Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 22

By Doug Austin
Founder and President,
StrategicSource, Inc.

// Dealership
Management

Organize
for 2018

- Expect Greater
Efficiencies and
Profitability,
Fewer Surprises
Management is a
challenging endeavor
in any business, but
especially so in an auto
dealership. Dealers need

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NOVEMBER 2017

to manage a large staff,
facilities, new and used
car sales, service
business, a parts
business, the supplier

D I G I TA L D E A L E R . C O M

base, the I.T. support
structure, compliance,
finance, be responsive to
their manufacturers, HR
functions, and of course

the purchasing function
across a broad group of
expense categories.
The purchasing
function, the selection
of suppliers, the quoting
process, analysis, the
commitment process,
management of suppliers, the occasional
audit of a supplier and
the management of
the people managing
this process can be
complex...but it doesn't
have to be.

TOP 10 INDICATORS THAT YOUR
PURCHASING FUNCTION NEEDS SOME
ATTENTION

In my experience
95% of the auto and
truck dealerships
have a decentralized
purchasing model,
meaning that multiple
people, usually managers are executing the
purchasing functions
across the organization
on a daily basis. This is
normally accomplished
by employees that have
little training, little data
from which to base
decisions, few processes and policies to guide
employees in their responsibilities and most
of the time, without a
plan. The net results to
the organization is the
following:
1. Supplier contracts
that cannot be found
2. Contracts that auto
renew with price escalators
3. A growing list of



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Digital Dealer - November 2017

Digital Dealer - November 2017
Contents
A Letter from the Show Director
Don’t Be a “Management Jerk” and Steps for Handling Them!
Attempting a No-Huddle Offense? How’s That Working for You?
Is a Financial Partnership in Your Future?
Fallacy
You Can't Take a Train 500 Miles on 400 Miles of Track
4 Tech Tools That Decrease Employee Turnover
Organize for 2018 – Expect Greater Efficiencies and Profitability, Fewer Surprises
Retail Warranty Reimbursement: Leveling the Playing Field
Cracking the Car Code on Selling to the #1 Buyer: Women
Professional Voice-Over Secrets!
CAMERON JOHNSON Dealer Principal, Magic City Ford Lincoln
When It Comes to Social Media... Don't Step on a Rake
The Online Shopping Experience Has Radically Changed. Your Dealership Can Reap the Benefits.
The New Car Manager's Modern Guide to Merchandising
Top 3 Information Technology (IT) Recommendations for Stability and Increased Productivity at Your Dealership
That’ll Bee $128 Forda Tech Ta Lookatit - Ouchie
Only 5 ½ Cents- Per-Mile to Maintain a $50K Machine! Wow!
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Digital Dealer - November 2017
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Cover2
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Contents
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - A Letter from the Show Director
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 3
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Don’t Be a “Management Jerk” and Steps for Handling Them!
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 5
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Attempting a No-Huddle Offense? How’s That Working for You?
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 7
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 8
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Is a Financial Partnership in Your Future?
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 10
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 11
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 12
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Fallacy
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 14
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 15
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - You Can't Take a Train 500 Miles on 400 Miles of Track
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 17
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 18
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 19
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 4 Tech Tools That Decrease Employee Turnover
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 21
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Organize for 2018 – Expect Greater Efficiencies and Profitability, Fewer Surprises
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 23
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 24
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Retail Warranty Reimbursement: Leveling the Playing Field
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Cracking the Car Code on Selling to the #1 Buyer: Women
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 27
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Professional Voice-Over Secrets!
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 29
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - CAMERON JOHNSON Dealer Principal, Magic City Ford Lincoln
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 31
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 32
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 33
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 34
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 35
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - When It Comes to Social Media... Don't Step on a Rake
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 37
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - The Online Shopping Experience Has Radically Changed. Your Dealership Can Reap the Benefits.
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 39
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - The New Car Manager's Modern Guide to Merchandising
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 41
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Top 3 Information Technology (IT) Recommendations for Stability and Increased Productivity at Your Dealership
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 43
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - That’ll Bee $128 Forda Tech Ta Lookatit - Ouchie
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 45
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Only 5 ½ Cents- Per-Mile to Maintain a $50K Machine! Wow!
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 47
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - 48
Digital Dealer - November 2017 - Cover3
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