Sales Advisor

The Parts Alliance; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts distributor in Manchester seeks a dynamic Sales Advisor to provide exceptional customer service and support sales targets. The ideal candidate will have experience in telesales and customer service, alongside strong communication skills and attention to detail. This role offers various benefits including performance-based bonuses, annual leave, and opportunities for career progression. A focus on teamwork and individual performance will be essential to the role.

Benefits

Performance-based bonuses

Annual leave plus additional days with time-served

Free flu vaccine

Health & wellbeing tools

Life assurance scheme

Discounts from major brands

Paid time off to volunteer

Training qualifications and career progression

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced sales-driven environment.
• Able to work under pressure and meet targets.
• Willingness to learn and develop in the role.

Responsibilities

• Develop sound customer relationships and effective sales techniques.
• Support branch by satisfying customer needs.
• Contribute to positive team performance.

Skills

Telesales experience

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Sales motivation

Team player

Communication skills

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 include

• 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

As a Sales Advisor, you will have experience in telesales and / or customer service, ideally gained in a fast-paced sales-driven environment. What you'll need to succeed:

• 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

Benefits at GSF Car Parts are designed to support all aspects of our team members life throughout their career. Whether that’s their health, wealth or everyday lifestyle, we are here for our team members and their loved ones and there is something for everyone! To name a few of our benefits we 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 ’s of 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.