A minimum of 10 years of progressive marketing and sales experience within the automotive dealer support functions: national/regional sales and marketing experience (i.e., marketing and media, market rep, sales operations, distribution); consumer affairs; direct dealer contact experience (i.e. AGM, DOM, FOM, FSM, Audit, Retail) strongly preferred; Prior management experience in one or more areas of dealer operations, marketing and media, contests & incentives, carflow and distribution, customer satisfaction, market rep and analytics are highly preferred. Thorough understanding of the various aspects of dealership operations including: marketing, advertising and promotions; market representation function, sales and service agreements; satisfaction index (CSI/SSI) survey process and reports; automotive retail sales and service operations, financial analysis and business management operations.