General Manager - Automotive Dealership

About the role

AMS Group is looking for a General Manager to lead its automotive dealership team in Dubai, within the Specialized Sports Equipment division. The role is full-time and on-site, combining daily operations, long-term strategy and a commercial mindset, with responsibility for financial performance, operational excellence and building elite, customer-focused teams.

Key responsibilities

• Formulate annual business plans and operational strategies based on market shifts and economic trends, and lead the annual budgeting process.
• Cascade annual objectives into daily, weekly and monthly targets for department managers and monitor progress.
• Develop a management team through coaching, career development and training, and run a performance appraisal system with regular reviews.
• Recruit top talent in line with corporate policy and partner with the Group General Manager on disciplinary matters.
• Drive sales and aftersales operations, implement sales and marketing initiatives, and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with manufacturer standards, audit requirements, local laws and workplace health and safety protocols.
• Monitor financial, operational and customer service KPIs, visit branches for operational reviews, and resolve high-stakes problems quickly.

Required profile

• 5-8 years of proven leadership experience in the automotive sector, ideally motorcycles.
• Demonstrated experience managing comprehensive sales and aftersales operations and large, multi-departmental teams.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and mandatory UAE market experience, preferably automotive.
• Valid UAE driving licence suitable for travel between branches.

Required skills

• Commercial acumen with a track record of achieving growth targets.
• Planning abilities, conflict resolution and stakeholder management.
• Solid understanding of manufacturer standards and audit compliance.