Build a Career You'll Be Proud Of

At DGDG, we create happiness by delivering exceptional automotive experiences for our guests—and exceptional career opportunities for our team members.

Who Thrives at DGDG

The people who succeed here share a few things in common—and it has nothing to do with automotive experience. They're hungry to grow and apply feedback fast. They make everyone around them better and own their results, wins and misses alike. They lead with integrity, caring, performance, and efficiency in everything they do. And they understand that every interaction is a chance to put the guest first.

If that sounds like you, you'll fit right in here.

As the Vehicle Disposition and Auction Manager, you will lead execution of DGDG’s wholesale disposition program from vehicle designation through final settlement, carry out established disposition processes, manage floor pricing and sale timing within approved guidelines, and drive follow-through to maximize net recovery, reduce aging, and release capital. You will work directly with store leadership, Used Car Managers, accounting, DMV/title teams, transportation providers, and auction partners to ensure every wholesale vehicle has a clear plan and moves promptly.

This role will report to the Pre-Owned Operations Director and will be based out of our San Jose office, with frequent travel to our DGDG store locations and auction facilities in Northern California.

Key Responsibilities

Disposition execution: Execute DGDG’s established disposition process, coordinating approved auction, dealer-to-dealer, and internal transfer plans. Identify exceptions and recommend adjustments to the Pre-Owned Operations Director for approval.
Inventory accountability: Review aging and disposition opportunities across the group. Partner with the Pre-Owned Operations Director to require wholesale designation when retail vehicles reach established group aging limits.
Auction execution: Manage floors, runlists, announcements, sale placement, and bid negotiations, including counteroffers, within established authority.
Unsold vehicles: Establish a new plan within 24 hours of a no-sale, including repricing or rerunning within approved guidelines, and recommend channel changes for approval.
Store readiness and transportation: Coordinate deadlines for keys, title clearance, condition information, and transportation. Hold stores and partners accountable for completing their assigned actions and resolve delays.
Auction relationships: Manage daily partner performance, fees, service quality, arbitration, cancellations, and returned vehicles.
Inventory reporting and settlement: Track every VIN from designation through settlement. Maintain accurate location, aging, title status, floor, and next-action records; reconcile inventory and sale results with accounting.
Performance improvement: Identify appraisal, acquisition, condition, and process issues contributing to wholesale losses. Recommend improvements to buying guidelines and retail-versus-wholesale decisions to improve inventory quality and net recovery.
Acquisition strategy support: Partner with the Pre-Owned Operations Director and Buying Center to improve retail-versus-wholesale recommendations for Acquire Cars (Sell2DGDG). Use disposition results and market insights to help refine the acquisition algorithm and establish clear store guidelines for the intended exit strategy at acquisition.

Performance Measures

Days from wholesale designation to completed sale.
Net recovery versus market value at designation, accounting for selling and transportation costs.
First-time sale rate.
Wholesale aging and timely, accurate settlement reconciliation.

Required Qualifications

Previous vehicle buying experience.
Three or more years of experience in wholesale, auctions, or used car management.
Strong judgment in vehicle valuation, floor pricing, negotiation, and wholesale market conditions.
Working knowledge of titles, disclosures, arbitration, transportation, and sale reconciliation.
Ability to use inventory systems, spreadsheets, and reporting tools; vAuto/ProfitTime, Dash, and CDK experience preferred.
Strong organization, communication, and follow-through, with the ability to hold store leaders and partners accountable.
Ability to travel among DGDG stores and auction facilities.

Salary

$100,000–$125,000 base salary, plus a quarterly bonus (target $40,000/year) tied to the measures above.

*Pay is based on applicable experience and skills.

Industry Leading Benefits

Values-driven culture and team built on integrity, caring, performance and efficiency
Continuous career development and advancement opportunities
Comprehensive benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision)
401k with company match
Employee Assistance Program with free telemedicine and mental health resources
Exclusive Employee Vehicle Purchase Program with a 3-Year Service Maintenance Package

The Road Ahead: Your Future With DGDG

Your first role at DGDG doesn't have to be your last. Many of our leaders started in frontline roles just like this one and grew their careers within our organization. We believe in promoting from within whenever possible and creating opportunities for our team members to grow.

Whether your goal is to become a top-performing salesperson, move into leadership, or explore new opportunities within the organization, you'll have access to the training, mentorship, and support needed to continue growing.

More than 70% of our leaders were promoted from within.

More about DGDG

The Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG) is the largest family-owned automotive group in the Bay Area. Our team is over 1,000 strong and growing, and we've been named a Top Workplace in the Bay Area for 16 consecutive years. Our enthusiastic and courteous team, award-winning culture, combined with our cutting-edge technology, provide guests with a one-of-a-kind, "best-in-class" dealership experience.

DGDG's 4 core values of Integrity, Caring, Performance, and Efficiency have stood at the cornerstone of our success. Our shared passion for training, teaching, recognition, reward, and promotion produce results that set us apart. "Be happy" is much more than a slogan. It's a way of doing business. We pride ourselves on making our guests and our team members exceedingly happy. And we'd be happy if you joined us!

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