Dealer Principal - Multi-Site Group - Melbourne, VIC
Three sites, one volume franchise brand, and a genuine opportunity to put your stamp on a business - this is a hands-on Dealer Principal role for an operator who leads from the floor, not the office.
The Opportunity
Our client is a long-established dealer group running three dealerships across Melbourne, each around 30 minutes apart.
It's a serious operation - turnover in the vicinity of $*******M a year, close to 300 new and used units a month, and a team of ******* people.
The bones are good.
Each site has capable department managers in place, and fixed operations are well covered by a group service manager.
What the business needs now is a dynamic leader at the top - someone who can sharpen the front end, drive used cars hard, and get the group's return back to where it should be in a market that's changed a lot in the last few years.
What You'll Bring
Proven experience as a Dealer Principal or General Manager - ideally across multiple sites or a larger single operation.
Deep capability in used cars... this is non-negotiable.
Right now,
used vehicles, finance and aftermarket are where the money is, and you'll need to be all over them.
A hands-on, visible leadership style.
You mix it with the team on the floor, and you're out in the community - this is a community-based business, and the DP needs to be the face of it.
Commercial sharpness across sales, F&I; and aftermarket, with a clear-eyed view of the current market and the current entrants reshaping it.
The Package
Base salary circa $150k + super
Two company cars (FBT covered)
10% of bottom line - with genuine scope for strong six-figure earnings as the business performs
Flexibility on the overall package for the right operator
The Lifestyle
This is Melbourne living at its best - a genuine community feel with everything the city has to offer within easy reach.
If you've been looking for the right opportunity to combine a serious leadership role with a lifestyle move, this could be it.
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