Sales Advisor

The Parts Alliance; Cowley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts distributor in Cowley seeks an outgoing Sales Advisor to support branch operations and ensure customer satisfaction. You will develop customer relationships, drive sales, and contribute to team performance while achieving personal sales targets. Ideal candidates are organized, target-driven, and possess excellent communication skills. Knowledge of car parts is advantageous. The role offers a performance-based bonus, various wellbeing benefits, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

Annual leave plus additional days for service

Free flu vaccine

Health & wellbeing tools

Life assurance scheme

Discounts from retailers

Paid time off to volunteer

Training and career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Able to work under pressure and deliver results.
• Organized with great attention to detail.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of car parts is a plus but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop sound customer relationships and apply effective sales techniques.
• Work on sales of product promotions by answering telephone queries.
• Fully satisfy customer needs regarding part orders.
• Contribute to a positive team performance while optimizing personal performance.

Skills

Sales techniques

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

IT Literacy

Job description

About The Role

At GSF Car Parts, our Sales Advisors make it happen. They are outgoing, dynamic and passionate, and always ensuring they are giving the very best service. They care about their customers and our business, and this is part of the foundation to making our business so successful.

We are looking for an outgoing Sales Advisor who as part of your role will support the branch by fully satisfying customers needs and contribute towards achieving branch and individual sales targets.

Main Duties

• Developing sound customer relationships and applying effective sales techniques
• Working within the sales team on sales of product promotions by answering telephone queries and dealing with electronic queries
• Fully satisfy customer needs in respect of any part orders, respects or queries they may have
• Contribute to a positive team performance whilst working on personal benchmarks to optimise personal performance and work on sales product promotions
• Liaise with the Distribution Co-ordinator as required ensuring delivery requirements to customers are met
• Develop knowledge of products through study of internal literature
• Use E-learning portal to improve performance

Working hours: (average) hours Monday to Friday, including alternate Saturday working

About You

• Able to work well and deliver results under pressure
• Organised with great attention to detail
• Customer focussed
• Target driven, motivated by sales and able to deal with rejection
• Willingness to learn and develop
• A team player with the ability to also work independently
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• IT Literate
• Knowledge of car parts and MAM / Allicat would be helpful but isn't essential

What We’ll Offer

• Opportunity to earn a performance based bonus as part of this role
• days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus the opportunity to earn up to 5 more with time-served
• Free flu vaccine
• Health & wellbeing tools
• Free support from pension experts
• Life assurance scheme
• Discounts from household names including Asda, Nike & John Lewis
• A suite of financial wellbeing products including advances and savings schemes
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Training qualifications and career progression opportunities

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £ million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 1. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group's national garage programme, Servicesure.