Sell My Car Associate

3 months ago

Towcester, United Kingdom Inchcape Full time

**Sell My Car Associate - Mercedes-Benz Leicester**

**Salary £30,000, OTE £36,000 + Great Employee Benefits**
**45 hours**

We are all about rewarding hard work at Inchcape; you’ll receive a competitive basic salary with a generous monthly bonus scheme, which is uncapped. Your manager and the team will support you to reach your monthly targets so there’s no limit to what you can achieve. In addition, some of our amazing benefits include:

- **Annual Leave -** A minimum of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), rising with long service
- **Family Friendly -** Enhanced family friendly policies, giving you more time to spend with your family
- **Vehicle purchase discounts** - There are plenty ways that you & your family can Drive with Us at Inchcape, from vehicle discounts to service offers. Own your dream car for less.
- **A pension that pays** - Our flexible pension scheme gives you the freedom to plan for the future in a way that suits you. Choose exactly how much you want to contribute on a monthly basis
- **Save as you earn plan-** reap the rewards of Inchcape’s success and effortlessly grow your savings. Save every month for a set period in order to buy Inchcape shares at a discounted price.
- **Life Assurance** - we give you the peace of mind when you need it most
- **Health Shield Cash Plan - **Supporting your health and your wallet, this benefit reimburses you the cost of everyday health care from prescriptions to dental work.
- **Employee Discounts with The Showroom** - make your salary go further with the discounts and cashback offers available at over 1000 retailers
- **Discount Gym membership** - keep fit with our big brand gym & fitness offers
- **Cycle to work scheme - **get a new bike, equipment or both
- **Employee Assistance Programme - **We take employee wellbeing seriously at Inchcape, we offer a programme to support all our colleagues and families with whatever challenges they may face at work or at home 24/7 365 days a year.
- **Customer Introduction Reward - **refer someone to buy a car from us and we’ll pop some extra cash in your pay check.
- **Great career development -** Receive industry leading training from the brand you represent whilst you develop your skills with the Inchcape training team
- **And much more.**

**Purpose of the role**

Day to day you will be working with the Mercedes-Benz product range, the globally recognised luxury brand. Mercedes-Benz is rightly proud of its rich history and aspires to be a leader in the fields of connectivity, electrification, automated driving and alternative drives.

The purpose of the SMC Associate is to increase used car purchases by supporting both our group used car department and the retailers themselves.

You will facilitate the consistent and accurate appraisal of all purchase opportunities. Increasing the volume of purchases and subsequent profit margin of our expanding Sell My Car purchasing platform.

**Responsibilities**:

- Purchase used car stock via sell my car and site opportunities
- Maintain accurate records of prospects and details of any offers made in approved Inchcape system as required
- Record in iPortal all vehicles appraised, Including valuations, estimated preparation costs including cosmetics
- Appraise, verify and negotiate the purchase of cars
- Check, inspect and test incoming stock and complete appropriate paperwork, by following the Inchcape documented procedures
- Comply with the group sales process while purchasing any vehicle
- Work with the dealership in completing on site appraisals as required
- Follow up vehicle offered but not purchase both by Sell my car and dealership opportunities
- Work directly with the Group used car team central function
- Manage appointments and leads supplied via the website and other channels
- Liaise with other sites around the group on vehicle specifications and known common issues and faults
- A full driving licence is essential
- Previous experience in the used car market would be an advantage, so you have a good base on which to expand your knowledge and skills
- You must have excellent communication skills both in person and on the telephone
- Strong negotiating skills, along with sound business acumen
- Competent using MS office packages
- Smart appearance
- Excellent time management
- Understanding of the used car market and current market trends
- Work part of a team
- A knowledge of cosmetics and mechanical items would be an advantage

**About The Company**

Inchcape is a leading independent global automotive distributor and retailer. We aim to deliver an outstanding customer experience at every one of our franchised dealerships, and to support this all our dealerships have specialist, manufacturer trained staff to ensure you and your car receive the best possible attention.

**OUR VISION**:To be the world’s most trusted automotive Distributor.

Inchcape is ambitious We are pursuing a strategy of growth, both organically and by acquisiiton,

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