Training and Implementation Consultant (Sales/Vehicle admin)

Pinewood Technologies; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive technology company in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Professional to join their Training and Implementation Team. The ideal candidate will have proven dealership sales experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to deliver engaging training sessions. Responsibilities include configuring the Pinewood.AI platform and guiding dealership teams through their operations. This role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including a company car and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Company car

Bonus scheme

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Free onsite gym

Employee recognition and awards

Qualifications

• Proven experience in dealership sales, with understanding of CRM tools.
• Good knowledge of vehicle administration processes.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Configure and implement the Pinewood.AI platform in dealerships.
• Deliver training sessions for sales teams and vehicle administrators.
• Lead implementations ensuring smooth transitions from legacy systems.

Skills

Dealership sales experience

Strong communication skills

Training or coaching experience

Analytical problem-solving

Organisational skills

Tools

Dealer Management System (DMS)

Job description

Overview

Pinewood.AI is seeking automotive professionals with strong experience in dealership sales and vehicle operations to join our Training and Implementation Team. You will be responsible for implementing, configuring, and training dealership users on the Sales and Vehicle modules of our platform across the UK and internationally. Your primary focus will be to configure the system to match dealership processes and then train and coach dealership teams on the Sales elements of our platform: lead capture, enquiry qualification, CRM, opportunity and pipeline management, quotations and orders, F&I, compliance, delivery and handover, and follow-up. You will also connect the dots with the vehicle side, ensuring processes such as creating vehicles, bringing them into stock, costing, invoicing, and registration are correctly set up and understood so the sales journey flows end to end. We\'re looking for someone with solid sales knowledge, strong communication skills, and the confidence to deliver both implementation and training that make a tangible difference to how dealerships run.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and implement the Pinewood.AI platform in new and existing dealerships, tailoring settings and parameters to match business processes.
• Deliver clear and engaging training sessions for sales teams, business managers, and vehicle administrators, etc, ensuring confidence in using the platform.
• Train users on the complete sales cycle, including lead management, CRM, opportunity pipeline, quotations and orders, F&I, compliance, delivery, handover, and follow-up.
• Guide dealerships on vehicle processes such as creating vehicles, stocking, costing, invoicing, and registration etc.
• Lead implementations from planning through to Go Live, ensuring smooth transitions from legacy systems.
• Provide onsite and remote consultancy to support adoption, optimisation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with dealership stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure best-practice configuration.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve implementation approaches and enhance the customer experience.
• Develop deep knowledge of platform functionality across sales, vehicles, and related integrations.
• Act as a trusted advisor, helping retailers increase efficiency and maximise profitability through our platform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in dealership sales, with strong understanding of lead management, CRM tools, opportunity workflows, and closing processes.
• Good knowledge of vehicle administration, including stock creation, costing, invoicing, registration, and bonus posting.
• Hands on experience with a Dealer Management System (DMS), ideally Pinewood.AI.
• Experience in training or coaching others, with confidence delivering sessions and ensuring adoption.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, adaptable to different dealership teams and stakeholder levels.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, able to manage multiple implementations at once.
• Analytical, methodical problem solver with attention to detail and process accuracy.
• Self motivated, collaborative, and willing to travel to dealerships as required.
• Strong understanding of dealership operations and how sales and vehicle administration processes fit into the wider business.
• Full, clean UK driving licence.

Desirable Experience

• Experience as a sales consultant, business/sales manager, or similar dealership role.
• Direct experience with Pinewood or another automotive management platform.
• Knowledge of process improvement or involvement in system rollout projects.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience (£28,000-£32,000)
• Company car
• Bonus scheme (up to £10,500 - OTE £42.500k)
• Share scheme
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Free onsite gym (Birmingham)
• Regular social events
• Employee recognition and awards

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic step for anyone looking to move beyond a dealership role into a position where your sales and vehicle expertise can support multiple retailers. You\'ll have the chance to influence how businesses manage their sales pipeline and vehicle stock, while building your own skills and career with a fast-growing, innovative software company.

About Us

Our story began more than 20 years ago, but right from the start, it has been rooted in the specific needs of the automotive industry. As automotive professionals as well as technologists, we wanted to build practical technology solutions that were designed around how automotive businesses work, recognising what makes them different. Pinewood.AI is an unparalleled Automotive Intelligence Platform that enables automotive retail customers and OEMs to drive growth and profitability throughout every aspect of their business. Pinewood\'s cloud-based, secure end-to-end ecosystem unlocks the value of every customer. Our vision is to be the full-service technology partner that helps automotive retailers and OEMs run more efficiently and increase revenue by making better commercial and business decisions more easily.