Acquisition Specialist, Wholesale Operations

As an Acquisition Specialist, you will work cross functionally alongside our Used Car, Delivery, Sales, and Service teams to accurately appraise and sell wholesale vehicles. To succeed in this role, you must be highly organized, detail oriented, and efficient. You should have a passion for our mission to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy and be comfortable with working in a high volume and fast paced environment. While individual contributions are essential, a positive impact and collaborative spirit is required to achieve the highest level of success. In the wholesale operations role, you will help manage assigned territory inventory working closely with B2B partners to ensure the timely delivery and sale of vehicles at a remote auction.


Responsibilities

• Review market indicator data, vehicle history and vehicle condition to appraise the value and resale of trade-in vehicles in keeping with current Tesla valuation strategies
• Accurately record vehicle sale status, dispatch and track inventory using Tesla internal systems
• Represent Tesla and sell at weekly remote live auction sales events
• Be the subject matter expert and have accountability in your assigned auction and inventory
• Procure operational improvements and coordinate with management and B2B partners to push projects to completion
• Develop and support strong relationships with cross functional business partners (Sales, Delivery, Service, Finance)
• Act as a point of contact and assist with any inquiries from our North American field teams regarding wholesale vehicle logistics

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent experience
• Be a self-starter who possesses exceptional time management and critical thinking skills and has great attention to detail
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with others in a team environment, as well as independently
• Superior attention to detail under tight deadlines and comfortable in a fast-paced, rapidly changing working environment
• Strong verbal and written communications with the ability to understand and convey business issues, weekly performance reporting and technical concepts
• Highly efficient working across multiple computer systems, experience with CRM a plus, experience with MS Office and Excel required
• Automotive, Vehicle Service, Auto Auction knowledge a plus

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program


Expected Compensation


• Project Coordinator I - $18.40 - $27.60/hour
• Project Coordinator II - $22.40 - $33.60/hour
• Project Coordinator III - $26.40 - $39.60/hour
, depending on level + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.