Automotive Sales Specialist

Halfords; Cootham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive and cycling retailer in the UK is seeking a motivated Automotive Sales Specialist. You will help customers get the best from their vehicles, linking stores, autocentres, and mobile experts. The role requires great communication skills to recommend solutions and build relationships for a seamless customer experience. If you're proactive with a passion for customer satisfaction and sales, apply now to be part of our success story in delivering motoring solutions.

Benefits

Store discount of 25%

Employee discount of up to 50%

Discount on Breakdown Cover

Access to wellness programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a consumer sales environment.
• Keen interest in working with automotive products/services.
• Communicates effectively in simple terms.

Responsibilities

• Help customers get the best out of their vehicles.
• Drive referrals between stores, autocentres, and mobile experts.
• Recommending solutions for automotive issues.

Skills

Consumer sales experience

Interest in motoring products/services

Great communication skills

Ability to work to sales targets

Proactive and customer-focused

Job description

At Halfords, we don't just sell products - we keep Britain moving. We're looking for a motivated Automotive Sales Specialist to join our team and help customers get the very best from their vehicles. A confident and proactive salesperson, you'll be the link between our stores, autocentres, and mobile experts - driving referrals to ensure our customers receive complete motoring solutions, whether that's tyres, MOTs, servicing, or repairs. Recommending the right solution for the customer is what this role is all about, whether we can fix it in the car park, at our local Autocentre or by arranging for our Halfords Mobile Experts to fix it at the customer's home or work. Brilliant at building relationships, you'll work closely with colleagues in our Autocentre and our Halfords Mobile Expert teams to deliver a seamless customer experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in a consumer sales environment
• A keen interest in or experience of working with motoring products / services
• Great communication skills - able to explain services in simple terms.
• Comfortable working to sales targets.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and focused on customer satisfaction.

Benefits

• Store discount, with 25% off most products across Halfords and Tredz
• Employee discount, with up to 50% off your garage bills at Halfords Autocentre
• Discount on Halfords Breakdown Cover, with bike cover as standard for all annual policies
• Discounts on everything from groceries and shopping through to holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
• Employee wellness programme offering free, independent, confidential support and counselling 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Fantastic Trade Price Bike Scheme - buy one bike per year from a range of bikes which have been significantly reduced
• Life Assurance
• Uniform
• Option to join our Sharesave scheme: save to purchase shares at a 20% discount
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Wagestream - a financial planning app that gives you more control over your pay. Access up to 30% of your pay as you earn it and save automatically from your salary to build a rainy-day fund for the future
• Health Cash Plan - claim cash back towards your healthcare costs and get access to health and well-being services

We are the UK and Ireland's leading retailer of automotive and cycling products and one of the UK's leading MOT, car service, brakes, repairs and tyres specialists. Join us and be part of our success story in getting the nation safely back on the move.