Sales Desk Representative

AB Volvo; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive group in Johannesburg is seeking a Sales Desk Representative to support small ticket credit applications. The role involves direct customer interaction, negotiating deals, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should have a university degree, good financial understanding, and strong sales skills. This position offers opportunities to develop professionally in a collaborative environment focused on sustainable transport solutions.

Benefits

Solid and competitive compensation package

Diverse working environment

Support for personal development

Qualifications

• Good financial understanding.
• Previous experience in asset-based financing is preferred.
• Good understanding of Volvo Group products and customer/dealer businesses.

Responsibilities

• Interface directly with customers and negotiate deals.
• Support Territory Managers in fleet and key accounts requests.
• Gather information on the customer’s business to ensure deal approvals.

Skills

Sales and negotiating skills

Financial understanding

Analytical ability

High level of IT application skills

High level of English (oral/written)

Education

University degree or equivalent

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

The Main Purpose of the job is an in‑house sales function taking care of small ticket credit application. The Sales Desk Representative is tasked with supporting VFS Territory Managers (TM) and Dealer Finance & Insurance Managers (F&I).

Reporting: This role will report to the Sales Manager

Job Objectives:

• Interfaces directly with customers and dealer F&I, negotiates deals, sells products and solves problems. Ensures deals are compliant with company regulatory and tax requirements.
• Supports TM in daily fleet and key accounts requests, coordinating tasks with relevant back‑office functions.
• Undertakes background research to gather information on the customer’s business, segment and financial situation ensuring that deals are most likely to be approved by the appropriate Credit & Risk Committee.
• Delivers point of sales training and guides dealer F&I, Volvo Group product sellers in all VFS products and offerings.
• Provides input to sales forecasts. Perform and maintain statistics and reports.

Who are you?

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring:

Qualification & Job Experience

• University degree or equivalent is required.
• Good financial understanding.
• Previous experience in asset‑based financing is preferred.
• Good understanding of the business of VFS, the Volvo Group products and the customer/dealers businesses.
• Good sales and negotiating skills.
• Analytical ability to compile and motivate a credit application.
• Motivation to develop themselves professionally and personally.
• High level of IT application skills.
• High level of English (oral/written).

Short listed candidates must complete and sign personal verification permission, consent and indemnity declarations, to inter alia perform reference, criminal, credit, qualification, vetting process (if applicable to position) and any other checks deemed necessary.

Volvo Group Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage people with disability to apply.

Application Closing Date: 21 January 2026.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Financial Services, we are working together to shape the world we want to live in. As the captive finance arm of the Volvo Group, VFS provides financial services and solutions that meet the needs of our customers’ evolving business. Through our dedication to innovation, we support society in its adoption of sustainable transport and equipment solutions. VFS is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and serves Volvo Group customers and dealers in more than 50 markets.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a solid and competitive package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy a diverse working environment with a culture of care and inclusion. As an investment, we support your personal development and growth to achieve your career aspirations. Volvo Financial Services is an on‑site business and we understand that you might need occasional or temporary flexibility, which your leader is equipped to manage and fits well to our culture, as being together enables us to build upon our innovative and collaborative culture, as well as develop you for continued success.

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead,we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net‑zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.