Automotive Sales Executive

Waylands Automotive Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

31 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life insurance 3x salary

Employee support platform

Discounted parts & servicing

Training & career progression

Job summary

Waylands Automotive Limited, a Volvo showroom in Reading, is seeking an experienced car salesperson who loves meeting customers. You will sell new and used cars, manage customer records, and follow up on aftersales needs in a busy showroom environment.

You will be highly organised, with strong communication skills and a professional, friendly manner. A full driving licence is required, and a company car is provided as part of the role on a 5.5-day week with weekend work.

Qualifications

• Experience selling cars to customers, with a proven track record of meeting targets.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport quickly.
• Attention to detail in paperwork and customer records.
• Confident in using a CRM and following up with clients.

Responsibilities

• Sell new and used cars to customers at the Volvo showroom in Reading.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and complete paperwork accurately to meet deadlines.
• Maintain customer records and follow up on aftersales needs.
• Manage database of prospective customers to generate new opportunities.
• Keep showroom clean, presentable and welcoming.
• Create and send customised video presentations to showcase car features.
• Ensure all sales comply with FCA regulations.

Skills

Car sales

Customer focus

Communication

Organisation

Job description

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 the growing team at our Volvo showroom in Reading.

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?

• 5.5-day week on a set rota that includes weekends (45 hours per week).
• 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 seventh 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 makes our company stronger.