Dealer Marketing Manager

Garden Grove, CA (On-site)

$100K/yr – $140K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Dealer marketing strategy: Translate national priorities, product launches, promotions, and brand campaigns into quarterly and annual plans for dealer groups and local markets.
  • Dealer relationships: Build trusted relationships with dealer principals, GMs, and sales/marketing leaders; serve as their primary marketing point of contact.
  • Local activation: Plan and support retail campaigns, open houses, product launches, test-drive events, roadshows, community partnerships, and fleet/customer clinics.
  • Campaign toolkits: Develop turnkey dealer assets — messaging, paid/organic digital, email, social, signage, POS materials, landing pages, event kits, and sales enablement.
  • Co-op / MDF governance: Manage dealer marketing funds, eligibility rules, approvals, claims, documentation, budget tracking, and ROI; improve utilization without weakening controls.
  • Brand & legal compliance: Ensure local activity follows brand standards, product claims, pricing rules, required disclosures, and approved creative; run regular audits and correct gaps quickly.
  • Incentives packaging: Translate federal, state, and local incentive programs (HVIP, Sourcewell, FEAP) into clear, dealer-ready sales tools.
  • Lead & retail performance: Track traffic, leads, appointments, test drives, conversion, sales contribution, and cost efficiency in CRM (HubSpot); recommend actions by dealer/market.
  • Dealer enablement: Create training, office hours, planning templates, communications, and best-practice sharing that make it easier for dealers to execute well.
  • Market feedback: Bring dealer, customer, and competitor insight back to HQ to improve campaigns, offers, processes, and future market plans.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of dealer, retail, channel, field, or trade marketing experience; automotive, commercial vehicle, equipment, or mobility strongly preferred
  • Experience working directly with dealers, franchisees, or channel partners and influencing outcomes without direct authority
  • Track record of translating national campaigns into local activation and measuring results at market/partner level
  • Experience managing co-op marketing, MDF, or distributed campaign budgets and approval workflows
  • Understanding of retail/dealer operations, local lead generation, CRM follow-up, and sales conversion
  • Strong presentation, facilitation, relationship-management, and conflict-resolution skills
  • Ability to analyze performance data and turn findings into practical recommendations
  • Able to travel (~35%) and maintain a regular cadence of in-person dealer visits; based in or able to relocate to the Garden Grove, CA area

Preferred

  • Experience with EVs, commercial vehicles, fleet customers, or charging/infrastructure
  • Experience launching a dealer network, entering new markets, or supporting a new product line
  • Working knowledge of CRM (HubSpot/Salesforce), dealer/lead-management systems, and partner portals
  • Experience with local paid media, retail merchandising, or dealer training
  • Familiarity with fleet-electrification incentive programs (HVIP, Sourcewell, FEAP)

Benefits

  • Key Benefits & Perks: - Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered - Early-stage Stock Options - Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA) - Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave - Annual Vacation Bonus - Wellness & Fertility Benefits - Cell Phone Stipend - Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

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