General Sales Manager

Sytner Group Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Holiday Entitlement - 27 days

Company Car

Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay

Private Medical Insurance

Long Service recognition

Discounted Car Schemes

Career Development

Enhanced Pension Entitlement

Volunteer day

Job summary

Sytner Group Limited in Bristol is seeking an experienced General Sales Manager to drive profitability across the new and used car departments and to enhance customer retention. You will manage enquiries and leads, and maximise sales through the sales and customer process while mentoring and monitoring the sales team.

The role requires leading and motivating a team to exceed targets, with weekends often included to maintain service levels. Industry experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in automotive sales management.
• Experience leading a sales team and achieving targets.
• Experience with both new and used vehicle departments.

Responsibilities

• Manage profitability of new and used vehicle departments.
• Lead, hire and monitor sales executives.
• Hold weekly sales meetings and sales mentoring.
• Oversee prospecting and customer retention activities.

Skills

Leadership

Sales management

Team motivation

Customer retention

Mentoring

Job description

Sytner Group has a rare and very exciting opportunity for an experienced General Sales Manager to join our management team at Sytner Select Bristol.

As a Sytner General Sales Manager, you will be responsible for the profitability in both the new and used vehicle departments and for customer retention. You will be required to manage enquiries and leads, and to maximise sales rates through the sales and customer process. In addition, you will manage and be responsible for the retention and prospecting activity to existing customers.

You will also help hire and monitor the performance of the sales executives and hold weekly sales meetings and conduct sales mentoring and support.

This is a full-time role which can typically include weekends to ensure we provide our customers with the highest possible levels of service.

Ideally, you will have a proven track record of success in a similar position within the Automotive industry.

The ability to be able to lead and motivate a team to exceed targets and maximise profitability across all areas of the Sales department is essential.

We are looking for someone who has high standards, the capability to bring new ideas to the table and the ability to drive the performance of the sales team and to take our sales departments to a whole new level.

Why Sytner?

Sytner Group are delighted to provide an industry-leading benefits package.

We are passionate about continuous improvement and building an environment where everyone feels valued, appreciated and able to reach their full potential.

• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement - 27 days plus bank holidays
• Company Car
• Industry-leading Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
• Enhanced Private Medical Insurance
• Recognition of Long Service every 5 years
• Discounted Car Schemes
• Career Development
• Enhanced Pension Entitlement
• One day a year paid voluntary / community work

At Sytner, our values and the way we behave are important to us. We are committed to creating an equitable working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, supporting our colleagues to thrive and achieve their full potential.

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We represent over 23 of the world's most prestige vehicle brands, across our 140 UK dealerships.

We pride ourselves on 'Developing Talent and 'Building Careers' and our colleagues recently scored Sytner Group an outstanding 89% on our colleague engagement survey.