Automotive Consultant | OH, Louisville, Indianapolis

Overview

The Automotive Consultant supports the automotive brand by enrolling dealerships in the program, providing ongoing training to participating dealership staff, and developing and managing dealership-specific strategies to drive vehicle certification and sales.

The ideal candidate is competitive, persuasive, and analytical, with strong retail business acumen and an understanding of today’s customer experience expectations. Candidates should demonstrate a track record of delivering effective training and engaging presentations.

Territory: Cincinnati, Louisville, Columbus, and Indianapolis

Responsibilities

• Promote the automotive brand with enthusiasm and clearly communicate the program’s value to dealerships.
• Build and maintain strong dealership relationships within the assigned territory through integrity, expertise, and consistent follow-through.
• Partner with dealership executive management to assess business goals and develop strategic plans that support program participation, vehicle certification, and sales growth.
• Provide ongoing program training to dealership management and relevant sales, service, and administrative teams.
• Identify gaps in dealership processes and workflows, and recommend solutions and best practices that improve the customer experience, increase efficiency, and drive sales and profitability.
• Use program analytics, tools, and resources to guide dealership decisions and track progress toward established goals.
• Complete administrative responsibilities—including dealership visit reports, action plans, expense reports, and travel planning—accurately and on time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive operations.
• Strong retail business acumen and an understanding of evolving customer experience expectations.
• Demonstrated success facilitating training, delivering presentations, and coaching teams in person and virtually.
• Ability to engage dealership personnel at all levels and address questions and concerns positively and promptly.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with demonstrated ability to create professional presentations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Flexibility to accommodate schedule changes based on client needs.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 85% of work hours.
• Commitment to a team culture built on collaboration, transparency, and dependability.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job-related activities that include reaching, sitting, driving, standing, stooping, lifting, walking, typing, grasping, speaking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors, and read materials.