Assistant Manager - Distribution Strategies

Assistant Manager – Distribution Strategies

Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum 5+ years of automotive experience in sales, operations, and/or logistics
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced role, while providing innovation and diversity of thought to strategic processes and opportunities
Familiar with or have a general understanding of field sales and/or dealer operations and processes
Effective presentation and communication skills, ability to influence without authority as well as work with all levels of the enterprise
Independently analyze and identify solutions through data
Project management and organization skills to efficiently and effectively drive business solutions
Ability to work in ambiguity and a sense of urgency and keep the customer at the center of everything we do

Support primary Distribution Managers in resolving distribution related issues such as delays-in-transit and ordering inquiries.
Support reoccurring processes including invoice rejects, delayed vehicle invoices, cash hold processes, damage in-transit notifications, buy/sell inventory support, Strategic Target Market Initiative (STMI) and coverage for Distribution Managers, when needed
Support consistent communications, and support to the field team in the distribution and order-to-delivery space.
Act as a liaison with Order Fulfillment, Logistics, Finance, invoicing and systems teams, dealer contractual etc. to manage processes in support of order-to-delivery.
Support dealership buy-sell, termination and add-point activities including management of regional vehicle warehouse accounts
Serve as an essential member of a Distribution Center of Excellence team that will focus on refining current processes, identifying efficiency opportunities and developing proactive communication and resolution measures to the field
Support special projects as required
Establish / develop functional relationships with key contacts