garyg7133
03-10-2020, 08:05 AM
In a nutshell,
After 7 years of mobile weekend business, I have been in search of full time employment in the field. I've interviewed in a few places but none could reach my salary / benefit goals. I interviewed with a dealership that is creating a management position for their detailing department. I have not accepted the position yet, but if all goes well I will be doing so by the end of this week. The position covers 4 used car dealerships within about a 10 mile distance of each other. Volume is approximately 400-450 vehicle sales/month with 1 f/t detailer at each shop.
I interviewed for a detailing position but after speaking with me, the owner felt I would be a good fit to manage the shops.
My question here is - for those who are manager/owners of shops, what are your go-to products to buy in bulk. Notably, wash soap, carpet cleaner, APC and wax. Cost effectiveness is obviously a challenge but I want to try to balance cost w/good quality.
My go-to products don't all come in bulk and it will probably be a hard sell to get everything I suggest. Hoping to nail down the position this week and tour all 4 shops over the weekend. The owner, while he did mention output being important, was more concerned with the cars looking their best as he feels it sets him apart from other dealers.
After 7 years of mobile weekend business, I have been in search of full time employment in the field. I've interviewed in a few places but none could reach my salary / benefit goals. I interviewed with a dealership that is creating a management position for their detailing department. I have not accepted the position yet, but if all goes well I will be doing so by the end of this week. The position covers 4 used car dealerships within about a 10 mile distance of each other. Volume is approximately 400-450 vehicle sales/month with 1 f/t detailer at each shop.
I interviewed for a detailing position but after speaking with me, the owner felt I would be a good fit to manage the shops.
My question here is - for those who are manager/owners of shops, what are your go-to products to buy in bulk. Notably, wash soap, carpet cleaner, APC and wax. Cost effectiveness is obviously a challenge but I want to try to balance cost w/good quality.
My go-to products don't all come in bulk and it will probably be a hard sell to get everything I suggest. Hoping to nail down the position this week and tour all 4 shops over the weekend. The owner, while he did mention output being important, was more concerned with the cars looking their best as he feels it sets him apart from other dealers.