Sales Executive
Kingston or Great West Road
Full Time
Posted 01/10/25
About this role
- Salary: £20K/annum basic (£40,000 per annum, inclusive of OTE, with the potential for higher earningsthanks to uncapped OTE), and a company vehicle. This role involves weekend work.
- Work Schedule – Monday to Friday – 9am – 6pm. (1 day off)
- Weekend availability – Saturday 9am – 6pm, Sunday 10am – 4pm. (Sundays on rota basis)
- This role requires you to be professional, have a smart personal appearance and have high standards of verbal and written communication
Does this sound like You?
- Highly skilled at discovering customers’ needs and following through with exciting solutions
- A record of working within the automotive industry in a similar position
- Enjoy working in a high-pressured environment, with a record of achieving challenging targets
- Always curious with a willingness to learn and develop and stay on top of innovative products and complex technical information
- Strong people and communication skills with the ability to quickly build rapport with our customers
- Ability to take initiative and ownership of issues; with a can-do attitude
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, offering help and support to others
Duties
- Listen and talk to customers, to uncover their needs and build trust and rapport
- Be curious to learn and become ‘fluent’ in Toyota’s products and services in order to use knowledge appropriately in your sales conversations
- Match customer to product and maximise opportunities through features and add-ons to suit
- Guide customers, advise them and adapt to their approach and buying strategy whilst demonstrating the most suitable options
- Encourage customers to experience the product through test drive
- Ensure customer issues are resolved along the customer journey
- Maximise opportunities for sales leads via multiple channels, following up calls, responding to enquiries, walk-in customers and online queries
- Results-focused, strive for outstanding performance and a focus on solutions
- Willingly learn and show an openness to change, new processes and new ideas in order to credibly respond to customers and qualify their expectations
- Collaborate with colleagues across the business, providing a seamless service and ensuring opportunities for sales by relevant departments are followed up by appropriate experts e.g. Fleet sales
- Represent the Toyota brand and values, proudly serving as an ambassador for its network.
Personal Skills
- Strong communication skills – easily builds up relationships internally and with customers, pleasant and demonstrates humility
- Strong interest in automotive and agility to learn about new products
- Results-focused
- Strong people skills – approachable, a good listener and empathetic to customer needs
- Extremely organised with great attention to detail
- Customer and service-oriented, in a busy high-pressure environment
- Analytical and quick thinking
- A team player
Experience and Qualifications
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Sales experience (not necessarily automotive) and the ability to work to pre-set targets.
- Experience of selling and discussing insurance related GP products under FCA authorisation is also advantageous.
- Good communication skills
- Well-organised
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Benefits
- Company vehicle
- 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays), plus 1 day reward for full year attendance and increasing on tenure
- Discounts on car purchases / repairs / parts
- Car Leasing Scheme (after qualifying period)
- Ongoing training, both in-house and with the manufacturer
- Eyecare Vouchers
- Loyalty & Long Service Awards
- Workplace Pension Scheme
- Opportunity for career progression
NB: NO SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE!!
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About Us
✨ At Currie Motors, we are a family-owned, fourth-generation dealership group with over 80 years of automotive excellence and more than 50 years in the UK. As a business that has been passed down through generations, we take pride in our strong reputation for delivering exceptional customer service.
With a legacy built on trust, innovation, and teamwork, we offer our employees ongoing training, career development opportunities, and a supportive workplace culture. Our diverse team, made up of professionals from various backgrounds, is at the heart of our success.
If you’re looking to grow your career with a well-established and forward-thinking company, Currie Motors is the place for you! ✨