sales representative Guildford, England
Job description
Job Advert
An exciting and rare opportunity has become available at Mercedes-Benz of Guildford for an experienced Sales Executive.
The Company
Mercedes-Benz of Guildford forms part of the Sandown Motor Group and has over 30 years of experience selling and servicing Mercedes-Benz cars. A privately owned group the Sandown name has an immensely proud heritage with Mercedes-Benz and means that they are experts in this iconic brand. Their simple goal is to deliver the most outstanding service from each of their sites in Guildford, Basingstoke, Poole, Dorchester, Newbury, Farnborough, Salisbury, Epsom and Hindhead.
The Role
Using your fantastic customer service skills along with your passion for selling, you will gain an understanding of your customers’ needs and deliver as required. The business is looking for candidates who are performing in the upper quartile in their current role, which will need to be demonstrated at interview stage.
Duties will include:
- Assisting customers in finding their desired vehicle via the Mercedes-Benz online showroom.
- Contacting interested parties and customers by telephone and in writing to generate Sales Leads.
- Conducting face-to-face meetings and presenting the Mercedes-Benz range.
- Informing and advising visitors on Mercedes-Benz vehicles, equipment, prices, conditions, technical data, and other information.
- Evaluating used cars and conducting appraisals of customers’ vehicle.
- Assessing the condition of Trade Ins and ensuring all defects /damage reported and recorded prior to a Part Exchange price being agreed.
- Organising and carrying out test-drives and evaluate results.
- Involvement in sales events.
- Guaranteeing professional level of product presentation (price marking, accessibility, cleanliness, etc).
Applicants will be expected to be immaculately attired as is befitting the Mercedes brand, must hold a full driving licence and have the right to work UK.
About You
Reporting to the Sales Manager you will have previous car sales experience and a stable successful career in this arena.
You will be well organised and be able to prioritise with excellent IT skills. Exceptional communication skills are essential along with the ability to develop relationships effortlessly.
On Offer
Salary is £18,000 with an OTE of £53,000, plus company vehicle.
Hours of work: 8.30 - 18.30, Monday to Friday, Saturday 08.30 – 17.00 with a day off in the week and alternate Sundays 10.00 – 16.00. (42.5 hours per week)
Weekend work on a rota basis will be required, however a 5-day week will be worked.
- Highly competitive salary and bonus scheme which is reviewed every 3 months.
- Accredited Mercedes-Benz training and qualifications which covers the latest technology including hybrid and electric cars.
- Up to 25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Pension Scheme with employer contributions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eyecare Vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- £400 Employee referral scheme
- Life Assurance Policy
- Company Car
- Staff Discounts – MOT’s and Repair
- Staff Retail Purchase Scheme
- Full uniform provided
Our Process
When applying please include a full current CV with your current salary outlined and notice period, once this has been reviewed, we will be in touch to advise if your application will be progressed through to the next stage which will either be an interview with the business or not depending on your experience. The Riverside Resourcing & Consultancy recruitment process reflects our obligations under relevant UK legislation. Whilst all applications are carefully considered, we are only able to progress applications from candidates who have the right to work in the United Kingdom.
Managing your data
We care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by applying to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process. Your application data is held within our secure applicant tracking system through hireful - you will be given access to a candidate zone in this system where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone, throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your application progress.
