Digital Sales Assistant Ipswich, England

Lings Motor Group - Motorcycles

Full Time Ipswich, England 22000 - 25000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Are you looking for a position in one of the most exciting Sales areas of the motorcycle industry?

Are you looking for an entry position that will provide comprehensive Sales training within a well established, rapidly expanding motorcycle dealership

If so, Suffolk Triumph are looking for a Digital Sales Assistant to join the team and continue their success. We want the right person, who is enthusiastic about their career and passionate about motorcycles.

Most importantly we want a colleague to join the team as we strive to be the Number 1 Triumph Dealership in the UK. Everything we do here at Suffolk Triumph is geared towards this top slot and we want a colleague to contribute towards achieving the top position.

Is that person you?

Online Sales is one of the fastest growing aspects of our business and we want someone to come in early in its development. The Digital Sales Assistant will be solely responsible for the digital advertising of our motorcycles. Specific duties will be ensuring every bike has been checked and prepared by our Technicians, valeted to a standard befitting the brand, photographed highlighting the motorcycle and any particular features and ensuring all adverts are correctly displayed across the various platforms we use.

In addition to these responsibilities, the successful candidate will undergo a full and comprehensive Sales training programme allowing them, over time, to sell motorcycles within the dealership.

Candidates should be comfortable in moving motorcycles around. Training will be given in the safe moving of them, but candidates will need the physical capability to do so.

Like any progressive, expanding business and a digital role, much of what is required is system based. In addition to top quality sales and customer service skills, you will be comfortable using computer systems and ideally competent using Google and Microsoft applications.

Triumph Motorcycles is consistently ranked among world’s top-valued brands and one of the fastest growing motorcycle manufacturers in the world. As a Triumph founder dealership in the modern Triumph motorcycle era, Lings have grown steadily since 1991 to become one of the top 10 dealers nationally within the Triumph family. Our group were proud recipients of the coveted Triumph Dealer of the Year award amongst a large selection of other prestigious awards.

We are looking to continue Suffolk Triumph's growth and development and are therefore looking for the right candidate(s) to grow and develop with us. The desire to build a career with us is a key requirement of this position.

Previous experience in the industry is not essential. The successful candidate will be able to show their ability to perform the below objectives:

Key Objectives:

To ensure every sales motorcycle has been prepared ready for advertising
To ensure all advertisements are being displayed correctly across the platforms we use
To build rapport with customers and deliver excellent customer satisfaction in every aspect of the role.
Where required update our CRM system to include enquiry, desired vehicle and customer requirements and to update GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) data on every customer
Promptly action all requests by following documented policies on behalf of the Company
To represent the brand in accordance with dealer standards and Company requirements
To actively maximise every sales opportunity for both repeat and new business
To act with due diligence when negotiating and completing a sales transaction
To sell Triumph motorcycles

Applicant’s requirements:

You must want a career not a job within an expanding business
You must be a good communicator and have great customer interaction skills
You must be highly motivated and have a determination to succeed in a competitive environment
Part of what we do is numbers based, therefore you should be competent at basic mathematics
Like all progressive businesses, we use various systems to accomplish our objectives. You should be comfortable using a computer and ideally using Google and Microsoft packages
You must be smart in appearance and well organised
You must hold a valid full UK driving licence with no more than 3 points

Training and Support:

Lings Motor Group is keen for you to maximise your potential we are fully committed to provide the following training and support to ensure you achieve your maximum potential:

Lings Motor Group sales process training
External, expert 3 month sales training programme
Group Appraisal training
Manufacturer product and systems training
FCA training to become fully compliant
Regular KPI reviews

Career Progression:

Lings Motor Group is a growing dealer group and with a very progressive management team we are seeking to find the next suitable applicants that are high achievers and seeking to progress their career path from sales and eventually moving into management by demonstrating the necessary skills within one of our busy sales teams. Many of our current management and senior management teams started their careers in our sales departments. If you are looking for a long career in the motor industry and confident that you are a high achiever then you need to apply to join Lings Motor Group.

Pay and benefits:

Employee Motorcycle Purchase Scheme
Clothing, Parts and Accessories Purchase Scheme
Employee Clothing Sale
Car Lease Scheme
Pension Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Other Benefits

About Triumph Motorcycles

First established in 1902, Triumph Motorcycles celebrated 110 years of motorcycle manufacture in 2012. For more than two decades, Triumph Motorcycles has been based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and has produced iconic bikes that perfectly blend authentic design, character, charisma and performance.

Building around 80,000 bikes per year, Triumph is the largest British motorcycle manufacturer and has over 700 dealers across the world.

At the heart of Triumph’s philosophy is a commitment and passion to develop truly unique motorcycles that offer a blend of distinctive design, intuitive handling and performance to enjoy the perfect ride.

This focus, innovation and engineering passion has today created a broad range of bikes suited to all motorcycle riders, including the unmistakable new Street and Speed Triple models, the class-defining all new Tiger 900 and 1200 range and the iconic Triumph Bonneville family.

Triumph currently employs around 2,300 personnel worldwide and has subsidiary operations in the UK, America, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Benelux, Brazil, India and Indonesia as well as a network of independent distributors. Triumph has manufacturing facilities in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and Thailand plus CKD facilities in Brazil and India.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

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