Director Automotive Fleet and Shop Operations

$90,000 - $110,000/Yr

Unclassified - Las Vegas, NV

Full-time - Manager

Las Vegas, NV

About the position

The Director of Automotive Fleet and Shop Operations at Exotics Racing is a pivotal role that demands a results-driven team player who prioritizes safety and leverages mechanical and diagnostic skills to deliver real-time solutions in a fast-paced, multi-brand environment. This position is responsible for the preparation, maintenance, and monitoring of the fleet while leading a team of approximately 12 in-house technicians, a shop manager, and a parts manager. The Director will maintain strong relationships with vendors and service providers to ensure quality and timely support, ensuring cost-effective operations and reporting to executives on performance while upholding the highest safety standards. In this role, the Director will ensure compliance with regulatory agency requirements governing driver safety, equipment maintenance, and record-keeping. They will lead the day-to-day operations of the shop department, providing strong management for non-exempt leaders, mentoring them, setting policy, and providing guidance for daily operations. The Director will also direct and coordinate shop financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency. Monitoring collective data and labor to ensure timely dispatch and completion of work orders is crucial, as is providing oversight of shop management to reduce unnecessary overtime. The Director will anticipate the sale of vehicles, coordinating the purchase and replacement of fleet vehicles, and will establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures in consultation with organization officials and staff members. They will be responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, and developing subordinate leaders and associates, managing the shop leadership team, and directing activities related to the production, pricing, sales, or execution of the supercar experience. Additionally, the Director will manage all incoming and outgoing parts for Exotics Racing, maintaining proper inventory levels and ensuring timely delivery of special order parts. This role requires comprehensive knowledge and experience with the performance of exotic cars and racing, along with a strong focus on customer service and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure sustained compliance with regulatory agency requirements governing driver safety, equipment maintenance, record-keeping or similar activity.
• Lead day-to-day operations of shop department and provide strong management for non-exempt leaders.
• Mentor leaders, set policy, and provide guidance for day-to-day operations.
• Direct and coordinate Shop financial and budget activities to fund Shop operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency.
• Monitor collective data and labor to ensure timely dispatch and completion of work orders; provide oversight of Shop Management to reduce unnecessary overtime.
• Anticipate the sale of vehicles; coordinate the purchase and replacement of fleet vehicles.
• Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with organization officials, and staff members as necessary.
• Recruit, hire, train, and develop subordinate leaders and associates; manage shop leadership team.
• Direct and coordinate activities of departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or execution of the supercar experience.
• Plan and direct activities such as sales promotions, coordinating with other department heads as required.
• Manage all incoming and outgoing parts for Exotics Racing.
• Maintain proper inventory level, and the ability to predict future needs; oversee special order parts process and ensure timely delivery.
• Identify the right part(s) for the make, model and year of vehicles being serviced.
• Confirm all parts are inventoried correctly in the company used data system.

Requirements

• Five years' experience in a Management position in a RACING environment.
• At least 3 to 5 years of experience in an auto parts manager/sales role.
• Computer proficiency.
• Team oriented, flexible and focused on maintaining a high level of customer service.
• Valid driver's license.
• Knowledge of dealer-based computer software is a plus.
• Flexible shifts including days/nights and possible weekends or holidays.
• Knowledge of European cars is a plus.
• Race team parts experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience with the performance of exotic cars and racing.

Benefits

• Full-time position with a salary range of $90,000 - $110,000 a year.