Production Manager – Automotive Event Logistics

Job Description

Production Manager | Hankey Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Hankey Group, located in the Los Angeles area. Hankey Group, through its Midway Auto Group and Midway Car Rental entities, has been a leading provider of automotive solutions for over 50 years, recognized as a Southern California Top-Rated Place to Work in 2023. They specialize in vehicle acquisition and services for marketing activations, video production, engineering evaluations, and media events, growing into a full-service automotive partner with their MG Studio. The Production Manager role is central to the company’s core vehicle supply and transportation business, ensuring seamless project execution and robust supplier relationships.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Los Angeles, CA
• Pay: $72000–$99000 yearly
• Team: Within the Production department
• Mission: To manage vehicle acquisition and logistics for various automotive projects and events, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and strong supplier relationships.
• Tech Stack: Salesforce, Excel, Word, Outlook

What You’ll Actually Do
• Project Feasibility: Work closely with the account management team to dissect client requests, determine project feasibility, and identify potential logistical or vehicle procurement issues, providing alternative options.
• Financial Management: Create project budgets using historical and newly collected data, negotiate pricing with vehicle suppliers and transportation companies, and forecast resale values.
• Logistics & Supplier Oversight: Manage project schedules, milestones, partners, and suppliers to ensure vehicles are delivered successfully and on time, while fostering open communication with suppliers.
• Network Development: Maintain strong relationships with existing suppliers and expand vehicle supply and transportation networks through regular outreach, check-in meetings, and personal visits.
• Administrative Accuracy: Maintain accurate and up-to-date pricing and notes in Salesforce, collect essential project documentation like invoices and odometer readings, ensure timely supplier payments, and audit projects monthly.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Manager level. An understanding of basic accounting principles and fundamentals is required, with a general interest in the automotive and event management industries.
• Experience: 2+ years of event or project management experience.
• Skills: Highly detail-oriented, passionate about organization and efficiency, strong, clear communication skills, proven ability to communicate effectively with professionals of all levels, strong problem-solving skills, strong internet and research skills, and ability to work independently as well as within a team environment.
• Bonus: A Bachelor’s degree, experience using Salesforce, customer service experience, and dealership and automotive experience are all preferred.