Sales Manager

Stoneacre Motor Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to join their team in Newcastle upon Tyne. This role offers the chance to shine individually and manage a team while delivering exceptional customer service. Responsibilities include training staff, achieving sales goals, and maintaining high presentation standards. The successful candidate will have strong people skills, sales management experience, and a results-driven mindset. Benefit from a competitive salary, bonuses, and career progression opportunities in a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car

Bonus

Commission

Training programs

Career progression opportunities

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Wellness programme

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Experience in sales management is essential, even if not in the motor industry.
• Strong motivation and the ability to succeed under pressure.
• Effective communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Train and coach sales staff to achieve sales targets.
• Maintain presentation standards in the dealership and digital media.
• Conduct regular performance reviews with staff.
• Control department volume and margin KPIs effectively.
• Build relationships with customers to maximize sales.
• Communicate transparently with customers to enhance their experience.
• Deliver a consistent 5-star service to promote the brand.

Skills

People skills

Sales management

Motivational and coaching skills

Customer-facing experience

Results-driven

Education

Full UK driving license

Job description

Overview

About The Role… We are excited to be recruiting for an experienced Sales Manager. This is an unrivalled opportunity to join one of the UK's fastest growing motor groups. This is not your ordinary Sales Manager role. This is your chance to shine as an individual and have the free reign to be yourself, demonstrate your accomplished customer service and management skills, and thrive in an environment that allows you to live each working day to the full. As a Sales Manager, you will play a pivotal part in the customer journey, committed to delivering customer service that exceeds our customers' expectations and coaching and developing your staff to achieve the same. You will make each Stoneacre customer feel valued, accompanying them on their journey to find their next car, all whilst contributing towards making Stoneacre the Number One Motor Group.

Do we have your interest…? Here at Stoneacre we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our ambition to make Stoneacre the best place to work because we recognise that it is our people who make Stoneacre a success. So, what is in it for you?

Benefits

• Industry leading competitive salary
• A company car available the first week of joining us
• Bonus
• Commission
• Average commission paid during annual leave
• A range of training and development programmes
• Industry leading career progression opportunities
• Contributory workplace pension scheme
• Uniform provided
• Long service reward
• Customer introduced reward
• Employee discounts
• Access to discounts on retailers, restaurants, holidays and much more
• Wellness programme
• Free onsite parking

Responsibilities

• An average day as a Sales Manager includes training and coaching your sales staff, ensuring they deliver consistent excellent service and achieve monthly sales and CSI targets
• Maintaining fantastic presentation standards within your dealership and in digital and online images and video
• Conduct regular staff performance reviews
• Ensure the smooth running of your sales department, effectively and profitably, carefully controlling volume and margin KPIs
• Build and maintain unparalleled relationships with new and existing customers to maximise future sales opportunities
• Communicate with our customers with integrity and transparency, enhancing the customer experience – Professionalism is always your top priority
• Raise the profile of the Stoneacre brand by delivering a consistent 5 star service

About You

• You will have fantastic people skills and thrive working in a customer-facing environment
• You will be a natural manager, communicating effectively with your team, and have the ability to demonstrate leadership and direction
• You will be results driven with the desire to succeed
• Strong motivational and coaching skills, with the focus on bringing the best out of your team
• You may not currently work in the motor industry, but you will already have sales management experience
• A positive, motivated and empathetic approach with the ability to work well under pressure - It will be your people skills that will help you overcome any challenge that is thrown your way
• We want you to love what you do – The rest will come naturally
• A full UK driving license

Stoneacre Motor Group are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where our employees can thrive by being themselves.