Trainee Sales Executive- BYD York

York, United Kingdom | Posted on 14/11/2025

• Salary Basic Salary of £25,000 until signed off.
• City York
• Province North Yorkshire
• Country United Kingdom
• Postal Code YO32

Job Description

We\’re holding a recruitment day at BYD York, to allow 2 Trainee Sales Executives to join our team and kick-start their career in the automotive industry!

The Recruitment Day will be held at our BYD York site, on 15th December 2025 – 10am-3pm. Please ensure your contact details are correct on your CV (mobile number & email address).

This is a fabulous opportunity to join a family run business in the AM top 50 and represent one of our fantastic manufacturer partners.

We are looking for ambitious and driven individuals who are passionate in providing world class customer service. This role comes with a basic salary of up to £27,000 with a very easily achievable OTE of up to £60,000.00 once you are accredited.

About the Business

Our business started over 50 years ago and has been in the same family ever since. From our very humble beginnings, we have grown to be in the top 50 car dealers in the country. Across our 26 businesses we have a stable workforce of over 600 people, many of whom have been with us for years. We are always on the lookout for nice, genuine people who genuinely care about our customers and have a can-do attitude.

Our recruitment philosophy is that we recruit for attitude and train for skills, which means that although we’re often looking for specific technical skills, if you like working with customers and you are attracted by our Family Values of Fit, Fun, Family and Fearless, you’ll fit in well here and we’d like to hear from you even if you have no experience of the automotive industry.

We offer manufacture training for product knowledge to give you the technical skills you need, and we work with our own world class sales trainer who will give you everything you need to be a “top one percenter”.

We’ll expect you to work hard but in return we’ll offer you an industry leading package, flexible working hours and a real opportunity to progress: we prefer to promote from within and you will see this in everyone of our sites. You must possess an outrageous ambition to want to be the best and you won’t let anyone stop you.

About You

We are looking for someone who is able to listen to the customer’s needs and been able to adapt your skills and knowledge to suit the customer individually. As a Sales Executive you will have to be confident working to targets and deadlines and been able to maximise every opportunity, converting enquiries into sales.

As a Sales Executive you will be primarily responsible for generating customer appointments and prospecting in order to maximise car sales in a challenging, target driven environment.

If you are looking to join the Automotive Industry then this is a brilliant opportunity for you, and a lifelong career choice.

Full training will be provided for those joining as a trainee, giving you opportunity to attend (Brand) Accreditation Training Courses and continuous internal Training and Support.

What we offer our Sales Executives:

• A basic salary of up to £27,000 plus On Target Earnings of up to £60,000 once you are accredited!
• Working hours that are 5 days per week on a rota basis that covers between 8.00am – 6.30pm with every other weekend off.
• World class training provided from our own trainer and our brand partners
• Uncapped commission with higher bandings for high performance once accredited.
• Company vehicle available when you first join
• Opportunity to increase basic salary every quarter- up to £27,000
• 30 days annual leave inclusive of 8 bank holidays, with average commission paid during your annual leave.
• Preferential rates for servicing and repairs on your family and friend’s cars

You will work 5 days per week, an average of 41.5 hours per week.

Shifts will include:

• 8am – 5pm or 9am – 6.30pm Monday to Friday
• 9am – 5.00pm Saturday
• 10.30am – 4pm Sunday

If you have worked in retail previously, you will be glad to know we close Easter Sunday, Christmas day, Boxing day and New Years Day.

You must hold a current valid clean driving license.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, religion, disability or other characteristics.