Branch Sales Manager Automotive Parts

Totec; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A national automotive company seeks a Branch Sales Manager for their Cardiff location. This role involves managing daily operations, ensuring exceptional customer service, and driving sales. Candidates should have supervisory experience and a background in the trailer or automotive industry. A full driving license and forklift training may be required. This position offers long-term career prospects and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

Monthly sales bonus

Training and development

22 days annual holiday plus bank holidays

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the trailer/motor trade or hire industry.
• Supervisory or managerial level experience required.
• Automotive experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure excellent customer service by all staff.
• Visit businesses for customer retention and acquisition.
• Promote trailers and associated services actively.

Skills

Retail sales experience

Customer service skills

Supervisory/managerial experience

Driving and towing license

Tools

Fork-Lift Truck

Job description

Salary: 32k (plus bonus)

Location: Cardiff

Duration: Perm

Hours: Monday Friday 09.00 - 17.00

Benefits: Monthly sales bonus, training and development, 22 days annual holiday allowance plus bank holidays, and long-term career prospects with a large national business.

Overview

Our client is a market leader in the design, manufacture and sale of trailers, trailer parts and all associated towing accessories/services. This nationwide automotive Trailer and Towbar company are currently recruiting for an experienced and professional Branch Sales Manager for their Cardiff Branch. This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career with an established company who have 23 stores and hundreds of stockists across the UK & Ireland.

Purpose of Role

You will have overall responsibility for the daily operation/motivation of the Branch and team, ensuring an excellent level of customer service is achieved by all members of staff. The Branch consists of the Manager, 1 Sales & Service Advisor and 1 Towbar & Service Technician. To be responsible for maximizing branch/external sales and margin ensuring targets are achieved ensuring policies/procedures are followed.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the daily operation/motivation of the Branch and team, ensuring an excellent level of customer service is achieved by all members of staff at all times.
• Actively visit businesses to ensure retention of existing and to acquire new Customers.
• To actively sell (face to face and over the telephone) and promote trailers/parts/associated equipment/services. To gain market penetration of the company brand gaining new customers and retaining existing customers.
• To control the stock of parts and finished trailers, within the agreed stocking/budgetary guidelines. To ensure systems are in place and followed regarding maintaining stock inventory on the computer.
• To ensure the Branch is kept clean, tidy and well-presented and stocked including parts, trailers, leaflets.
• To become familiar with all the products supplied by the company and to gain area penetration of these products by personal contact, telephone calls and promotions utilizing other members of staff where necessary.
• To maintain a customer record system detailing sales, enquiries, follow-ups and general prospects.
• To be present at and accurately control stocktaking as determined by the Company ensuring all staff participate as required.
• To be the primary key holder for the Branch and respond to alarm call outs where necessary.
• To perform any other duties deemed reasonable on request.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Previous experience in the trailer/motor trade/hire industry whose skills will be transferrable into this business.
• Experience working at a supervisory/managerial level essential.
• Experience in a similar Automotive role would be highly advantageous.
• Strong retail sales/customer service experience essential
• Full, current driving and towing licence.
• To be trained and drive a Fork-Lift Truck where necessary.

To Apply

This is a fantastic opportunity offering long term career prospects with a large national business. To apply please send your up-to-date CV to Totec today, alternatively give our team a call for more details.

Urgent vacancy, looking to interview immediately.

Motor Trade / Automotive Vacancies / Sales / Supervisor / Trade Counter / Retail Management / Customer Facing / Parts Manager / Hire Industry