New Car Sales Manager

Are you ready for the next step in your Automotive retail career? We're recruiting for a commercially astute New Car Sales Manager to join one of our highly successful dealership sales teams, who aspires to progress in a forward-thinking business and has a passion for new cars. At Stratstone we have people at the core of our strategy and are discerning about whom we employ, we expect every colleague to have high levels of integrity, be passionate about their role and take ownership of their customers’ needs in line with our core values. We are looking for someone that has a desire to succeed, has outstanding communication and influencing skills and also possesses a proven track record of success in a similar role.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Sales staff management experience.
• Previous experience working for an automotive retailer.
• Experience of working with similar profile brands.
• Promote and nurture a customer care culture, delivering care levels consistent with the expectations of the manufacturer and Jardine Motors Group.
• Utilise monthly management accounts to monitor and control profitability of the Sales Department and to take any appropriate action to maximise future opportunities.
• Developing sales and marketing plans and budgets to achieve agreed financial, marketing and sales benchmarks.
• Organising, directing and controlling the activities of sales staff to work to pre-arranged plans and budgets.
• Ensuring optimum use of all material and resources available.
• Provide coaching and training to sales people to improve their job performance, with particular emphasis on: customer satisfaction, prospecting and customer follow up, sales process, time management and product knowledge.

Why should you work for us?

• We grow our own talent! We provide you with all the training and development opportunities you will need to succeed.
• Everyone is welcome! We’re committed to building a truly inclusive culture and diverse workforce. We want you to be yourself at work – and thrive.
• We have a generous benefits including: 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), Birthday off (we like to celebrate!), great pension, generous commission schemes, reward savings, and much more.
• When we say we care about your wellbeing, we mean it. You’ll have access to mental health support, nutritional and financial advice, and a Digital GP. We also have over 50 trained Mental Health First Aiders (and counting).

Stratstone are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity or any other protected factor. Stratstone is recognised as a Disability Confident Committed employer, working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let us know if you need an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process.