Automotive Service Director - BMW...

The Rallye Motor Company, Long Island's premier luxury automotive group, is seeking a Service Director for our prestigious BMW dealership. Rallye is searching for someone who will take the lead in delivering a world-class service experience as our BMW Service Director. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the daily operations of our service department, ensuring every customer interaction reflects the quality and prestige of the BMW brand. You will be responsible for team leadership, performance management, and driving customer satisfaction while maintaining a strong focus on operational efficiency and profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Service Management:

• Preparing monthly and annual operating forecasts, goals, and objectives for each department, and monitoring the departments’ performance.
• Directing the hiring and training of managers for the service, parts, and facility maintenance departments.
• Working with department managers to improve profitability and efficiency.
• Creating and maintaining a positive relationship with customers, ensuring that department staff provide an exceptional customer experience.
• Working directly with warranty administrators to ensure all warranty claims meet warranty guidelines, both internal and for OEM audit purposes.
• Creating dealership service and pricing policies for approval by the general manager.
• Ensuring that service productivity processes are efficient, fair, and equitable for all team members.

• Work with the Parts Manager to ensure a high level of service at the technician counter.
• Build and maintain a strong relationship between the parts and service teams.

• In collaboration with the General Manager, ensure that the facility maintenance staff adheres to a routine upkeep schedule.
• Identify any failures, either visually or through performance degradation, that may require repairs, adjustments, or even replacement of facility assets.
• Your overarching responsibility is that the facility is always safe and presentable to both our employees and customers alike.
• Responsible for all Dealership snow clearing operations, and the maintenance of related equipment.
• Responsible for maintenance of off premises storage lots.
• Responsible for Dealership security systems, such as gates, fencing, key control, cameras, and associated vendors.
• You are the direct report for all personnel assigned to security tasks.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar position.
• Strong working knowledge of the automotive service industry, including European luxury vehicles.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Exceptional sales, negotiating, and interpersonal skills.
• Understand and keep abreast of the federal, state, and local regulations.
• Well versed in Microsoft and Google suite applications.
• CDK experience is required.
• A proven ability to assemble teams and achieve difficult goals.
• A minimum of 7 years European luxury experience in a Service management role.
• This position exemplifies the lead by example mantra, and therefore you must possess an impeccable work ethic.

Benefits:

• Industry leading pay plan.
• Great benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage for employee & family.
• Company paid life insurance and optional additional coverage.
• Voluntary short term and long term disability available.
• Additional voluntary benefits including Aflac and LegalShield.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• 401K plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.

Salary Range: 200,000 to 325,000 (based on commission).