National Head of Retail

Job reference - 36037

• Senior leadership role for 5 retail dealerships
• Develop and implement the Inchcape retail strategic priorities
• A depth of knowledge of leading automotive dealership operations is essential

About Inchcape New Zealand Limited
Inchcape is an automotive distribution, retail, and services company with operations in 32 countries. 175 years of international trade, 50+ brand partners and 19,000 employees, provide some scale to Inchcape's global operations.

In Australasia, the New Zealand and Australian business employ over 1,300 team members. Specific to New Zealand, Inchcape is known for decades of superior representation of Subaru of New Zealand. The foundations of fairness, decency, fresh thinking, great experiences, and togetherness are hallmarks for Inchcape NZ with many employees marking long term employment tenures.

The recent acquisition of the national distribution rights for SsangYong and LDV and 5 retail dealerships introduced a range of substantial career opportunities at Inchcape NZ. One of the most significant is the National Head of Retail.


The role and its duties
Responsible for managing 5 retail SsangYong and LDV dealerships nationally, including all new and used vehicle retail sales sites, finance and insurance, service, parts, and administrative operations. The role has full accountability for the bottom-line profitability and performance of the business.

The position is based in the Auckland head office facility in East Tamaki and reports directly to the Inchcape New Zealand Managing Director.

Reporting to the National Head of Retail are the Dealer Principals / General Managers for each location. This includes the Auckland Dealer Principal who operates across 2 sites. There are 100+ staff across the 5 locations.


Key responsibilities
People and Culture Leadership?

• Create an empowered leadership culture that motivates and leads all staff to high performance culture
• Ensure that internal training resources are fully leveraged by managers
• Coach and develop Inchcape retail leaders
• Ensure organisational structures achieve productivity targets
• Role model and drive a culture of accountability, customer focus and collaboration

Accelerate Strategy

• Develop and implement the Inchcape retail strategic priorities
• Develop a growth agenda within Inchcape Retail
• Lead a culture of innovation

Financial

• Ensure delivery of all key performance metrics in line with the business plan and budget expectations across all sites
• Budget setting, risk identification and mitigation plans were necessary
• Deliver strong unit growth, resulting in delivery of OEM structured bonus
• Full accountability to ensure your dealership managers keep stock controlled, fresh and that quality standards are adhered to.
• Provide a commercial focus to management of overheads

Workplace Health & Safety

• Proactively manage risk and ensure a safe work environment

Business Process

• Ensure that all operations and processes are cost effective and optimised
• Deliver key operations to best practice standards set with a culture of no compromise in the delivery of quality standards and compliance

The person we seek
This role is one of the more enticing senior management roles to surface in recent times. It is likely the successful candidate will hold employment as a Dealer Principal, or similar.

Specifically required

• A depth of knowledge of leading and managing retail automotive dealership operations is essential
• Prior full accountability for running a business profit and loss
• Significant experience managing and leading high performing teams
• Proven track record in driving culture, process
• A track record of success

The challenge and rewards
While remuneration is scaled to attract candidates of calibre, joining a global company such as Inchcape provides not only rewarding employment but the opportunity to grow within the wider organisation.


Why join Inchcape?
Explore the range of benefits Inchcape offers its employees in recognition of their contribution to our success. A few are listed below to learn more please visit our website.

• Where possible, our flexible work policy helps support you in achieving a genuine work-life balance
• Enjoy more time doing what you love with additional days off including an annual Wellbeing Leave and annual volunteering leave each year
• Access to The Inchcape employee benefits program

How to apply and closing dates
The closing date for applications is Sunday the 5th of November and processing of applications begins on Monday the 6th of November.

Click the apply section to upload your resume. Alternatively visit automotiveemployment.co.nz/jobs and type National Head of Retail into the quick search bar then upload your resume.

A job description can be requested from Keith Naude.

Call Russell Phillips on 027 479 0000, or Keith Naude 021 271 3202 for a confidential discussion.