General Sales Manager

Vertu Motors; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motor retailer in Plymouth is seeking a General Sales Manager to lead a dynamic sales team. In this role, you will manage a controlled sales process for new and used vehicles, ensuring high customer satisfaction while driving sales performance and profitability. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with opportunities for career growth and extensive employee benefits, including training, holidays, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to online rewards platform

Preferential Service Rates

Colleague Purchase Scheme

Share Incentive Scheme

Pension

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Qualifications

• Proven track record of sales and performance within the motor industry.
• Ability to generate impressive results by increasing sales performance.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a controlled sales process with your team.
• Support team in selling new and used vehicles consistently.
• Manage sales campaigns and promotions to maximize sales.

Skills

Leadership

Sales performance

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

As a General Sales Manager you will be leading and managing a controlled sales process through a team including Business Managers, Sales Executives and support colleagues through regular coaching, robust management and constant customer interaction with first and second facing activity at its heart. You will serve and support your team to sell new and used vehicles, with a range of add‑on products including finance whilst ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction at all times. You will also manage all sales campaigns and promotions that maximise sales ensuring we uphold the highest ethical standards.

We are looking for a very talented, experienced Sales Manager with a proven track record of sales and performance within the motor industry. You will be able to clearly demonstrate your ability to generate impressive results by increasing sales performance, profitability and operating efficiency. You must have strong leadership and people management skills as your primary focus is to lead your team to deliver their business objectives. You will be able to demonstrate that you share our company values and possess strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.

We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests more in our colleague's personal development than any other, so if you are successful, you can look forward to on‑going training opportunities that provide you with the right career path, career progression and a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice which includes:

• 25 days holiday rising with length of service plus bank holidays
• Access to our online rewards platform giving you cash back and discounts for multiple retailers
• Preferential Service Rates
• Colleague Purchase Scheme
• Share Incentive Scheme
• Pension
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity