Sales Consultant

Penske Automotive Group; Bloomfield (AR); On-site; USD 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission-based pay

Benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

BMW of Bloomfield Hills, a Penske Automotive Group dealership, is seeking energetic Sales Associates to deliver an exceptional car-buying experience.

Join a Fortune 500 company with a strong benefits package, comprehensive training, and clear opportunities for career advancement within a respected brand.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced sales environment.
• Strong commitment to customer experience and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and understand their vehicle needs.
• Present and demonstrate vehicles to customers.
• Process sales orders and paperwork accurately.
• Follow up with customers to ensure satisfaction and referrals.
• Meet monthly sales targets and contribute to team goals.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Team player

Education

High school diploma or GED

Sales certificate or training (optional)

Tools

CRM software

Job description

BMW of Bloomfield Hills, a Penske Automotive Group dealership, is looking for Sales Associates to join our team and deliver extraordinary customer experiences.

JOIN OUR TEAM

Here at Penske Automotive Group (PAG), we strive to create a positive and inclusive workplace that promotes excellence and achievement, as we aim to deliver the very best experience possible to our customers. We are looking for dependable and committed professionals who share that same passion to join our sales team.

Come join our team and serve our communities' essential transportation needs in a clean, friendly, and safe environment with a top automotive brand and a Fortune 500 company. We are seeking committed, passionate, and enthusiastic individuals with a great work ethic, the highest degree of integrity, and excellent customer and interpersonal skills to join our team and deliver a world-class car buying experience to our valued clients.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER

• Fortune 500 company, consistently recognized by Automotive News as among the "Best Dealerships to Work For."
• Proudly named to Glassdoor's Best Places to Work
• Competitive compensation with uncapped earning potential - our commission-based pay structure allows you to control your income.
• Comprehensive benefits program, including health care options (medical, dental, and vision) and 401k savings and retirement plan with company match.
• Training, resources, and opportunities for career growth and advancement, tailored to individual performance, experience, and interests.
• Values-driven culture built on integrity, professionalism, excellence, and teamwork.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Genuine interest in providing an exceptional customer experience.
• Friendliness, enthusiasm, reliability, with a positive "team-player" attitude.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.

WHAT YOU CAN BRING TO THE TABLE

• Commitment: Ensure our customers have a world-class car-buying experience at every step along their sales journey.
• Excellence: Provide an unparalleled level of knowledge, expertise, and authenticity to help customers find the vehicle they're looking for.
• Growth Mindset: Strive to grow the dealership and your career by hitting challenging monthly goals.
• Initiative: Bring new business to the dealership through referrals, networking, and repeat business.

Penske Automotive Group is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a drug- and alcohol-free workplace. Some positions may require applicants to possess a valid driver's license and have a good driving record.

Qualifications

• Able to establish personal sales goals and implement a plan of action to achieve goals
• Ability to understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations that impact retail automotive sales
• Computer proficiency
• Good communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to effectively communicate via face-to-face, phone, or by other means of communication
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to process data and organize it for management analysis
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to understand and follow work rules and procedures
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions

  Supervisary Responsibility

  None unless otherwise stated

  Work Environment/Physical Demands

  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

  Light Work- lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time and/or frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

  This position requires a good deal of walking or standing, 50 percent of the time or greater will stand and move throughout the dealership facility (lot, showroom, service department, offices) for most of the shift

  This position may include prolonged periods of sitting with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls

  This position requires climb, stoop, and kneel

  This position requires the ability to hear and talk

  This position requires the ability to have sufficient foot/hand/eye coordination to safely drive a vehicle

  Will spend time outdoors, under varying climate conditions, subject to the elements, and may experience extreme heat and extreme cold and will also spend time indoors in air-conditioned areas

  During winter months, will assist in cleaning vehicles from snow if applicable to the local climate

  Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

  Schedule may vary from week to week depending on operational needs.

  Works evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

  Required Education and Experience

  No prior experience or training is required

  High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience

  Preferred Education and Experience

  One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

  Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

  Additional Eligibility Qualifications (Certification/Licenses/Registrations)

  Valid Driver's License

  Driving Record the meets insurance requirements and company policy

  Current and active Sales License, in states where applicable

  Job Overview

  Summary/Objective

  The New and Used Car Salesperson is directly responsible for selling new and used vehicles at dealership gross profit, volume, and customer satisfaction standards.

  Essential Functions

  • Approaches, greets, and offers assistance to any customer who enters the dealership showroom or sales lot
  • Assists customers in selecting a vehicle by asking questions and listening carefully to their responses and delivers a minimum number of vehicles per month
  • Writes complete sales orders and processes paperwork in accordance with dealership policies
  • Maintains owner follow-up system that encourages repeat business and contributes to customer satisfaction
  • Maintains a prospect development system
  • Conducts business in an ethical and professional manner
  • Describes all optional equipment available for customer purchase and fully explains product performance, application, and benefits to prospects

    Other Duties

    Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

    EEO Statement

    The Company is committed to hiring a diverse and qualified workforce. We will not consider any characteristic or category protected by state or federal law in hiring or employment decisions, including but not limited to race, national origin, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, status as a parent, or genetic information.

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