Sales Executive

Ready for a career with Toyota? (The world's #1 car brand). Exciting new opportunity for a Vehicle Sales Executive to join our Toyota team.

We’re committed to providing our employees with a great experience when they’re at work, supporting them to be the best they can be. We believe our passionate, enthusiastic and talented people are key to our continuing success, and are proud to be voted by our employees as a company who is an employer of choice.

We love diversity and welcome applications from Sales, Retail, Hospitality & Customer Service backgrounds. Naturally, any experience from within the automotive sector / vehicle sales would be great but NOT essential.

Your future starts here…

Role info:

Sales Executive
Truro (TR8)
£25,500 Dependent on Experience (OTE £48,000)
Plus Benefits Including Pension, Life Assurance Scheme, On Going Training and Development and More…
Full Time - Permanent

Culture: Passionate, Enthusiastic, Team Development Focussed
Company: One of the World’s Biggest Car Manufacturers

Your Background / Skills: Sales, Customer Service, Attention to Detail, Great Communication, Team Player.

Sectors: Sales, Customer Service, Vehicles / Automotives

Who are we?

In 2004 we opened our Helston site to look after south Cornwall. Since then we continued with our local Cornish family values of looking after all our customers old and new.

Parklands Toyota offers the full range of new Toyota Vehicles and with a wide range of quality used vehicles in stock, we also offer an extended range of facilities. As an official approved Toyota Site, we are authorised to carry out Toyota servicing and repairs.

Joining us as a Sales Executive offers you the opportunity to develop your career with one of the world's most prestigious companies, working alongside some of the industry’s best talent. Toyota is the highest ranked Automotive Brand in the world and spends more on R&D than any other company, leading the way in Hybrid engine technology and innovation. We are constantly evolving so there is always something new just around the corner

The Sales Executive role:

As a Sales Executive, you will be highly skilled at discovering customer needs and matching those with the right product. You’ll likely be someone who has previously worked in a similar role, as an automotive sales executive or retail executive, demonstrating your ability to deliver great customer experiences.

You’ll get a buzz from personal interaction, listening and adapting, and guiding the customer towards the best choice for them. You’ll be ready to apply your in-depth product knowledge to build the closest possible match between product and customer.

As a Sales Executive with Parklands you’ll be proud to represent Toyota, and you’ll get great satisfaction from turning showroom visitors into loyal customers.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Listening and talking to customers, to uncover their needs and build trust and rapport
+ Becoming ‘fluent’ in Toyota’s products and services
+ Matching customers to products and maximising opportunities through add-ons to suit
+ Guiding customers, advising them and adapting to their buying strategy
+ Encouraging customers to experience the product through a test drive
+ Ensuring customer issues are resolved along the customer journey
+ Maximising opportunities for sales leads via multiple channels, following up calls, responding to enquiries, walk-in customers and online queries
+ Collaborating with colleagues across the business, providing a seamless service and ensuring opportunities for sales by relevant departments are followed up by appropriate experts e.g. Fleet sales
+ Representing the Toyota brand and values, proudly serving as an ambassador for its network

About you:

+ Good level of general education - at least GCSE English and Maths and ideally A Levels or equivalent qualification
+ Previous work experience within an automotive environment is preferred but not essential
+ Good IT skills, (MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and social media skills
+ A full UK driving licence
+ Eligibility to work in the UK
+ Strong communication skills
+ Results-focused
+ Extremely organised with great attention to detail
+ Analytical and quick thinking
+ A team player
+ Flexible to work hours required to carry out the role effectively and travel (to the training sessions)

Ready to join the largest car company in the world?

Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Team.

You may have worked in the following capacities:
Sales, Retail, Customer Service, Business Development, Business Development Manager, Account Executive, Sales Representative, Sales Consultant, Customer Relations, Client Success, Account Manager, Sales Associate, Sales Coordinator, Sales Specialist, Sales Agent.

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