Salesperson

Hendrick Automotive Group; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hendrick Honda of Charleston is seeking a Salesperson to meet dealership sales goals and provide excellent customer service. In this role, you'll greet customers, demonstrate vehicles, and complete sales paperwork.

Success requires prior sales experience, strong communication skills, and a valid driver’s license. Hendrick Automotive Group values teamwork and personal growth, emphasizing integrity and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Prior sales experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Responsibilities

• Meets dealership sales goals.
• Maintains CSI at or above company standards.
• Greets customer and determines make, type, and quality of vehicle desired.
• Explains features and demonstrates operation of vehicle.
• Completes paperwork for vehicle sales.

Skills

Analytical

Problem Solving

Customer Service

Interpersonal

Oral Communication

Team Work

Leadership

Ethics

Dependability

Education

Valid Driver’s License

Job description

Hendrick Honda of Charleston

Location: 1539 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, South Carolina 29407

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Meets dealership sales goals.
• Maintains CSI at or above company standards.
• Greets customer and determines make, type, and quality of vehicle desired.
• Explains features and demonstrates operation of vehicle in showroom or on road.
• Suggests optional equipment for customer to purchase.
• Computes and quotes sales price, including tax, trade-in allowance, and discount.
• Completes paperwork accompanying vehicle sales, including but not limited to, preparing sales slip or sales contract.
• Arranges for delivery and registration of vehicle.
• Researches availability of models and optional equipment.
• Engages in business development.
• Addresses customer concerns.
• Follows Safeguards rules and regulations.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

Prior sales experience preferred.

Verbal and Writing Ability

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other employee.

Math Ability

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations.

Certificates and Licenses

Valid Driver’s License

Environment Demands

Duties are performed throughout the dealership, both indoors and outdoors and on customer test drives. Due to the nature of the position, Salesperson may be exposed to various work environments and required to perform a variety of tasks. Work includes frequent movement around the dealership facilities and the outdoor car lot to interact with customers and other departments.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and sit.

Competency

• Analytical - Collects and researches data, uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Problem Solving - Gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions.
• Technical Skills - Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations, responds promptly to customer needs, solicits customer feedback to improve service, responds to requests for service and assistance, meets commitments.
• Interpersonal - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listens and gets clarification.
• Team Work - Balances team and individual responsibilities, contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Leadership - Inspires and motivates others to perform well, inspires respect and trust.
• Ethics - Works with integrity and ethically, upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time, arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing - Uses time efficiently, sets goals and objectives.
• Professionalism - Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties and responsibilities upon the request of a supervisor. This job description is subject to revision at the discretion of the company.

Hendrick is an Equal Opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information regarding the EEOC, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf.

Hendrick Automotive Group

Hendrick Automotive Group believes that its people are its most important assets. Together, everyone achieves more. We work as a team, best utilizing our individual talents and skills to reach a common goal. Hendrick Automotive Group teammates help each other to balance their commitments to family and to the community they represent. Our 10,000 plus teammates across the country are empowered and trained to be leaders within our organization. At Hendrick Automotive Group we are defined by our integrity.

We believe in doing what is right for our fellow teammates, our customers and our corporate partners. The core values of this company are what shape every action we take and every decision that is made. Our customers are important to us. They’re family. We genuinely desire for our customers to feel valued and cared about whenever inside our doors. Every day, Hendrick Automotive Group teammates recommit themselves to exceeding the expectations of our customers. The Hendrick name is synonymous with winning, at the dealership and on the race track. We are committed to continuing the Hendrick tradition of success and performance. Our teammates are empowered to overcome obstacles and do what it takes to satisfy our customers, lift up our fellow teammates and build profits.

The automotive industry is rapidly progressing. Every day, Hendrick Automotive Group takes the initiative to find ways to achieve success through simpler, better, faster and leaner processes. We work daily to invest in the improvement of our teammates and develop resources to offer opportunities for personal growth and development. We strive for excellence in all that we do.