Bilingual (French/English) Area Sales Manager, Montreal/Maritimes

Some call it work. We call it passion.

We could offer you an ordinary career.

Trouble is, we only deal in the extraordinary.

Find yourself in the driver’s seat. Find yourself at Audi.

Audi stands for excellence. Innovation. High Performance. Sophisticated. Sporty. Progressive. Uncompromising standards.

Just as Vorsprung durch Technik brings out the best in vehicles, a career with Audi can bring out the passion, drive and dedication of some of the finest people around. The Audi family recognizes the fact that even though we craft some of the finest vehicles on the planet, our work would be in vain without the people we serve, and the people with which we share our passion.

Become a part of the Audi success story full of growth opportunity and personal career development. Join a team of performance driven professionals who value motivation, responsibility, collaboration and exciting work. Audi, with its leading global presence, offers its employees numerous developmental opportunities locally as well as internationally.

We are currently looking for a Bilingual (French/English) Area Sales Manager, Montreal/Maritimes

As a results-driven influencer and relationship builder, you will drive Audi Brand sales, customer satisfaction, loyalty and profitability objectives the for area’s retail business. Your consultative and professional approach will be critical in raising overall dealer performance levels to drive consistency amongst dealers.

In this home-office based role, reporting to the National Manager, Sales Field Operations, you will be the face of Audi Canada within a portion of Montreal and the Maritimes Region responsible for implementation of national and regional programs and processes as well as development of short and long-term business plans with dealers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage Area marketing and administration budget.
• Initiates appropriate analysis to determine individual Dealer sales performance in respective primary area of influence and is also responsible and accountable for addressing any shortcomings by implementing dealer development initiatives.
• Implements national and regional sales programs and processes to deliver on sales objectives.
• Provide Audi Canada corporate with market knowledge and competitive actions for use in building incentive programs.
• Responsible and accountable for implementation of business plans to include both short and long term strategy to address any dealership operation shortcoming.
• Create area's sales and marketing strategy for vehicle sales and certified pre-owned.
• Establish and implement action plans to achieve desired objectives.
• Manage and coordinate the efforts of multi marketing dealer advertising groups to increase Audi presence in market while maintaining budgets.
• Provide input into regional dealer network development plan; execute final plan in area.
• Develop 1- and 5-year business plans with dealers and monitor implementation.
• Develop short-term performance improvement action plans with dealers and monitor implementation.
• Directs and leads all process improvements to deliver a high degree of customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Collaborate with Area After Sales Manager to ensure complete 360 approach within the region of responsibility.
• Development and implementation of effective tactical support programs/contests to achieve desired sales objectives.
• Advise dealers on how to improve performance on scorecard metrics.
• Responsible for effective pipeline inventory management including monthly production allocation coverage.
• Responsible for accurate sales forecasting and timely market intelligence.
• Assists Dealer’s with personnel planning for their new and used sales departments.

What we’re asking for:

• Flexibility for regular travel (roughly 75%) throughout assigned region; monthly trips to corporate office in Ajax, Ontario; annual trip to Europe and/or the USA.
• Strong market knowledge, strategic orientation, and change management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field and/or equivalent relevant work experience. Master’s degree is considered an asset.
• A competitive, passionate and progressive approach with proven ability to be an effective business partner, leader, and collaborator.
• Strong written and verbal communication in French and English is a requirement.
• 3+ years automotive industry sales experience.
• Strong time management and computer skills.
• Proven success in partnering at all levels of the organization, with ability to negotiate and influence to achieve results

What you’ll get in return:

• Many opportunities for personal and professional development
• Opportunities to participate in exciting company events that give back to the community
• A flexible and collaborative team dynamic
• Competitive employer paid benefits and compensation package
• And much more!

Interested applicants are to forward their applications by June 23, 2023.

**Please note that we appreciate the interest of all candidates, however only those under consideration will be contacted.

Additional information: Volkswagen Group Canada is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities during all phases of the hiring process including the application process. If you require an accommodation because of a disability, we will work with you to meet your needs. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. If you are selected for an interview and require an accommodation, you are encouraged to advise the Recruiter who will consult with you to determine an appropriate accommodation.