Centralized Vehicle Appraiser

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Driveway.com

Driveway.com is where car buying and selling meets convenience-with no haggling, no pressure, and no leaving your couch. The definition of Auto Done Easy! We're the digital retail arm of Lithia & Driveway (LAD) and we're on a mission to make car ownership easy, transparent, and dare we say... enjoyable. Backed by a network of nearly 300 dealerships across the U.S, Driveway blends the best of tech and human touch to deliver a smarter, smoother experience. We're big on innovation, big on people, and always driving forward. Come ride with us!


Centralized Vehicle Appraiser

The Centralized Vehicle Appraiser is responsible for reviewing electronic trade/sell submissions from customers and providing a swift and accurate purchase offer. Appraisers negotiate pricing, understand vehicle condition, the subsequent costs involved in reconditioning, and make financially sound purchasing decisions for the company.


Location: Remote

Pay Range: The annual salary range for this position is $50,000 to $75,000. The anticipated hiring range is $60,000, with final compensation determined based on the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and overall alignment with the role.


Responsibilities

  • Responsible for acquiring used-car inventory through, direct contacts, generated leads, and internet inquiries from customers
  • Appraise vehicles, understand vehicle condition, negotiate price, make financially sound purchasing decisions, and ensures timely processing of all leads
  • Responsible for understanding retail trends and participating in the inventory planning process
  • Requires working in a fast-paced team environment, being effective as a self-starter and working individually as needs dictate
  • Understand market tendencies and the changes to the trends in all geographic areas
  • Effectively utilize lead management tools

Skills and Qualifications

  • Strong attention to detail
  • Sense of urgency
  • Excellent communication
  • Time Management
  • Experience in procuring quality vehicles that meet company's standards
  • 3 years experience in virtual vehicle appraising
  • Efficient in Microsoft Office
  • Bachelors degree preferred

Competencies

  • Does the right thing, takes action and adapts to change
  • Self-motivates, believes in accountability, focuses on results, makes plans and follows through
  • Believes in humility, shares best practices, desires to keep learning, measures performance and adapts to improve results
  • Thrives on a team, stays positive, lives our values

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

  • Competitive pay
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
  • Paid Holidays
  • PTO: 80 hours front-loaded on day 1
  • Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Paid Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Lithia Learning Center
  • Vehicle Purchase Discounts
  • Wellness Programs


Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.*

  • Up to 1/3 of time: standing, walking, lifting up to 25 pounds
  • Up to 2/3 of time: sitting, kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing

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


NOTE: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed.

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