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About the role

  • District Manager of Sales in Ontario managing dealer sales and service agreements and executing business strategies. Focus on retail sales, market share, and customer experience improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a district business plan to achieve retail sales and market share objectives, ensuring strong coverage of estimated and available shipping.
  • Achieve district-level sales and share targets by analyzing sales, inventory, market share, and competitive data to identify opportunities and gaps, and build dealer-specific action plans.
  • Drive improvement at poor-performing market share dealers through focused performance improvement plans (e.g., DPIP / DRER / focus dealers).
  • Drive effective dealer-level forecasting processes, leveraging tools and reports to ensure the right mix and timing of product.
  • Lead and motivate dealers through consensus cycles and ordering calls, ensuring ordering strategies capitalize on vehicle line and ICE / EV opportunities to grow market share.
  • Develop plans and strategies to maximize vehicle order coverage that supports retail sales, balancing production constraints and dealer inventory needs.
  • Develop and execute a district business plan to achieve CSI and retail experience objectives, including support for GMCC CSI initiatives and the Retail Excellence Program.
  • Build a customer-focused culture within the dealer network; ensure processes and procedures support customers and build advocacy throughout the ownership lifecycle.
  • Champion continuous improvement of the digital customer experience (websites, digital retailing, CRM processes) and implement retail innovation that enhances the retail journey.
  • Drive CSI performance and address negative-impact dealerships through structured action plans; manage escalated customer complaints with a 'win–win' orientation.
  • Work with dealers on Google Reviews, helping to increase response rate, addressing any negative comments in a timely manner.
  • Monitor dealer compliance with GMCC advertising standards and support Regional Marketing Advisory Board (RMAB) campaigns and specifications; champion key-city joint advertising initiatives as appropriate.
  • Maintain strong communications, and ensure understanding of programs, processes, and performance expectations.

Requirements

  • Fluent in English
  • Unrestricted mobility and ability to relocate as business needs require
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, with a demonstrated desire to win and continuously drive results and improvements.
  • Superior analytical abilities combined with sound decision-making and judgment skills; ability to effectively prioritize work and manage a heavy workload.
  • Self-starter with strong drive for results, ability to lead, adapt to change, and manage stress effectively.
  • Strong sales and negotiation skills; proven ability to work independently and within cross-functional and virtual team environments.
  • Experience as a District Sales Manager / District Manager Sales or in a closely related field-based sales role, ideally within automotive or a related industry.
  • Understanding of GM’s distribution processes, field sales tools, and reports.
  • Valid Driver’s License (or provincial equivalent) and requirement to travel frequently (approximately 50% or more).
  • Willingness to work extended hours on occasion, including month-end or other peak periods, as required.

Benefits

  • Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
  • Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
  • Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
  • Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
  • GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family, and friends.

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$97,800 - CA$146,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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