Sales Manager (Automotive)

Client Description:

Adecco is hiring a Sales Manager for its client, a multinational company, in automotive industry. 

The sales manager will be responsible for the total leadership of the auto showroom. He/she will be responsible for hitting both new and used volume and profit targets while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the daily activity of the sales team ensuring correct level of appointments, test drives and activity

• Generating vehicle quotations and finance quotes for customers

• Organization, preparation and distribution of work to all members of the team

• Maintain control of all costs including Fuel card and other expenditure

• Daily Sales Meeting with all sales people to share information, look at activities and goals

• Receiving phone calls, inquiries, giving information

• Troubleshooting, assisting and coaching the sales people

• Ensuring sales process is used fully at all times

• Hold monthly one to one Sales team meetings to maintain correct level of performance

• Gaining firm underwrites of any none franchise trade in cars for immediate disposal within 2 days

• Meeting customers for the EMI (Early management intro) and to 'Save a deal'

• Ordering new sold vehicles if they are not in stock

• Handling any complaints and keeping relevant recorded records

• Taking care of the condition of the test vehicles and their technical adequacy

• Taking care of the appropriate equipment of new and used vehicles with appropriate technical data, prices, catalogs,

• Creation of reports (book of issued invoices, fuel consumption, reports on sales, created price differences,)

• Maintaining the DOC and GM report files before 9.30am daily

• Taking care of vehicle storage, their acceptance and release

• Ensuring a high level of cleanliness, tidyness and professionalism in the showroom at all times within brand guidelines

• Ensuring all new and used cars are displayed with a high level of cleanliness and appearance at all times

• If necessary, performing other work and tasks in the department and in other departments

Candidate Profile:

·      at least the fifth level of education in the economic or other relevant field,

·      several years of experience in the field of vehicle sales,

·      the ability to identify and track market trends,

·      a self-initiative personality with the ability to learn quickly,

·      excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills,

·      oral and written proficiency in the English language,

·      advanced knowledge of Excel in the MS Office environment,

·      a passion for the automotive industry,

·      driving license B category.