Automotive Sales Executive

Waylands Automotive Limited; Sheet; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

31 days holiday per year

Benefits platform

Discounted parts and servicing

Career progression and training

Contributory pension

Job summary

Waylands Automotive Limited is seeking a motivated car sales professional for our Stringers of Petersfield dealership. You will sell new and used cars, build relationships with customers, and manage follow-ups to secure aftersales opportunities.

Applicants should have prior car sales experience, a professional manner, and a full UK driving licence. The role includes a 45-hour week, a base salary of £21k, and commission/bonuses with an OTE around £49k, plus a company car and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in selling cars and meeting sales targets.
• Strong customer service orientation and follow-up.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organised with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Sell our range of new and used cars.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and complete paperwork accurately.
• Maintain customer records and follow up for aftersales needs.
• Manage your database of prospective customers to generate new opportunities.
• Keep showroom presentable at all times.
• Create and send customised video presentations to highlight cars.
• Ensure all sales comply with FCA regulations.

Skills

Car sales

Customer service

Communication

Organisation

Driving license

Negotiation

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 our dedicated team at our Stringers of Petersfield 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?

• Mon-Fri 8:30am -5:30pm and Saturday 9am-5pm (45 hours per week).
• Basic of £21k plus commission and bonuses (OTE £49k)
• 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. If you’re interested in learning more, we’d love to receive your application.

Ref: SE

Closing Date 24/09/2026

Location Waylands Stringers of Petersfield

Benefits Sales

Working Hours Mon-Fri 8:30am -5:30pm and Saturday 9am-5pm (45 hours per week).

Salary Basic of £21k plus commission and bonuses (OTE £49k).

Waylands Automotive Limited is an appointed representative of ITC Compliance Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (their registration number is 313486). Permitted activities include advising on and arranging general insurance contracts and acting as a credit broker not a lender.

We can introduce you to a limited number of finance providers. We do not charge a fee for our Consumer Credit services. We do not act as a financial adviser, or fiduciary. We act in our own interest, whichever lender we introduce you to, we will typically receive commission from them based on either a fixed fee or a fixed percentage of the amount you borrow. Any and all commission amounts will be fully disclosed to you as part of your sales journey. You will be required to give your fully informed consent to our receipt of this commission. By doing this, you acknowledge that you understand our role as a credit broker, and that we will receive a financial incentive if you take out a loan from a lender that we introduce you to.

All finance applications are subject to status, terms and conditions apply, UK residents only, 18s or over, Guarantees may be required.