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General Sales Manager

Yellowknife Motors | Chevrolet Buick GMC | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Total Compensation: Up to $250,000 Annually

This Role Is Not for Everyone

If you are not an above-average performer with a proven track record of automotive sales leadership success, this opportunity is probably not for you.

Yellowknife Motors is seeking a high-caliber General Sales Manager who knows how to lead people, drive volume and gross, develop talent, and create a culture of accountability and success.

We are already a strong dealership, and we are growing. We are looking for an experienced sales leader who wants to be an important part of that next stage of growth.

About Yellowknife Motors

Yellowknife Motors is the market-leading GM dealership in Yellowknife, proudly serving customers throughout the Northwest Territories.

We are an established, locally owned dealership with a strong customer base, excellent market presence, and significant opportunity ahead of us.

We are investing in our business, our people, and our future.

Just as importantly, the successful candidate will not be expected to do it alone.

Extensive management support is already here and ready. You will work alongside an experienced and engaged senior management team with the resources, infrastructure, and commitment necessary to help you succeed.

We want a General Sales Manager who can take an already strong operation and help us make it even stronger.

The Opportunity

As General Sales Manager, you will lead all aspects of our new and used vehicle sales operations while drivingvolume, gross profit, market share, accountability, and continued growth.

You will have the authority and support to lead the department, develop your management team, improve processes, recruit great people, and capitalize on opportunities within our market.

This is a high-impact leadership position for someone who wants to build, grow, and win.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and hold accountable Sales Managers and Sales Consultants
• Drive new and used vehicle sales volume, gross profit, and market share
• Build and execute strategies designed to support our continued growth
• Maintain disciplined sales processes, follow-up standards, and CRM accountability
• Analyze departmental KPIs and quickly execute improvement strategies
• Recruit, train, develop, and retain high-performing sales professionals
• Manage inventory effectively and maximize inventory turn and profitability
• Work closely with ownership and senior management on dealership growth initiatives
• Maintain a strong, competitive, positive sales culture
• Deliver an exceptional customer experience consistent with GM and Yellowknife Motors standards

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone with:

• Demonstrated success as a General Sales Manager, Sales Manager, or senior automotive sales leader
• A proven history of achieving or exceeding sales, gross profit, and market-share objectives
• Strong understanding of new and used vehicle operations
• Excellent knowledge of forecasting, inventory management, CRM processes, and sales performance metrics
• Strong leadership, coaching, recruiting, and people-development skills
• A competitive mindset and genuine desire to win
• The ability to create accountability while maintaining a positive culture
• Strong business judgment and financial understanding
• High personal standards, integrity, professionalism, and work ethic

Compensation & Benefits

We understand that attracting an exceptional General Sales Manager requires an exceptional opportunity.

Total compensation of up to $250,000 annually, based on experience and performance.

We also offer:

• Company vehicle provided
• Housing available to assist with relocation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Strong earning potential in a less saturated market
• Extensive management and ownership support
• An established team and dealership infrastructure
• Significant opportunity to grow the sales operation
• Long-term career opportunity within a growing automotive organization

Why Yellowknife?

Yellowknife offers a combination of career opportunity, earning potential, and lifestyle that is difficult to duplicate in larger urban markets.

• Strong earning potential
• Less saturated automotive market
• Short commutes and a better quality of life
• Incredible fishing, boating, hiking, snowmobiling, hunting, and outdoor recreation
• World-famous Northern Lights
• Strong, close-knit business community
• Opportunity to become a recognized automotive leader in the North

For the right automotive professional, Yellowknife represents the opportunity to make a substantial impact professionally while building an outstanding lifestyle personally.

Final Word

This is not a training position, and this is not a turnaround store.

Yellowknife Motors is strong, established, and growing.

We have the management team, infrastructure, resources, and commitment in place to support the right General Sales Manager.

Now we are looking for a proven leader who wants to help us take the next step.

This is an opportunity to:

• Earn up to $250,000 annually.
• Lead the sales operation of a strong GM dealership.
• Join a business that is actively growing and investing in its future.
• Have extensive management support behind you.
• Build and develop a high-performing team.
• Make a meaningful long-term career move.

If you are a proven automotive sales leader with a history of success and you are ready for a bigger opportunity, we want to hear from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• Company vehicle
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Awesome fishing
• Three weeks vacation

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $180,000.00-$250,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person