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The Bud Clary TORQ Program · Sales

Start on the lot.
Run the store.

Nobody is born knowing how to sell a car. Every rung below is a real job at a real Bud Clary store, and the people at the top of this ladder were standing on the bottom of it not that long ago.

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No two journeys look the same

The rungs are real, but nobody hands you a fixed route. People cross between the tracks all the time — these are the kinds of paths our own folks have taken.

  • The classic climb

    1. Lot Attendant
    2. Sales Consultant
    3. Sales or Desk Manager
    4. General Sales Manager
    5. General Manager

  • Through the finance office

    1. Sales Consultant
    2. F&I Manager
    3. Sales or Desk Manager
    4. General Sales Manager

  • The internet side

    1. Internet Sales Consultant
    2. Internet Sales Manager
    3. General Sales Manager

  • Buyer to the desk

    1. Sales Consultant
    2. Buy Center Agent
    3. Sales or Desk Manager

Sales TORQ, rung by rung

Rungs with a count are hiring right now — those links go straight to the live posting. Management seats are usually filled from inside the showroom, but when one is posted it shows up here too. The Buy Center and F&I are branches, not rungs — they run alongside the ladder as careers of their own.

  1. 01 · Start here

    Lot Attendant, Porter & Detailer

    Lot Attendant · Lot Porter · Service Lot Attendant · Automotive Detailer

    9 open now

    Where most people start, and you do not need experience to get here. You move and stage vehicles, keep the drive running, and learn how a dealership actually works. From this rung you can go two ways.

    Next rung · Tell your manager which way you want to go. Express technician on the shop floor, service advisor on the drive, or sales consultant on the showroom floor — all three open from the inside.

    See the 9 open positions →

  2. 02 · Core role

    Sales Consultant

    Automotive Sales Consultant

    8 open now

    The showroom floor. You meet people at the front of the biggest purchase most of them make outside a house, and you carry it all the way to the keys.

    Next rung · Learn the product, the process and the follow-up. The ladder climbs toward the internet desk and management; the Buy Center branches off it.

    See the 8 open positions →

  3. Branch · a career of its own

    Buy Center Agent

    Branches off the showroom floor · vehicle acquisition

    2 open now

    You appraise and acquire the used inventory the whole group retails. You are the buyer instead of the seller — a different muscle, and one the store cannot run without.

    Where it leads · Not a step you pass through on the way up. Acquisition is a career of its own, and the people who spend time here read a trade better than anyone on the floor. The manager tracks stay open from here.

    See the 2 open positions →↩ Rejoins the ladder at Sales or Desk Manager

  4. 03 · Core role

    Internet Sales Consultant

    Automotive Internet Sales Consultant

    3 open now

    Most customers meet us online first. You work the leads, the phones and the appointments, and you own the impression the store makes before anybody walks in.

    Next rung · Own the funnel. The ladder keeps climbing toward a desk, and the F&I office branches off it.

    See the 3 open positions →

  5. Branch · a career of its own

    F&I Manager

    Branches off the sales floor · Finance & Insurance Manager

    3 open now

    The finance desk — the biggest table in the store. You put the whole deal together: the loan, the protection products, the paperwork, done right the first time. Customers trust you with the largest purchase of their year, and the role pays like it.

    Where it leads · Not a step on the way to a desk — a career of its own. Most F&I managers come off the sales floor and plenty never leave the finance office. The ones who do arrive at a desk already able to read a deal.

    See the 3 open positions →↩ Rejoins the ladder at Sales or Desk Manager

  6. 04 · Management

    Sales or Desk Manager

    Automotive Sales Manager · Desk Manager

    2 open now

    You run the desk: structure deals, coach consultants through them, and decide what a car is worth on the day. The first seat where the store’s number is partly yours.

    Next rung · Two ways forward. Internet sales manager owns everything upstream of the showroom; general sales manager owns the floor itself.

    See the 2 open positions →

  7. 05 · Management

    Internet Sales Manager

    Usually promoted from within

    You own everything upstream of the showroom: the leads, the BDC, the response times, and how the store shows up before a customer ever arrives.

    Next rung · General sales manager — the whole sales operation of a store, showroom and internet together, new and used.

  8. 06 · Management

    General Sales Manager

    Usually promoted from within

    The entire sales operation of a store — new, used, internet, the desk and the people on it. One step below running the building.

    Next rung · General manager — the entire building. Sales, service, parts, F&I and everyone in it.

  9. 07 · Top of the ladder

    General Manager

    Usually promoted from within

    The whole store: sales, service, parts, F&I and everyone in it. Reachable from either ladder — plenty of general managers came up through the shop, plenty came up through the showroom.

Questions people actually ask

Do I need experience to sell cars at Bud Clary?
No. Plenty of our sales consultants start as a lot attendant, porter, or detailer and move to the showroom floor from there. Others come from retail, hospitality or the trades. What we cannot teach is showing up and caring about the customer.
What is the Bud Clary TORQ program?
TORQ stands for Training, Opportunity, Readiness & Qualifications. It is how we move people up: training we pay for, openings posted inside first, and pay that moves the day you earn a qualification. There are two TORQ ladders — Sales and Service — and they share the same first rung on the lot.
What is the career path for a car salesman?
Sales consultant, then internet sales consultant, then a management seat: sales or desk manager, internet sales manager, general sales manager. Above that is general manager, who runs the entire store. The Buy Center and F&I branch off the sales floor as parallel careers rather than steps on that ladder.
How does a sales consultant become an F&I manager?
F&I is the finance desk: you structure the loan, present protection products, and own the compliance. Most F&I managers come off the sales floor, because you have to read a deal before you can structure one. It branches off the sales ladder rather than sitting on it — plenty of F&I managers stay in the finance office for their whole career.
Can a car salesperson become a general manager?
Yes. General manager runs the whole store — sales, service, parts and F&I. It is reachable from either TORQ ladder: plenty of general managers came up through the showroom, and plenty came up through the shop.
Where are Bud Clary dealerships hiring sales?
We sell across 5 Washington communities: Longview, Auburn, Moses Lake, Union Gap, Washougal. Consultants move between stores and brands as they grow.

The lot is where it starts.
Not where it ends.

18 sales and F&I roles are open across the Pacific Northwest right now — from the showroom floor to the finance desk.

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