SEAT Vehicle Sales Manager

Sinclair Group; Swansea; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable automotive dealership in Swansea is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to join their team. The role involves managing the sales team, ensuring efficient and professional handling of sales inquiries, and maximizing profitability of vehicles. Ideal candidates will have prior management experience in sales and a valid UK driving license. The benefits package includes generous annual leave, company car, and various employee support programs.

Benefits

30 days annual leave including bank holidays

Company Car

Contributory Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Discounts on vehicle purchases

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sales Manager or Business Manager within the motor trade or a similar industry.
• Current UK Driving License is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all sales enquiries are handled efficiently and professionally.
• Manage the sales team and control profit margins.
• Maximize sales and profitability of vehicles and associated products.
• Achieve KPI targets and coach Sales Executives.

Skills

Customer handling

Managerial skills

Organisational skills

Sales generation

New and used vehicle sales understanding

Job description

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An exciting opportunity exists within our SEAT dealership at Swansea, for a Sales Manager to join the sales team, and provide support to the General Sales Manager in running the sales department.

Job Title: Sales Manager

Location: Sinclair SEAT Swansea

Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time

Hours of work: 5 days out of 7 on a rota (working every other weekend plus one day off in the week)

Position Pays: Competitive

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists within our SEAT dealership at Swansea, for a Sales Manager to join the sales team, and provide support to the General Sales Manager in running the sales department.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Ensuring all sales enquiries are dealt with efficiently and professionally
• Analysis of departmental profit on a daily basis, ensuring costs are contained and reduced.
• Management of the sales team and sales processes
• Management and control of profit margins
• Management and control of stock pricing and presentation
• To maximise the sales and profitability of vehicles and associated products
• To work effectively with the other departments to provide an excellent customer experience
• To monitor and achieve KPI targets
• To assist the General Sales Manager in maintaining policy and procedure
• To recognize that teamwork is key and to coach and develop Sales Executives to excel in their role
• Be highly organised with the ability to prioritise workload
• Maintain a strong relationship with the manufacturers and external suppliers
• Ensure the sales team deliver professional customer service at all times
• Able to market and think outside the box to increase new and used car sales

More About you:

As our ideal Sales Manager, you will ideally have experience as a Sales Manager/Business Manager within the motor trade, or an alternative industry but be able to demonstrate key customer handling, managerial and organisational skills. You will also require the following skills and experience:

• Good understanding of both new and used vehicle sales.
• Experience of managing a large, successful sales team.
• Must have an appetite for generating sales
• Current UK Driving License

What’s in it for you?

In return for your hard work as a Sales Manager, you also have access to a range of other benefits including:

• 30 days annual leave including bank holidays which increases with length of service
• Birthday day off
• Company Car
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Discounts on new and used vehicle purchases (as well as serving and repairs) for colleagues and their families
• Free MOT every year
• Recognition of length of service at 5,10,20,30 & 40 years anniversary
• Life Assurance (death in service benefit)
• Staff Car Scheme*
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance programme with access to a 24/7 helpline
• Sinclair Foundation - charitable foundation designed to support members or their close family who find they need financial support at times of ill-health.
• Development opportunities within the Sinclair Group