At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and develop a team while ensuring excellent customer service and compliance.
- Company: Top automotive retailer in the UK with a focus on people and career growth.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, health perks, and discounts on tech and lifestyle.
- Other info: Structured pay scales and extensive training for career development.
- Why this job: Drive your career forward in a dynamic environment with impressive vehicles.
- Qualifications: Previous automotive experience and a full UK driving licence required.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
We are one of the top three automotive retailers in the UK, proudly representing 32 manufacturer brands, selling a huge range of new and used vehicles from over 150 dealerships across the UK and Ireland. We believe our people are our greatest asset, and we're committed to recognising the valuable contribution each person makes. That's why we continue to invest in a leading rewards and benefits package designed to support your career, wellbeing, and life outside of work.
Contract Type: Full time - Permanent
Hours: 44 hours on a rota basis (between Monday to Friday 09:00 - 18:00, Saturday 09:00 - 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 - 15:00)
Salary: 55,000 OTE (including 35,000 basic plus bonus and Company Car)
Are you a career driven and motivational manager? Business and Transaction Managers are essential to the success of our dealerships. Your role will be to coach and develop your team, build long-lasting and meaningful relationships, and maintain excellent levels of compliance and commitment to treating customers fairly. If Compliance, Finance & Insurance performance and Forecasting / Planning sound like a breeze then this is the perfect opportunity for you. Please note as your role will involve driving some impressive cars, you must have a full UK driving licence. Previous automotive experience is essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identifying appropriate funding and insurance options for customers while maintaining compliance.
- Understanding financial and insurance product regulations to ensure accurate information is provided during vehicle sales.
- Monitoring finance and insurance performance against expectations while maintaining a compliant sales process.
- Coaching and developing the skills of the team to achieve business objectives.
- Assisting management in planning, forecasting trends, and revising plans for the dealership.
- Acquiring a high level of product knowledge to competently answer customer queries and logging all activity to monitor outcomes.
Core Benefits:
- Competitive salaries with structured pay scales and progression.
- Generous annual leave that increases with length of service.
- Enhanced family leave, including 6 months' full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks' full pay for paternity leave.
- Access to Techscheme for discounted technology purchases.
- Health & Wellbeing: Eyecare vouchers, Smart Health access to GP services, dental insurance, and optional critical illness cover.
- Financial Wellbeing: MyView PayNow, free will writing services, and flexible life assurance options.
- Leisure & Lifestyle: Discounted gym memberships, travel insurance, and access to home and technology vouchers.
We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check. For roles that require you to drive, a driving licence check will also be carried out. Please note, all offers of employment are made subject to a 6 month probation period commencing from your start date.
We take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and are committed to upholding and respecting your privacy rights. Information about how we will process your data including the types of data we collect, the purposes for which we use it, who we may share it with and how long we keep it are set out in our privacy notice.
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At St Helens Vauxhall, we pride ourselves on being one of the UK's leading automotive retailers, where our employees are truly valued as our greatest asset. We offer a comprehensive rewards and benefits package that not only supports your career growth but also prioritises your wellbeing and work-life balance. With a vibrant team culture, ample opportunities for professional development, and a commitment to inclusivity, we ensure that every Sales Executive can thrive in a rewarding and dynamic environment.
