Service Manager – GO AZ West

Overview

GO AZ Motorcycles, voted the #1 Dealership two years running by Powersports Business, is expanding!  GO AZ West will be opening in Peoria, AZ in 2015 and is currently in search of a Service Manager.  GO AZ West will feature BMW, Triumph and Ducati brands.  We are passionate about motorcycles, the people who ride them and the community in which they ride. We strive to engage our customers in fun, engaging and long-lasting relationships by offering the best experience, employing well-trained and motivated sales and service staff, promoting safe and responsible riding, and actively connecting with and giving back to the local community we serve. Our expectations are high and only the best need apply.  Relocation assistance besides our numerous other perks, is available to those that qualify!  Check us out!

Job Title:                            Service Manager
Department:                     Service Department
Reports to:                        General Manager
FLSA Status:                      Exempt
 
Job Summary:
To deliver such a memorable experience to every customer, that they refer at least one person to our dealership.  Manage employees and operations of the service department.
 
Job Responsibilities:
 
Service Department Operations

• Ensure service department contributes an acceptable level of gross $ net profit.
• Maximize productivity levels of service technicians.
• Review work-in-progress to ensure quality and timeliness.
• Occasionally assist technicians when they are having difficulty performing service work.
• Make estimates for internal and wreck repairs.
• Establish procedures to initiate and forward all customers paid, warranty and internal repair orders.
• Develop procedures in conjunction with the Parts Manager that ensures a smooth flow of parts to Service Technicians during jobs
•  Become familiar and efficient with all phases of the computer system required for service and parts management.
• Initiate procedures for quick and efficient handling of warranty situations

 
Customer Service

• Maintain a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Gain the trust and confidence of new customers when they are introduced to the service department.
• Greet customers immediately, in a courteous and friendly manner
• Handle telephone transactions quickly, and courteously.
• Give special attention to repeat orders to ensure the situation is corrected.
• Establish and ensure road test, pre-delivery inspection, and vehicle delivery policies and procedures are followed.
• Handle customer complaints reasonably, showing empathy and a positive attitude, and demonstrate our commitment to Make Things Right.

 
Management

• Ensure service personnel are alert, well trained, motivated, and available when needed.
• Maintain service follow-up programs
• Monitor and address all comebacks with individual technicians.
• Establish job assignments for all service employees within their skill levels.
• Maintain budgeted revenue and expense objectives.
• Provide reports to GM, as requested.  Monthly sales versus goals versus past years.
• Develop monthly and annual objectives for the department in collaboration with GM.
• Attend training sessions to keep current with sales department issues.
• Attend weekly Mgt. Meetings prepared to report numbers and status of department
• Establish departmental work schedule, balancing the work loads of all employees
• Set policies and procedures for service department.
• Manage employee performance (evaluate and counsel).
• Assist with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and terminating employees.
• Maintain records of all employee performance reviews.

 
Commitments

• Be honest and ethical in all business practices.
• Always work in compliance of legal guidelines.
• Model superior customer service behavior for all dealership personnel by maintaining positive relationships with customers, employees, GM and owner(s).
• Continually learn more about the products and services available. Attend training sessions to keep current with sales techniques and other sales department issues.
• Be prompt and available for flexible scheduling.
• Meet or exceed sales quotas on a regular basis.
• Demonstrate an interest in growing the business.
• Focus on quality.
• Always think before we speak and never lose our composure.
• Get certified in P.A.C.E. within 90 days of date of hire
• Complete “Kick Start” within 1st week of starting.

 
 
Job Requirements:
 

• 5+ years experience within the service department of a motor vehicle dealership
• Experience with point-of-sale and parts & service management computer software or the ability to quickly learn due to experience with other systems
• Current, valid motorcycle license.
• Knowledge and experience with motorcycles, and other products sold by the dealership, or the demonstrated ability to quickly learn them.

 
 
 
Physical Demands:
 

• The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.
• Occasionally required to bend, stoop, crouch, reach, and lift up to 40 lbs.
• Ability to stand on feet for lengthy periods of time, up to 8 consecutive hours
• Occasionally requires the ability to balance and push a 600+ lb. motorcycle.

 
Working Conditions:

• Usually indoors, however outdoor work is required when outdoor events are scheduled.
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• Is potentially exposed to battery acid, gasoline, chemical cleaning materials or other toxic materials commonly found in a motor vehicle service department.
• Occasionally, exposed to exhaust fumes or other airborne particles.

 
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Gender/Minority/Veterans/Disabled and participates with the E-Verify Employment Eligibility program