Automotive Sales Specialist

Halfords Group PLC; Thurrock; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive retailer is seeking an Automotive Sales Specialist in Thurrock. This role involves acting as a vital link between stores, autocentres, and mobile experts to ensure customers receive the best possible motoring solutions. Candidates should have consumer sales experience, a keen interest in motoring products, and strong communication skills. The position offers a full-time contract with competitive salary and significant employee discounts on products and services.

Benefits

Store discount, with 25% off most products

Employee discount on garage bills

Discount on Breakdown Cover

Discounts on groceries, holidays, and more

Employee wellness programme

Trade Price Bike Scheme

Life Assurance

Uniform

Sharesave scheme option

Cycle to Work scheme

Wagestream financial planning app

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Experience in a consumer sales environment.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Act as a link between stores, autocentres, and mobile experts.
• Drive referrals to ensure complete motoring solutions.
• Recommend solutions for customer needs.

Skills

Consumer sales experience

Interest in motoring products/services

Communication skills

Ability to work to sales targets

Customer satisfaction focus

Job description

Apply now Job no: 557144
Work type: Full time
Site: West Thurrock
Categories: Retail Colleagues
Location: Essex, Thurrock
Salary: Starting from £27,000 per annum.
Business Area: Retail

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.

To be a success in this role you’ll need:

• 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.

What we can offer:

• 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.