Associate Manager - Used Vehicles Sales & Sourcing
The role
Reporting to the Manager – Used Vehicles this is a great opportunity to hone your management skills in an iconic company that is committed to helping you grow and succeed!
As Associate Manager Used Vehicles: Sales and Sourcing your primary responsibility is to supply our Toyota Stores and Customers with quality used vehicle options. This role has loads of variety and will see you leading the Toyota New Zealand Trading Team, working closely with Toyota Stores, Toyota New Zealand Management, and our Japan based partners and suppliers to develop used vehicle strategies that strengthen sales and the One Toyota Value Chain.
If you're ready to make a real impact and help steer the business forward, this is a great role for you!
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring departmental profit and sales volume budgets are achieved.
- Monitoring Store sales of Used Vehicle Product and ensuring they have the volume and mix of vehicles to achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual retail targets
- Monitoring the demand for Franchise Product ensuring Toyota Certified and direct sales targets are met.
- Preparation of daily bids for Japan auctions
- Tracking daily purchasing rates to ensure weekly, monthly, and annual sourcing targets are achieved
About You:
As our Associate Manager – Used Vehicle; Sales and Sourcing you will be a people-focused professional who thrives on building strong relationships, mentoring and growing people, and communicating with others at all levels. You bring self-awareness, integrity, and a genuine drive to make things better every day and you’re the kind of person who sets goals and gets results. You embrace change and are always on the lookout for smarter, more efficient ways to work! Your excellent communication skills can turn complex ideas into clear messages and you are confident in sharing insights and solutions with your team.
You will also ideally have:
- Previous experience managing a team
- Sales Experience
- Motor industry or related (preferred but not essential)
- Japanese business or cultural experience (preferred but not essential)
- A current passport as some overseas travel is required for this role
At Toyota New Zealand we value our team and are proud to offer:
- Excellent growth and development opportunities
- Fantastic job security
- Payment of your practicing certificate and associated professional development
- Southern Cross Health insurance
- 4%+ Kiwisaver contribution
- Discretionary staff bonuses
- Staff discounts across our range of products
- A subsidised café onsite and free parking
- Opportunity to work in a global organisation where people are the heart of everything we do
- Work in a team with an EXCEPTIONAL culture
So who are we?
Toyota New Zealand is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan and in 2024 celebrated 37 years of vehicle market leadership in New Zealand. As the leading automotive brand in New Zealand, Toyota is focused on winning the hearts of New Zealand through exceptional customer experience and mobility for all. We want to make mobility available to everyone, with accessible, affordable, safe innovation and technology that enhances New Zealanders’ lives. We are a brand that is accessible to all Kiwis, and we back positive progress in New Zealand society through our own behaviours, community involvement, sponsorships, and inclusivity of all New Zealanders. We also care about being a sustainable business with sustainable practices, while supporting initiatives and programmes that look after our environment.
At Toyota NZ we celebrate diversity. We are proud to be an employer committed to the principles of equal opportunity and supporting individuals from all walks of life. Toyota NZ is also committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you have any special requirements that would help you put your best foot forward in the recruitment process, please let us know in your application message.
What next?
Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to work for an iconic company! If you are you confident that you meet the above then please apply with your cover letter and CV online today.
The recruitment for this role is being managed by QJumpers HR Assist. For a confidential discussion please do not hesitate to contact Annette Weatherall on 0800758673.
Only applicants with New Zealand Citizenship or New Zealand Permanent Residency should apply
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.
