Sales Executive

Waylands; Reading; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Waylands is looking for a Sales Executive to join their team at a recently refurbished Kia showroom in Reading. Ideal candidates will have experience in car sales, a passion for customer service, and strong communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary with commissions, handling both new and used vehicles.

Benefits

Basic salary plus commissions

Company Car

31 days holiday per year

Benefits platform with employee support programme

Opportunities for training and career progression

Contributory pension scheme

Life insurance of 2x salary

Qualifications

• Experience in car sales required.
• Competent driver with a full driving license, held for a minimum of one year.
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused attitude.

Responsibilities

• Sell new and used cars and manage sales paperwork.
• Maintain customer records and ensure ongoing aftersales needs are met.
• Create and send customized video presentations to potential customers.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Sales Techniques

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Driving

Influencing Skills

Job description

Waylands Reading, England, United Kingdom

Waylands Reading, England, United Kingdom

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Kia Reading

Are you passionate about cars? AND passionate about getting to know people?

Kia Reading

Are you passionate about cars? AND passionate about getting to know people?

If so … you could be just who Waylands are looking for to join the team at our busy and friendly Kia showroom in Reading which has recently been refurbished to a high standard. Due to the addition of several exciting new models in 2024, we are growing our team and need an additional Sales Executive.

Waylands Automotive are a successful and growing motor dealer group, with 11 sites in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Avon.

What’s the Job?

• Selling our incredible range of new and used cars
• Communicating effectively with colleagues and accurately completing paperwork to ensure delivery deadlines are met and promises delivered.
• Maintaining customer records and staying in touch with existing clients to ensure their ongoing aftersales needs are met.
• Managing your database of prospective customers to create new opportunities.
• Ensuring the showroom always looks beautiful and spotless.
• Creating and sending customised video presentations to potential customers, to highlight the features and benefits of their chosen car.
• Ensuring all sales are fully compliant with Financial Conduct Authority legislation.
  
  

Who Are We Looking For?

• Someone who has sold cars before.
• Someone who is excited to meet every customer that walks through the door, sends you an email or calls you to talk about buying a car
• Someone who remembers the little details about their customers. It’s the little details, like remembering the name of someone’s dog, which may make someone’s day!
• A person who will help us achieve our targets by supporting customers to buy a new or used car that’s right for them
• A highly organised person, with high attention to detail; someone who gets things right first time for our customers.
• A competent driver with a full driving licence, held for a minimum of one year.
• Someone with a professional and friendly manner.
• A strong communicator with great influencing skills.
  
  

What Do You Get In Return?

• 5 day week on a set rota that includes weekends (45 hours per week).
• Basic of £19k plus commissions and bonuses (OTE £51k)
• Company Car
• 31 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays, some of which you will be required to cover)
• Benefits platform with employee support programme
• Discounted rates of vehicle parts and servicing
• Opportunities for training and career progression
• Contributory pensions scheme for eligible staff
• Life insurance of 2x salary
  
  

Why Waylands?

Waylands are an independent family owned car dealer. Our company value “our people are at the heart of our success” was demonstrated recently when we won the AM Dealer Group of the Year award for an unprecedented seven years running.

Our commitment to providing the highest quality service and the confidence and pride we have in our company are the reasons for our glowing reputation which we have earned through many years of hard work.

We like to grow our own talent. We love promoting people and offer a range of development and training. We recruit talent over experience.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, because diverse views and ideas makes our company stronger. If you’re interested in learning more, we’d love to receive your application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Retail Motor Vehicles

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