Reconditioning Manager

Location: BMW of Minnetonka Minnetonka MN 55391

Dealership:

L0807 BMW of Minnetonka

BMW of Minnetonka

Pay: $70,000-$100,000

Schedule: Monday–Friday, with some Saturdays based on needs; closed Sundays

Why Join Us?

BMW of Minnetonka is hiring an experienced Automotive Recon Manager to lead a high-volume operation supporting approximately 250 internal work items. You'll dispatch technicians, manage workflow, remove roadblocks, and keep vehicles moving from recon to frontline-ready. The Recon Manage will report to the Service Manager and is an onsite position at the Dealership.

What You'll Do

• Lead daily workflow for a high-volume recon operation supporting approximately 250 internal work items
• Dispatch repair orders based on technician skill, workload, and priorities
• Partner with technicians to remove roadblocks and keep work moving
• Manage vehicles from inspection and repair approval through frontline readiness
• Adjust workflow based on inventory needs, technician capacity, parts, and priorities
• Create, estimate, manage internal repair order
• Partner with Used Cars, Service, Parts, and Detail to keep recon moving
• Track parts, vendor work, additional repairs, and potential delays
• Communicate vehicle status, priorities, and delays to dealership leadership
• Maintain quality standards throughout the reconditioning process
• Drive technician productivity, accountability, and a team-first shop environment
• Identify bottlenecks and improve overall recon speed and efficiency

What You'll Bring

• 2+ years of automotive service, reconditioning, dispatch, or shop operations experience
• 1+ year of leadership or supervisory experience
• Experience dispatching work and coordinating technicians
• Manage a high volume of internal work
• Experience with repair orders, shop workflow, and vehicle reconditioning processes
• Team-first leadership style and across departments
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record

Total Rewards

This is a performance driven position, eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives as part of total compensation, which includes $70,000-$100,000

Actual pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and physical location. Final compensation will be established through the interview process in accordance with applicable pay equity and transparency laws.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family, including:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Lithia Learning Center
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Wellness Programs

Additional information about our Total Rewards benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at www.totalrewards.lithiadriveway.com.

About Us

At Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) our success is fueled by our high performing teams delivering Auto Done Easy for our customers. We create simple, transparent, and convenient customer experiences throughout the vehicle-ownership lifecycle by leveraging our hundreds of store locations and our key adjacencies - Driveway, DFC, and GreenCars. We've built a retail model that champions entrepreneurial leadership, Growth Powered by People, and a strategy that creates possibilities and pushes us to reach our potential.

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug-free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.