Sales Advisor

GSF Car Parts; Northampton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts distributor in Northampton is seeking a Sales Advisor. The role involves developing customer relationships, supporting sales targets, and providing exceptional service. Candidates should have sales and customer service experience, strong communication skills, and a team-oriented mindset. The position offers competitive benefits including bonuses, annual leave, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

20 days annual leave plus additional days

Free flu vaccine

Health & wellbeing tools

Life assurance scheme

Discounts from household names

Training qualifications and career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in telesales or customer service ideally in a fast-paced sales-driven environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Able to work well and deliver results under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer relationships and apply effective sales techniques.
• Work within the sales team on product promotions and handle customer queries.
• Contribute to positive team performance and meet personal benchmarks.

Skills

Sales Experience

Customer Service

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Presentation Skills

Lead Generation

IT Literate

Tools

Google Docs

MAM / Allicat

Job description

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 :

45 (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 youll 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 developA 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 isnt essential

What well offer :

Benefits at GSF Car Parts are designed to support all aspects of our team members life throughout their career. Whether thats 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
• 20 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 100s 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 UKs 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 175 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding 475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years we have traded as one brand since November2021. 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 Groups national garage programme Servicesure.

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

• Sales Experience
• Presentation Skills
• SAAS
• Customer Service
• Google Docs
• Organizational skills
• Growing Experience
• Communication skills
• Retail Sales
• Enterprise Sales
• Medicare
• Lead Generation

Employment Type : Advisor

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1