Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Jeremy Mertes - HR Corner

HR Corner
Jeremy Mertes
August 2016

One of Village Automotive Group’s philosophy is to “grow your own.”

Jeremy Mertes exemplifies that philosophy when he began his career with Lexus of Maplewood in May of 2004. He started as a Technician and was promoted to Reconditioning Manager in 2009. In 2011, he became a Pre-Owned Sales Associate and communicated to management his desire to grow into sales management someday.

July 1, Jeremy was able to achieve his goal to be a manager when he became the Pre Owned Sales Manager at Lexus of Maplewood. 

In his new role, Jeremy will be focused on training sales associates to maximize the potential each individual sales associate brings to Lexus of Maplewood. With Jeremy’s talent and support, management is confident he will be bring continued success to  the Pre-Owned Sales department and the overall experiences for our customers and employees.

Village Automotive Group believes in finding “the best and the brightest talent” to hire, train and retain.  Jeremy’s work ethic was described by management as, “He excelled at everything he was given since he started his career with Lexus of Maplewood.” His dedication to the “pursuit of perfection” as a Technician opened doors for him to grow in his professional career and experience.


The Pre-Owned department is currently seeking Sales Associates. If you are interested in joining Jeremy and his team, where you will have an opportunity to grow in your professional experiences, please apply at:  villageautomotivegroup.com/careers to be considered for this position.