New Vehicle Analyst

Walser Automotive Group
Full-Time

• Base $55,000 + Performance Incentive
• Southeast Twin Cities Metro, MN

Build Your Career in Automotive Inventory Strategy at Walser
We're hiring for growth and adding New Vehicle Analysts to our support team. Your journey begins with a paid,
multi-week Training Program at our corporate headquarters and flagship dealership, Walser Toyota. You'll receive
hands-on training, coaching, and mentorship designed to set you up for long-term success in automotive retail.
Upon successful completion of the program, you'll be placed at one of our high-performing Walser dealerships
throughout the southwest metro, where you'll continue building your career with one of the region's fastest-growing
automotive groups.At Walser, we're committed to investing in our people. We foster a culture built on family, career growth, diversity,
and opportunity. With multiple award-winning brands and dealerships, there's never been a better time to join a
team that's developing the next generation of analytical talent in automotive retail.
Who We're Looking For
If you're the person who builds the spreadsheet nobody asked for because you saw a pattern in the numbers, keep
reading.
This role is for someone analytical who wants their work to actually move something. You don't need automotive
experience. We've hired strong analysts out of retail buying and merchandising, supply chain and logistics, pricing
and category management, e-commerce inventory, and finance. What those backgrounds have in common is what
matters here: comfort living in data, the judgment to know which numbers mean something, and the confidence to
make a call and defend it.
We've also promoted people into this role from inside our stores — if you're on the floor or in the desk and the
inventory side is the part you actually like, this is the path. What we can't teach is the analytical instinct. That's what
we're hiring for, and it's why we don't require an automotive background.

 

The Opportunity

You own the inventory strategy for your assigned stores. Not the paperwork behind someone else's decisions —
the actual decisions. That means deciding what we stock, what we price where, what we move and when, and how
we position against the competition in our market.

• Base salary: $55,000
• Performance incentive: Tied to how your inventory performs — when your calls are right, you see it
• Paid training: Multi-week program at Walser Toyota, fully paid, before placement
• Tools: Proprietary Walser inventory data plus market tools like Urban Science Market Master
• Growth: We promote from within — this seat sits close to the business and opens doors into inventory leadership, operations, and general management

What You'll Do

• Shape, price, and measure a market-driven inventory for each assigned store
• Review pricing daily against the weekly matrix and monthly gross profit goals, accounting for all “Day 1”
  inventory
• Recommend inventory-based marketing strategies to the GM using market data
• Continuously evaluate the inventory and decide how to close gaps, fix imbalances, and anticipate what
  customers will want next
• Audit inventory counts against ground stock and incoming units — trim shortages, color gaps, hold status
• Manage aging inventory using proven practices that minimize carrying costs
• Monitor market share and keep the GM tracking against pace
• Be the fast, accurate answer for sales staff on inventory, dealer trades, sold and priority orders, and pricing
  questions
• Handle the paperwork cleanly — DMS sign-out, OEM portal tagging, real VINs and stock numbers priced before
  they hit the ground
• Uphold Walser's Core Values: Do The Right Thing, Lead By Example, Display Positive Energy, Be Open Minded
  What You Bring
• Strong working knowledge of Excel — this is the daily tool, not a line on a résumé
• Above-average analytical skills and the stamina to do focused analytical work for long stretches
• The ability to hold your focus through constant interruptions and still hit deadlines accurately
• Clear communication with GMs, sales staff, and OEM partners
• Willingness to learn DMS and OEM ordering systems (we'll train you if you haven't used them)
• Comfort owning a high-volume store or a complex OEM when it comes to ordering, pricing, and build configurations

What's In It For You

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• HSA and FSA access
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility & Adoption Assistance: Up to $10,000
• Paid Clothing Program: Curated branded Walser apparel twice a year — on us
• Employee Discounts
• Referral bonuses
• Employee Resource Groups
• Walser Foundation community involvement

If you want a role where the numbers you run today show up on the lot next month, apply and
let's talk.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Walser Automotive Group is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBTQ+ employer