Job title: Sales Manager (Automotive)
Reports to: Director
Annual salary: £36,000

Key tasks:

As a Sales Manager (Automotive) your key duties include:

• Inspect and purchase vehicles to ensure high quality and satisfaction of customer needs.
• Plan and control the display of vehicles.
• Assist in advertising campaigns and other promotional activities.
• Deliver a positive experience.
• Carry out surveys to analyse customer needs and reactions to company products.
• Establish and enforce product-knowing standards.
• Possess and utilise knowledge of the product and company.
• Forecast goals and sales objectives.
• Prepare and administer budget reports.
• Prepare and present reports concerning marketing and sales strategies with director.
• Set sales targets for sales team and supervise and assist in those being achieved.
• Anticipate customer needs and propose the purchase of relevant products to the director.
• Maximise opportunities on car sales.
• Work with customers professionally and ethically.
• Anticipate recruitment and conduct management meetings.
• Have the ability to effectively resolve customer disputes and complaints.
• Have the ability to effectively step into a leadership role.

Skills:

• Excellent customer service.
• Management.
• Teamwork.
• Confident.
• Negotiation.
• Attention to detail.
• Knowledge of vehicles.

Qualification and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing/management preferred. Bachelor’s degree in other relevant subject or equivalent vocational qualifications considered
• Minimum 2 – 3 years’ experience in a similar role required. On the job training available.