Used Car Sales Manager

Group 1 Automotive; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Sales Manager – SEAT Ipswich

Fun, exciting, rewarding work. Join us for the ride.

Working with world-class brands as a Sales Manager you’ll have the drive to deliver outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers.

As part of a successful, global automotive group, you’ll broaden your experience across both sites and brands. And with the right support from us, you’ll be able to progress as high as you can aim.

What we can offer you

• 24/7 online access to healthcare professionals
• Car purchasing and lease schemes
• Servicing, parts & accessory colleague discounts.
• Enhanced holiday allowance with length of service
• Paid day off for your birthday
• Company share purchase plan
• Loan plans for colleagues, including toolbox and travel tickets
• Colleague referral payments
• Industry leading family friendly policies
• Numerous training, learning and development options to suit everyone
• Plus lot’s more

What you’ll do day to day

• Supervising and coordinating activities of sales staff.
• Ensure maximum direct selling time.
• Effective handling of all sales enquiries.
• Lead and develop all sales executives ensuring they are focused and adopt a structured approach.
• Ensure that all operational issues are resolved in a customer-centric manner in the shortest possible timeframe.
• Provide guidance and training to salespersons to improve their job performance with particular emphasis on:
• Prospecting, customer follow-up and closing deals
• Time management.
• Establish administrative procedures and policies to assist the smooth handling of all business and adequate sales record.

Helpful skills and qualifications

Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here − if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.

• A hands-on leader and financially aware
• Ability to negotiate at all levels with strong leadership skills
• Motor Industry experience is preferable
• Ability to work to timescales effectively
• Keen eye for detail, good communication and a passion for delivering great customer service
• Strong industry knowledge
• Ability to work under pressure

We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you don’t meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.

Be part of something big

Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.

But you don’t need to love cars to work with us- just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.

Our Values

At Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all we do.

Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork – Professionalism

These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.