Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.
Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years. Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer's experience.
Position Summary:
The Remarketing Specialist is responsible for overseeing the remarketing of Stellantis Financial Service’s retail and lease vehicles and Stellantis-owned vehicles at auctions across the US. The position requires the management of SFS inventory from the time of receipt at auction to the time of final sale. The Specialist will determine and execute “best practices” to achieve optimal net sale proceeds, manage expenses, and ensure efficient cycle time.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attend Closed and Open sales to represent SFS, virtually or in-person, to make sale decisions and execute sales strategy.
- Develop good working relationships with the auctions, dealers, industry vendors, and the OEM.
- Effectively manage assets, including the age, mix and sale-effectiveness while ensuring service levels are met according to the SFS Standards and highest levels of integrity.
- Evaluate inventory, review condition reports, provide recommendations on reconditioning, set vehicle floor prices, and audit auction expenses.
- Ensure adherence to SFS programs including inspections, repair decisions, and verifying repair completion.
- Make strategic decisions on market values to meet company performance targets.
- Coordinate pre-sale and post-sale activities to maximize effectiveness, which includes providing a summary of auction sale performance and evaluation of auction processes and results.
- Assist all auction locations when needed to ensure efficiency is maintained at the highest levels.
- Report on auction performance, analyzing market trends and providing key insights.
- Ensure actions align with organizational goals, policies, procedures, and state and federal laws.
- Identify, monitor, resolve, and build new processes to avoid problems or issues.
- Collaborate with Stellantis fleet customers to sell retired fleet units at auction.
- Develop and implement processes to enhance the operational controls around retail repossessions, off-lease, company vehicles, rental fleets, and buybacks.
- Review, evaluate, and provide improved recommendations for Remarketing policies & and procedures.
- Willingness to travel within the assigned territory for pre/post-sale activities.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications and Competencies Required: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree required; relevant directly related experience will be considered.
- Experience:
- Five (5) or more years of relevant experience in remarketing venues.
- Certified Automotive Remarketer (CAR) certification preferred.
- Experience in a captive/fleet environment liquidating large volumes of lease vehicles preferred.
- Experience in developing strategic vision in a high-volume remarketing environment.
- Skills required:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent sales and customer service skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Ability to provide leadership to a growing team through collaboration and teamwork.
- Possess, demonstrate, and effectively communicate a strong knowledge of the captive finance and auction industry.
- Can identify key industry drivers and develop strategies to mitigate negative impacts.
- Must live within a commutable distance of one of the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ
Physical Requirements:
Sitting for long periods of time, standing, walking, close vision for computer work, speaking, hearing, lift and/or move up to 10 ls. Reasonable accommodation will be reviewed upon request.
Stellantis Financial Services, Inc (SFS) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing its employees an environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, and intimidation. It is the policy of SFS to comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations and to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, change of sex, and/or transgender status or any protected status. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment and promotion decisions will be based solely on merit, ability, achievement, experience, conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
