Sales Consultant

Pine-Belt-Ford; Hattiesburg (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K

PTO & sick Leave

Flexible hours

Career growth

Job summary

Pine Belt Ford in Hattiesburg, MS is expanding its sales team and seeks motivated Automotive Sales Consultants who enjoy talking to people and building relationships. You will help guests find the right vehicle, conduct test drives, and work closely with BDC, sales, and finance to deliver an excellent guest experience.

Experience in sales or customer service is helpful, but the right attitude and trainability can win the role.

Qualifications

• Sales background preferred.
• Excellent customer service, organizational and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and enthusiastic presence in a team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver's license required and clean driving record.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Meet and engage guests in showroom, by phone, text, and digital channels.
• Ask questions to identify guest needs and help find the right vehicle.
• Offer test drives and verify identification per dealership procedures.
• Explain product performance, options and benefits to guests.
• Review daily, weekly, monthly performance to optimize time and plans.
• Collaborate with BDC, sales management, and finance teams to ensure great guest experience.
• Sell a minimum number of vehicles per goals defined by the sales manager.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Negotiation

Communication

Self-motivated

Team player

Job description

Automotive Sales Consultant - Pine Belt Ford

We are growing our sales team and are looking for motivated Sales Consultants! The right person will have experience selling, and must love working with people.

By working at a Ford dealership, you can be a part of a brand that honors the past, and is invested in the future. Join the Pine Belt Ford Family where we value service to each other, and the world as much as to our customers!

If you enjoy talking to people and building relationships, solving problems, and working toward a goal, you may be exactly who we're looking for!

Benefits:

• Competitive pay with significant earning potential
• Flexible working hours
• Health insurance
• 401K
• PTO & sick Leave
• The opportunity to build a career, not just take a job

Responsibilities:

• Meeting and engaging guests, both in the showroom and through phone, text, and digital communication.
• Asking the right questions to understand what a guest actually needs and help them find the right vehicle
• Offering test drives to all guests and following dealership procedure to obtain proper identification prior to test drive
• Explaining product performance, application and benefits to guests and describing all optional equipment available for purchase.
• Reviewing and analyzing actions at the end of each day, week, month and year to determine how to better utilize time and plan more effectively
• Working closely with our BDC department, sales management, and finance teams to create a great guest experience.

• Selling a minimum number of vehicles based on the goals and objectives defined by the sales manager

Sales, automotive, hospitality, customer service, retail, real estate, recruiting, or other customer-facing experience can be helpful, but we're willing to train the right person!

Requirements:

• Sales background preferred
• Excellent customer service, organizational and negotiation skills
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and enthusiastic presence in a team environment
• Strong written and communication skills
• Valid driver's license required and clean driving record
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.