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Automotive Lot Manager

Lithia & Driveway

Ames, IAFull-time$20/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$20/hr
Location
Ames, IA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License

Job overview

The Automotive Lot Manager at Honda of Ames maintains vehicle inventory and lot organization, prepares vehicles for customer delivery, and maintains showroom displays. The role also assists customers, coordinates with the sales team, orders supplies, and coordinates equipment maintenance. Candidates need at least one year of experience in automotive, retail, inventory, or a related customer-facing environment, along with a high school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver’s license.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Inventory OrganizationVehicle PreparationCustomer AssistancePriority CoordinationCross-Functional CollaborationSupply OrderingEquipment Maintenance CoordinationVehicle OperationOutdoor Work

Qualifications

1+ Years Related ExperienceValid Driver's LicenseHigh School Diploma or EquivalentMust Be 18+

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Ames Honda, Ames, IA 50010

Full time

R120419

Dealership:L0190 Honda of Ames

Honda of Ames

Hiring: Automotive Lot Manager

  • Pay: $20.00 per hour

  • Schedule: To Be Discussed during in-person interviews

  • Reports to: Sales Manager

  • Onsite in: Ames Iowa

Why Join Our Team?

At Honda of Ames, you'll join a team known for helpful service, and a welcoming customer experience. Recent customers recognize our team for making the car-buying process smooth and easy, taking the time to answer questions, and providing knowledgeable support. Join a dealership where you can build your skills, grow your automotive career, and help deliver an experience that keeps customers coming back.

What You'll Do

  • Maintain vehicle inventory and lot organization, including vehicle placement, dealership signage, banners, and surrounding lot areas.

  • Prepare vehicles for customer delivery, ensuring vehicles are clean, organized, and ready at the scheduled delivery time.

  • Maintain the showroom and vehicle displays, including showroom vehicles, signage, banners, and marketing materials.

  • Assist customers on the lot and help address questions or concerns during the vehicle-buying process.

  • Monitor the customer experience on the lot and coordinate with the sales team when customers need assistance.

  • Order supplies and coordinate maintenance of equipment used by the team.

  • Complete additional lot and dealership duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring

  • 1+ years of experience in automotive, retail, inventory, or a related customer-facing environment

  • Valid driver’s license and ability to safely operate a variety of vehicles

  • Experience organizing inventory, vehicles, or merchandise in a fast-paced work environment

  • Ability to coordinate multiple priorities, including vehicle readiness, lot organization, and customer needs

  • Experience working across teams to complete daily operational tasks

  • Ability to order supplies and coordinate basic equipment maintenance

  • Ability to work outdoors and remain active throughout the workday

  • High school diploma or equivalent

Total Rewards

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family, including:

  • Competitive pay

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

  • Paid Holidays & PTO

  • Short and Long-Term Disability

  • Paid Life Insurance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Lithia Learning Center

  • Vehicle Purchase Discounts

  • Wellness Programs

Additional information about our Total Rewards benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at totalrewards.lithiadriveway.com

About Us

At Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) our success is fueled by our high performing teams delivering Auto Done Easy for our customers. We create simple, transparent, and convenient customer experiences throughout the vehicle-ownership lifecycle by leveraging our hundreds of store locations and our key adjacencies - Driveway, DFC, and GreenCars. We've built a retail model that champions entrepreneurial leadership, Growth Powered by People, and a strategy that creates possibilities and pushes us to reach our potential.

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug-free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

At Lithia & Driveway, we stand by our mission of Growth Powered by People, as we build a workplace that ignites ideas and opportunities to Earn Customers for Life. Our focus is on making the customer experience better; as we aim to meet our customers’ needs whether in person, online or a combination of both.

Lithia & Driveway is the largest automotive retailer in North America and listed on the Fortune 500 (NYSE: LAD). Drive your career forward with roles in Sales, Finance, Service, Technology and Corporate. With thousands of vehicles and hundreds of locations, the career possibilities are endless. Join us as we accelerate towards growth in automotive and beyond!

How this job compares

Set against the 1,492 open Inventory Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$20/hr
  • US median$21–28/hr586 hourly ranges

This rate, $20/hr, is 17% below the US median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Inventory Management hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 19 open Inventory Management jobs in Iowa and 1,492 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Inventory Management postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (918 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 631 of the 1,492 open Inventory Management jobs (42%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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