Sales Executive - Polestar

Snows Motor Group Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Health Shield

30 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on services

Job summary

Snows Motor Group is seeking a Sales Executive for our Southampton showroom. You will identify prospects, understand customer needs, demonstrate options and guide the sale, including financing arrangements within guidelines.

With a competitive base and uncapped bonus potential, the role offers a company car and full training to immerse you in Snows values and goals. Apply if you can deliver outstanding customer experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive or face-to-face sales is advantageous.
• Ability to listen, learn and close sales with customers.
• Proficient with PC, Microsoft Office and online systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify prospects and develop new customer relationships.
• Demonstrate options and guide customers to the best product.
• Agree pricing and arrange finance within company guidelines.
• Coordinate with Sales Administration for orders and deliveries.
• Follow up with customers after delivery and build repeat business.
• Plan daily selling activity and contact prospects to generate new business.
• Collaborate with dealership teams to provide seamless service.

Skills

Customer service

Sales experience

Building rapport

Organisation

Tools

PC skills

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location Polestar Southampton Region Hampshire Category Polestar - Southampton (SPOs)
(Sales) Vacancy Type Permanent/Part Time Salary £40,000-£55,000 OTE Competitive Salary (Uncapped) Job Summary

The Driving Spirit

Based in the South and South-West of England, Snows Motor Group isan AM Top 50 automotive retailer covering 17 brands across56franchises. Wedifferentiate ourselvesfrom ourcompetitorsby delivering an exceptional level of service toboth ourcustomers and manufacturingpartners.

Snows Polestaris looking for an energetic, focused Sales Executive to work in our showroom in Southampton. Although experience would be an advantage a willingness to listen, learn and succeed is a must. You will need to have delivered exceptional customer experience and have a desire to spend quality time with customers, building rapport and selling all our products. Full training will be given on our cars and systems.

A competitive basic and generous bonus package are on offer for the right candidate. If you feel you are the right person who can make a name for themselves then we want to hear from you!

Your day

As aSales Executiveyou will be accountable for identifying and developing prospects, working with individual customers to understand their needs, to guide them towards the most appropriate product and agree the sale.

Your day will include:

• Demonstrating the most suitable options to the customer, understanding, and adapting to their buying strategy and encouraging them to experience the product through test drives.
• Agreeing the price and payment method and any finance arrangements with the customer direct, working within company guidelines.
• Positively participating in training and development opportunities to assist the Group in achieving its aims and objectives.
• Liaising with Sales Administration to ensure product availability fits with customer's expectations, places the order, updates customer records and schedules any complementary Services/additional work to be completed on the vehicle before the delivery date.
• Ensuring that each delivery is followed up with a personal call to check the customer is happy. Maintains contact with customers to build relationships and future business.
• Planning and organising own daily selling activity – for example by telephoning sales prospects (previous/existing customers or general enquiries) to obtain new business.
• Works with colleagues and other teams across the dealership to provide a seamless service to customers.

Have you got what it takes?

• Able to plan, organise self and meet agreed work deadlines.
• Able to assimilate information quickly and provide considered responses.
• Strong work ethic and adaptable to change.
• Attention to detail and maintains good, accurate quality of work.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines to achieve the business needs.
• Able to react positively to organisational and market changes.
• PC, Microsoft, and web literate.

Hours of work:

• Monday to Friday 08:30 - 18:00 (with 1 hour for lunch), standard day off during week
• Saturday 08:30 - 17:00
• Sunday 10:00 - 16:00 (1 in 2 rota)

What is in it for you?

• Competitive salary, plus uncapped commission, and company car
• Full training and support to help you immerse yourself in the role and Snows values.
• 30 days holiday, inc. Bank holidays plus additional holiday entitlement as recognition of length of service with Snows at 5,10,15, 20 years anniversary. (Pro rata for part time employees).
• Discounted MOTs, Service & Parts.
• Recommend a Friend Bonus/ Introducing a Customer Bonus.
• Life Assurance Benefit.
• Snows Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Health Shield.
• BEN – Employee Assistance Programme.
• Excellent development opportunities to learn & grow with Snows.
• Role dependant – tool box insurance /company car scheme/ Uncapped earnings potential through commission or bonus structures.