review each accounting period with the RVP. Ensure accurate and timely reconciliation of accounting with weekly and monthly corporate reports. Initiate and follow up on discrepancies. Monitor accounts receivable and report variances to RVP, Controller and Central Office. Control regular and overtime payroll and other business expenses to support business operations and financial objectives.
• Monitor KPI’s and expectations. Leverage technology and tools available. As appropriate, develop and implement action plans to support improvements, and celebrate successes.
• Be familiar with procedures for handling all aspects of customer disputes and resolve any customer complaints in a friendly, courteous manner. Escalate issues to RVP as necessary.
• Identify, hire, train, and mentor the management of today and the future for the auction. Support recruiting, hiring and onboarding initiatives to meet business needs and corporate/legal requirements. Promote, develop and train all employees according to company guidelines.
• Maintain positive employee relations and morale. Practice sound leadership and human relations principles to promote teamwork at all times. Set a good personal example of attitude and performance. Follow-through and communicate employee relations problems to the Regional Vice President and Human Resource team as appropriate. Evaluate and take positive, consistent, disciplinary action on infractions of company policies and procedures as defined in the employee disciplinary policy. Prepare and conduct performance appraisals for direct report employees and support the performance appraisal process for the team.
• Conduct employee meetings at least once a month or as necessary to communicate Company and Department issues and build teamwork among the employees. Maintain a good flow of communication with Regional Vice President, and other pertinent personnel.