Automotive Sales Executive

Waylands; Havant; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

31 days holiday per year

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Training and career progression

Job summary

Waylands in Havant is seeking a Sales Executive who loves cars and people. You will greet customers, present new and used models, and guide them to the right choice with professional, friendly service.

You’ll manage customer records, follow up with prospects, create video presentations, and ensure paperwork and FCA compliance are handled accurately. A strong focus on building relationships helps you hit targets and advance in a growing, family-owned business.

Qualifications

• Experience selling cars.
• Excellent customer-facing skills.
• Organised with attention to detail.
• Full driving licence held for at least one year.
• Professional and friendly manner.
• Strong communication and influencing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Selling our new and used cars to meet customer needs.
• Maintaining accurate customer records and following up on aftersales.
• Managing your database of prospects to create new opportunities.
• Keeping showroom presentation pristine.
• Creating customised video presentations to showcase features.
• Ensuring all finance-related sales comply with FCA regulations.

Skills

Car sales

Customer service

Communication skills

Driving licence

Target driven

Job description

Waylands, Havant

Are you passionate about cars? AND passionate about getting to know people?

Sales Executive

Waylands, Havant

Are you passionate about cars? AND passionate about getting to know people?

If so … you could be just who Waylands are looking for to join our dedicated team at our Havant dealership.

Waylands is a successful and growing motor retail group, with 16 representation points across the Thames Valley and the M4 corridor, extending into South Wales.

What’s the Job?

• Selling our incredible range of new and used cars
• Communicating effectively with colleagues and accurately completing paperwork to ensure delivery deadlines are met and promises delivered.
• Maintaining customer records and staying in touch with existing clients to ensure their ongoing aftersales needs are met.
• Managing your database of prospective customers to create new opportunities.
• Ensuring the showroom always looks beautiful and spotless.
• Creating and sending customised video presentations to potential customers, to highlight the features and benefits of their chosen car.
• Ensuring all sales are fully compliant with Finance Conduct Authority legislation.

Who Are We Looking For?

• Someone who has sold cars before.
• Someone who is excited to meet every customer that walks through the door, sends you an email or calls you to talk about buying a car.
• Someone who remembers the little details about their customers. It’s the little details, like remembering the name of someone’s dog, which may make someone’s day!
• A person who will help us achieve our targets by supporting customers to buy a new or used car that’s right for them.
• A highly organised person, with high attention to detail; someone who gets things right first time for our customers.
• A competent driver with a full driving licence, held for a minimum of one year.
• Someone with a professional and friendly manner.
• A strong communicator with great influencing skills.

What Do You Get in Return?

• 45 hours per week - 5.5 day Rota
• Generous Basic and bonuses (OTE £54,410)
• Company Car
• 31 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays, some of which you will be required to cover)
• Benefits platform with employee support programme
• Discounted rates of vehicle parts and servicing
• Opportunities for training and career progression
• Contributory pensions scheme for eligible staff
• 3x salary life insurance

Why Waylands?

Waylands are an independent family-owned car dealer. Our company value “our people are at the heart of our success” was demonstrated recently when we won the AM Dealer Group of the Year award for the sixth-year running.

Our commitment to providing the highest quality service and the confidence and pride we have in our company are the reasons for our glowing reputation which we have earned through many years of hard work.

We like to grow our own talent. We love promoting people and offer a range of development and training. We recruit talent over experience.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, because diverse views and ideas make our company stronger.