Automotive Sales Specialist

Halfords; Poole; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive retailer in Poole is seeking an Automotive Sales Specialist to connect customers with motoring solutions. This role focuses on serving automotive needs, ensuring customer satisfaction, and achieving sales targets. Ideal candidates will have experience in consumer sales and a passion for motoring products. Offering a competitive discount scheme and employee wellness programme.

Benefits

25% off most products

Up to 50% off garage bills

Discount on Breakdown Cover

Employee wellness programme

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Financial planning app access

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Experience in a consumer sales environment.
• Keen interest in motoring products or services.
• Great communication skills - able to explain services simply.
• Comfortable working to sales targets.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and focused on customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers with a focus on automotive solutions, including tyres and services.
• Act as the liaison between stores, Autocentres, and Mobile Experts to drive referrals.
• Recommend solutions for customers and coordinate service delivery.
• Build relationships with colleagues to provide a seamless experience.
• Work toward achieving sales targets while ensuring customer satisfaction.

Skills

Experience in a consumer sales environment

Interest in motoring products/services

Great communication skills

Comfortable working to sales targets

Enthusiastic and proactive

Job description

Overview

Do you have a background in sales and a passion for all things motoring? 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.

Responsibilities

Notes: The following responsibilities are drawn from the description.

• Serve customers with a focus on automotive solutions, including tyres, MOTs, servicing, and repairs.

• Act as the liaison between stores, Autocentres, and Halfords Mobile Experts to drive referrals and deliver complete motoring solutions.

• Recommend the right solution for each customer and coordinate the appropriate service delivery location (in-store, Autocentre, or at the customer’s home/work).

• Build and maintain relationships with colleagues in Autocentre and Halfords Mobile Expert teams to provide a seamless customer experience.

• Work toward achieving sales targets while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.

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.