What’s Under the Hood
DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership.
You can find DriveTime’s tire tracks across the nation with dealerships where we embrace a transparent pricing approach, eliminating haggling and gimmicks and reconditioning centers where we breathe new life into pre-owned vehicles. Regardless of where you’re located, if you’ve got DRIVE and you’re looking to make an impact, we’d love for you to make a difference with us!
That’s Nice, But What’s the Job?
In long, the Senior Reconditioning Center Operations Manager is responsible for:
Ensure the dealerships are constantly supplied with a sufficient variety of high quality vehicles to meet their sales demand, by consistently meeting production targets.
Achieve bottom line management objectives through the effective management of personnel, operating expenses, efficiency, quality, vendor management and productivity.
Work with regional management to identify and communicate process constraints
Complete recruiting, screening, and hiring of the Inspection Center team members using methods designed to reduce turnover and improve performance.
Hold regularly scheduled meetings with all Reconditioning Center staff.
Ensure Team Leads and Operations Managers are effectively mentoring and assessing process adherence, vehicle quality, and labor utilization
Evaluate Reconditioning Center team performance and give feedback constantly, regularly, and in a timely manner based on both observations of performance, behavior, and a review of performance statistics.
Assist in the completion and conduct of performance evaluations.
Execute inventory control measures and best practices
Manage and maintain tools, equipment, consumable product ordering and supply levels
So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to talk and write with confidence, charisma and competence for a wide variety of audiences including management.
Agile in a fast-paced environment. We move, and we move quickly. Thriving in an environment that never stops, is a must.
Plays well with others. You will be working in a high-functioning team environment. We work together in order to win together.
Management material. We are looking for someone that can lead, manage and grow within our organization.
Timely. We don’t believe in being “fashionably late”. You’ll need to adhere to regular and predictable attendance.
The Specifics.
High School Diploma or equivalent, college degree in business or vocational/technical school preferred.
7+ years management experience
Must demonstrate the ability to effectively manage and work with all levels of employees and customers, and work in conjunction with various corporate groups to achieve corporate and ground goals.
Valid driver's license, good driving record.
Any equivalent combination of experience, training, and/or education which fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered
Nice to Haves.
5-7 years total automotive repair experience
Production system management
Supply chain management
Must be able to communicate in English to ensure effective performance of the position in a safety-sensitive/technical environment.
So What About the Perks? Perks matter
Anything Else? Absolutely.
DriveTime Family of Brands is Great Place to Work Certified! And get this: 90% of our rockstar employees say they feel right at home here. We could spend a lot of time having you read about ALL our awards, but we’ll save time (and practice some humility) just naming a few others; Comparably Awards: Best Company for Diversity, Best Company Culture and Best Company Leadership, oh and don’t forget Phoenix Business Journal Healthiest Employers (okay, we’ll stop there)!
Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of our background and drug screening process. DriveTime is a drug-free, tobacco-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
And when it comes to hiring, we don't just look for the right person for the job, we seek out the right person for DriveTime. Buckle up for plenty of opportunities to grow in a professional, fun, and high-energy environment!
This is a safety sensitive position.
DriveTime has become one of the nations leading automotive retailers as a result of the passion, energy and dedication of our more than 2,700 employees. We believe in hiring great people, developing their skills, nurturing their career progression and offering them strong compensation and benefits. It's a simple philosophy, yet quite unique.
We invite you to learn more about us and explore our opportunities.
At DriveTime, we're experts at obtaining financing for all of our customers while providing a unique experience that allows the customer to take control over the entire process. DriveTime offers innovative credit solutions, quality vehicles and outstanding customer service. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, we currently operate more than 100 dealerships across the United States and continue to expand our operations.