Entry Level Customer Training Specialist – Traveling

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Holidays

Referral bonuses

Professional development

Job summary

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company is seeking a Training Specialist to help customers convert to our software and provide training throughout the process. You will travel extensively to install and customize software for dealerships and train key personnel on system usage.

Training lasts 2-3 months with mentorship and classroom instruction, followed by ongoing support from a home office when not visiting customers. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to travel 80% of the time.
• Outgoing, friendly personality with strong communication.
• Reliable transportation with valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Travel approximately 80% to install and convert software for customers, meeting with dealership management to understand needs.
• Customize the system and train dealership personnel on usage of the solution.
• Support current customers from home office when not at customer sites, and conduct follow-ups.
• Prepare for future trips and participate in ongoing customer training and support.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Training Department plays a crucial role in connecting our customers to our software. The main purpose of this position is to help our customers make a smooth conversion to the Reynolds and Reynolds system and provide training and customer support throughout the process.

In this position, you will travel approximately 80% of the time. You will travel both individually and with a team installing and converting our software for customers. This requires excellent presentation and communication skills as you will meet with dealership management to understand the needs for each dealership. Based on these requirements, you will customize the system and train key dealership personnel on how to use the solution.

When you are not physically at a customer site, you will support current customers, prepare for future trips, and conduct follow-ups with recently installed customers from your home office.

Training

Training lasts approximately 2-3 months and includes department observations, classroom instruction, and on-the-job training with a mentor. Classroom instruction includes product training as well as automotive dealership operations. You will focus on one area of the software during your product training and assist experienced representatives with customer set-up and implementation. In addition, you will have the opportunity to see Reynolds’ solutions ‘in action’ by visiting car dealerships that already utilize our solutions on a daily basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to travel 80% of the time
• Outgoing, friendly personality
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must have reliable transportation as well as a valid driver’s license, with fewer than 2 moving violations in the last three years and no OVI/DUI/DWI violations in the last five years
• Must have reliable home internet with sufficient bandwidth for video conferencing

Benefits

We strive to offer an environment that provides our associates with the right balance between work and family. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a health savings account
• 401(k) with up to 6% matching
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Eight paid holidays
• Referral bonuses
• Professional development and training
• Promotion from within

Reynolds and Reynolds promotes a healthy lifestyle by providing a non-smoking environment. Reynolds and Reynolds is an equal opportunity employer.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Ability to travel 80% of the time. Outgoing, friendly personality. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Must have reliable transportation as well as a valid driver’s license, with fewer than 2 moving violations in the last three years and no OVI/DUI/DWI violations in the last five years. Must have reliable home internet with sufficient bandwidth for video conferencing