Sales Executive - Skoda Huddersfield

D.M.Keith Ltd; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-run dealership in Huddersfield as a Sales Executive! This role offers a competitive salary and OTE potential, along with industry-leading training and career progression opportunities. Ideal for driven individuals passionate about providing outstanding customer service within the automotive sector.

Benefits

Company vehicle available

30 days annual leave inclusive

Uncapped commission

World-class training

Preferential rates for servicing

£25 contribution to eye tests

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Must have sales experience.
• You must possess a valid UK driving license.
• Ability to work to targets and maximize sales opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Generate customer appointments and maximize car sales.
• Adapt skills to customers' needs.
• Work in a challenging, target-driven environment.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales

Job description

Huddersfield, United Kingdom | Posted on 28/05/2025

We are looking for a Sales Executive to join our Skoda dealership in Huddersfield!

This is a fabulous opportunity to join a family run businessin the AM top 50 and represent one of our fantastic manufacturer partners.

We are looking for ambitious and driven individuals who arepassionate in providing world-class customer service.

You must have sales experience.

We will make sure there is a company car available for youfrom the moment you join our team.

We believe our working hours are class leading. You willwork 5 days per week, an average of 41.5 hours per week with every otherweekend off.

About the Business
Our business started over 60 years ago and has been in thesame family ever since. From our very humble beginnings, we have grown to be inthe top 50 car dealers in the country. Across our 26 businesses we have a stable workforce of over 600people, many of whom have been with us for years. We are always on the lookoutfor nice, genuine people who genuinely care about our customers and have a cando attitude.

Our recruitment philosophy is that we recruit for attitudeand train for skills, which means that although we’re often looking forspecific technical skills, if you like working with customers and you areattracted by our Family Values of Fit, Fun, Family and Fearless, you’ll fit inwell here and we’d like to hear from you even if you have no experience of theautomotive industry.

We offer manufacture training for product knowledge to giveyou the technical skills you need, and we work with our own world class salestrainer who will give you everything you need to be a “top one percenter”.

We’ll expect you to work hard but in return we’ll offer youan industry leading package, flexible working hours and a real opportunity toprogress: we prefer to promote from within and you will see this in everyone ofour sites. You must possess an outrageous ambition to want to be the best andyou won’t let anyone stop you.

About You
We are looking for someone who is able to listen to thecustomer’s needs and been able to adapt your skills and knowledge to suit thecustomer individually. As a Sales Executive you will have to be confidentworking to targets and deadlines and been able to maximize every opportunity,converting enquiries into sales.

As a Sales Executive you will be primarily responsible forgenerating customer appointments and prospecting in order to maximise car salesin a challenging, target driven environment.

If you are looking to join the Automotive Industry then thisis a brilliant opportunity for you, and a lifelong career choice.

Full training will be provided for those joining as atrainee, giving you opportunity to attend VW Accreditation Training Courses andcontinuous internal Training and Support.

We have Customer Delight Executives across all our sites whohandle the handovers giving you more time to focus on world class customer careand selling more cars.

What we offer:

• A basic salary starting at £23,000 up to £27,000 depending on performance, with a realistic OTE of up to £60,000.
  
• Working hours that are 5 days per week.
  
• World-class training provided from our own trainer and ourbrand partners.
  
• Uncapped commission with higher bandings for highperformance.
  
• Every site has someone to do your handovers.
  
• Company vehicle available when you first join.
  
• Opportunity to increase basic salary every quarter.
  
• 30 days annual leave inclusive of 8 bank holidays, withaverage commission paid during your annual leave, increasing with length ofservice
  
• Preferential rates for servicing and repairs on your familyand friend’s cars.
  
• £25 contribution to eye tests
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
  

You must have a valid UK driving license.

Your normal hours ofwork are shifts between 8.00am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday, alternate weekends, Saturdays 8.30am to 5:00pmand 10.30am to 4.00pm on Sunday. Youwill work on a shift pattern to cover the hours required to operate thebusiness. This equates to an average of 41.5 hours per week over a 4 weekperiod.

If you have worked in retail previously, you will be glad toknow we close Easter Sunday, Christmas day, Boxing day and New Years Day.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed tocreating an inclusive environment for all employees and do not discriminate on thebasis of race,ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, religion, disability orother characteristics.