General Sales Manager

Maplewood, United States | Posted on 08/31/2026

Salary: $100,000+ per year, depending on experience

Kline Nissan is hiring an experienced General Sales Manager (GSM) to lead our automotive sales department. The ideal candidate has a proven track record as an Automotive Sales Director, Sales Director, General Sales Manager, or Senior Sales Manager and has successfully led a dealership sales team.

Automotive Sales Director experience is required. Nissan or other franchise dealership experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and motivate the dealership sales team

Set and achieve monthly sales, gross profit, and volume objectives

Monitor sales performance, closing ratios, leads, appointments, and gross

Train and develop Sales Managers and Sales Consultants

Manage daily sales operations and dealership processes

Hold the sales team accountable to performance standards

Work with General Management and other departments to improve dealership profitability

Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and sales process compliance

Qualifications

Previous experience as a General Sales Manager, Sales Director, or senior automotive sales leader

Proven success managing and developing a sales team

Strong understanding of automotive dealership sales operations

Experience managing sales goals, gross profit, volume, and KPIs

Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills

Nissan dealership experience is a plus

CDK or other dealership DMS experience is a plus

Compensation

$100,000+ annual compensation

Compensation based on experience and qualifications

Leadership-level opportunity with growth potential