Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.

Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years. Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer's experience.

Position Summary:

As a Manager of Recovery Inventory, you will be responsible for all charged off, pending bankruptcy, and bankrupt inventory. Works with the Recovery, Legal, and Bankruptcy Manager(s) and staff to facilitate the recovery and bankruptcy strategy and provide inventory management and controls in that effort, as directed by the Senor Director of Recovery and Chief Servicing Officer. Responsibilities also include the management and performance of any recovery, legal, or bankruptcy vendor(s) by monitoring and evaluating work performance and productivity through reports, reviews, and audits. Duties will include providing assistance by answering questions and problem solving, analyzing work methods to improve staff effectiveness and maximize utilization, effectively communicating with the management team to reach departmental and corporate goals, complying with corporate policy, upholding federal and state regulations, and providing leadership in a dynamic environment:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages the recovery and bankruptcy inventory along with any bankruptcy, collection, and legal vendors.
• Manages inventory and vendors to execute the strategy and properly identify and distribute accounts based on account status and treatment strategy, terms of consent judgments, bankruptcy plans, motions, and other adversary proceedings.
• Support the Bankruptcy and Recovery Departments in establishing and achieving objectives.
• Conduct meetings with other Managers and team members to develop long term and short-term departmental objectives.
• Develop and implement reporting mechanisms to keep senior management apprised of performance levels, developing trends, and work loads of vendors and internal recovery efforts.
• Primarily responsible for ensuring the Recovery/Bankruptcy Department’s inventory is correctly deployed, supporting the efforts of recovery and bankruptcy operations to achieve performance objectives, complying with corporate policy, and upholding federal and state regulations.
• Develop and execute inventory management performance plans to lead and manage vendors in ongoing recovery and bankruptcy operations.
• Establish, monitor, and report performance and operational metrics with regards to both third party vendors and internal collections group.
• Set and communicate business goals and expectations with third party vendors.
• Ensure periodic audits, reviews, and remediation of third-party vendors are completed to ensure contractual compliance.
• Establish compliance policies for third party vendors that ensure compliance to policies and procedures are met.
• Maintain a cost-effective third-party vendor placement strategy.
• Create and provide reports and projections.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies Required To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Bankruptcy management, complemented by at least 5 years of professional experience within a Retail Lending environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of management, supervisory and collection experience required.

Education:

• Four-year college degree or equivalent work experience required.

Skills Required:

• Requires competent knowledge of bankruptcy laws and state regulations. This knowledge is normally acquired through experience and on the job training. Must have an understanding in the practical application of these laws and regulations necessary to communicate with internal and external customers.
• Requires basic computer skills as well as knowledge of MS-Excel, MS-Word and MS-Access.
• Must demonstrate the ability to communicate, guide, teach, train and motivate direct reports.
• Has knowledge of skip tracing, collections, FDCPA and state collection laws.

• Travel 0-10% - as required on an as needed basis.
• Must have reliable transportation and live within a commutable distance to one of the following cities: Atlanta, GA

Qualifications Preferred:

• 10 years experience in an outward facing consumer financial services role
• 5 years experience with SFTP file transfer
• 5 years experience in inventory management, vendor audit, account reconciliation, and account workflow management

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work Schedule This position requires the ability to work various shifts to accommodate business needs. Typically, between the hours of 8AM-6PM Monday through Friday and on weekends as needed. Travel is possible up to 10% of the time.

Stellantis Financial Services, Inc (SFS) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing its employees an environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, and intimidation. It is the policy of SFS to comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations and to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, change of sex, and/or transgender status or any protected status. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment and promotion decisions will be based solely on merit, ability, achievement, experience, conduct and other legitimate business reasons.