Motorcycle Purchaser
Eden Prairie
Motorcycle Purchaser
Full Time • Eden Prairie
Responsive recruiter
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
Motorcycle Purchaser
Simply Ride – Eden Prairie, MN
Full-Time
Full-Time
About Simply Ride
Simply Ride is Minnesota's largest pre-owned motorcycle dealership, selling approximately 1,000 motorcycles each year. Our mission is simple: deliver a premier motorcycle experience through passion, integrity, and exceptional customer service. We've proudly been voted Minnesota's Best Motorcycle Dealer four years in a row (2023–2026) and have earned multiple Powersports Business Best In-Class awards, including Used Vehicle Sales, Service, Employee Satisfaction, and Philanthropy.
Position Overview
We're looking for a passionate motorcycle enthusiast to source, evaluate, and purchase quality pre-owned motorcycles. This role is critical to maintaining one of the best motorcycle inventories in the country. The ideal candidate understands motorcycle values, buying strategy, mechanical condition, and enjoys negotiating with customers while building lasting relationships.
Responsibilities
- Purchase motorcycles through customer purchases, trade-ins, auctions, and other acquisition channels.
- Evaluate motorcycle condition, market value, and reconditioning needs.
- Negotiate purchases that support healthy inventory and profitability.
- Stay current on motorcycle market trends and values.
- Build relationships with customers looking to sell their motorcycles.
- Complete purchase paperwork accurately and efficiently.
- Occasionally transport motorcycles using a truck and trailer.
- Work closely with the sales and service teams to maintain a strong inventory.
Qualifications
- Extensive knowledge of motorcycle brands, models, and riding styles.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to accurately assess motorcycle condition.
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
- Business-minded with an understanding of margins and inventory management.
- Team-oriented, organized, and customer-focused.
- Valid driver's license with motorcycle endorsement and clean driving record.
- Ability to operate a truck and trailer when needed.
Preferred Experience
- Motorcycle, powersports, or automotive purchasing experience.
- Experience buying at auctions or in wholesale markets.
- Familiarity with estimating reconditioning costs.
Why Simply Ride?
- Join one of the most respected motorcycle dealerships in the Midwest.
- Work with a passionate team that lives and breathes motorcycles.
- Help shape one of the largest pre-owned motorcycle inventories in Minnesota.
- Competitive compensation with opportunities for growth.
- A fun, fast-paced culture built around motorcycles and riders.
If you're passionate about motorcycles, enjoy negotiating, and know how to identify great inventory, we'd love to hear from you. Come help Simply Ride keep great bikes on the road.
Compensation: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour
Simply Ride – Minnesota’s Largest Used Motorcycle Dealer
Our Core Values
As a company, we operate around five core values. It is our goal that every employee exemplifies these values, so we base our hiring and management decisions around them.
Family – We respond with a “Yes, we can do it for you and make it happen” because we are a Family of service-oriented individuals that are focused on our customers’ needs. We work hard, do whatever it takes, and support each other along the way.
Premier – In everything we do, whether writing a deal, answering a customer question, or recommending a product, we exhibit professionalism, but we take it to the next step. We are Premier. We are the best at what we do and it shows.
Passionate – We are Passionate people in our hobbies, our work, and in helping others enjoy their hobby. Our work is Motorcycles, and Motorcycles drive the soul. As enthusiasts, we share that passion for bikes with our customers and our co-workers. It’s what we do and it’s fun!
Grow – If a company isn’t Growing, whether outward or inward, it has closed the doors – it just doesn’t know it yet. Our goal of Growth is financial, self and business improvement, and more. We thrive on Growth and on winning, as a company, as a Family, and as individuals.
Integrity – Showing honesty and always doing the right thing sometimes costs a little extra money or takes a little more time, but ensuring that we treat each situation, customer, and co-worker with Integrity goes a long way. We understand the value of our reputation and we strive to protect it. As the Golden Rule states: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Here at Simply Ride, our purpose is to create and educate motorcyclists, and it is our priority to provide every customer with the premier motorcycle experience. We pride ourselves on this and it shows – we were awarded Powersports Business Top 50 Dealer 4 years in a row! And we maintain Google, Yelp, and Facebook reviews of 4.6 out of 5 stars or better.
Careers
Simply Ride exists to Create and Educate motorcyclists. Our customers say we have a team of passionate powersports enthusiasts and we do our best to ensure people enjoy working here! We're always hiring and would love for you to consider joining the family.
As a company, we operate around FIVE core values. It is our goal that every employee exemplifies these values, therefore we base our hiring and management decisions around them.
- Family
- Passionate
- Premier
- Integrity
- Grow
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