Deputy CEO – Luxury Automotive Business

? Location: Coimbatore

? Experience: 20–25 years

? Industry: Automotive – Luxury / Premium Passenger Vehicles

We are looking for an accomplished senior automotive professional to take on the role of Deputy CEO with a leading automotive group.

The role carries end-to-end business and P&L; responsibility and requires a leader with deep experience in managing the luxury/premium passenger vehicle business.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the business with complete P&L; ownership, driving revenue, profitability and sustainable growth.

- Provide strategic and operational leadership across new vehicle sales, pre-owned vehicles, after-sales/service, parts and customer experience.

- Drive market share, sales productivity, margins and overall dealership performance.

- Build and strengthen relationships with HNI and premium/luxury customers, ensuring an exceptional customer experience throughout the ownership lifecycle.

- Lead relationships with OEM/principal stakeholders, including business planning, performance reviews and achievement of OEM scorecards.

- Drive after-sales performance across service revenue, workshop productivity, parts, customer retention and profitability.

- Optimise inventory, working capital, operating costs and overall financial performance.

- Identify opportunities for market expansion and business growth.

- Lead and develop senior functional teams across sales, service, customer experience, finance and other business functions.

- Establish a high-performance culture built around customer centricity, accountability, execution excellence and integrity.





- Ensure robust operational governance, compliance and adherence to OEM and organisational standards.

Candidate Profile

- 20–25 years of professional experience, with substantial experience in the automotive industry.

- Significant leadership experience in the luxury/premium passenger vehicle segment is essential.

- Proven experience managing an automotive dealership/business with end-to-end P&L; responsibility.

- Strong exposure across sales, after-sales/service, parts, customer experience and commercial operations.

- Demonstrated experience managing senior relationships with automotive OEMs/principals.

- Strong understanding of luxury automotive customers, premium retail standards and dealership economics.

- Proven ability to lead large, multi-functional teams and develop senior leaders.

- Strong commercial orientation with experience managing revenue, margins, inventory, working capital and profitability.

- Exposure to the South India automotive market would be an advantage.

Preferred Background

Professionals currently operating as CEO / COO / Dealer Principal / Business Head / Regional Head / General Manager within a leading luxury or premium automotive dealership/group would be particularly relevant.

This is a senior business leadership position, and we are specifically looking for candidates who have managed the automotive business end-to-end rather than a single function.

Interested and relevant senior professionals may apply or connect for a confidential discussion.

Skills: leadership,automotive,sales,customer experience,luxury auto

📌 Dy. CEO - Luxury Automobile (Coimbatore)
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