Inventory And Used Car Acquistion Manager

Used Car Inventory + Acquisition Manager

Job Description

The Used Car Inventory + Acquisition Manager is responsible for sourcing, acquiring, and managing pre-owned vehicle inventory across multiple dealership locations. This role directly impacts profitability by ensuring the right vehicles are purchased, priced, merchandised, and distributed to maximize sales opportunities. Success requires a deep understanding of the automotive industry, used vehicle market trends, and dealership financial performance metrics.

The ideal candidate is an experienced automotive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings sharp analytical skills, and excels at negotiation and relationship building.

Automotive dealership experience is required.

What We’re Looking For

• Independent, assertive, and confident in decision-making.

• Motivated by autonomy, ownership of responsibilities, and the challenge of balancing multiple priorities.

• Energized by seeing results, taking initiative, and making an impact on dealership performance.

• Experience with used car inventory management.

Noteworthy Behaviors

• Task-Oriented: Creative problem solver, technically minded, and curious with strong critical thinking skills.

• Proactive: Self-starter who takes initiative, thrives under pressure, and is highly competitive in driving results.

• Adaptable: Comfortable with change and able to pivot quickly as market conditions shift.

• Analyzing: Holds high standards, disciplined, detail-oriented, and data-driven.

• Strategic: Innovative thinker, results-oriented, and motivated to drive continuous improvement

Role Summary

This position calls for a flexible and versatile leader who can adapt as priorities and market demands shift. The Used Car Inventory Manager must balance big-picture strategy with day-to-day execution, serving as both an innovative thought partner and a grounded operator. This position includes finding and buying the right mix of inventory, making sure vehicles are front line ready in a timely fashion, strategically pricing vehicles to market, and ensuring an optimal turn rate. 

Strong communication skills are essential to act as a bridge between departments, align goals, and keep processes moving efficiently. If managing others, this individual must be an adaptive leader—able to motivate, delegate, and resolve conflicts while fostering a productive, team-oriented environment.

In short: this role requires an automotive professional who can blend market expertise with analytical precision, adaptability, and leadership to optimize dealership performance.