Used Car Buyer

2 weeks ago

Slough, United Kingdom ADVANCE VAUXHALL (MAIN DEALER) Full time

**About us**

Advance Vauxhall has a prestigious reputation for delivering the highest quality within the Vauxhall brand. In return for your positive work efforts, we provide the opportunity of a long-term career path working alongside our driven and dedicated team. On offer are exceptional opportunities for development and ongoing investment in Vauxhall brand training.

**Responsibilities**:

- Liaising with the key suppliers, purchasing and tracking stock via our dealer management system until it is delivered, paid for, prepared for sale, advertised, sold and dispatched to the customer all within agreed deadlines.
- Maintaining and building relationships with vendors and auction houses
- Ensure that the dealer management database works with the external sites and that all stock is advertised correctly within the adhered timescale.
- Ensure that all stock is advertised correctly, and all appropriate portal fields are completed in accordance with the criteria that is provided by the supplier.
- Identifying new opportunities for improvement within our purchasing model and approach
- Closely monitoring industry trends and pricing trends to ensure used car stock allows sufficient margin
- Oversee the preparation of Used cars & control these costs.
- Maintain good communication with the workshop, external suppliers and valeting teams.

**Requirements**:

- Previous automotive experience is essential
- Have a passion for vehicles and attention to detail.
- Strong negotiations skills
- Have a keen eye for price and detail and possess excellent negotiation skills.
- Be prepared to learn about vehicle purchasing and acquisition and identify new ways of improving our buying.
- Have the communication skills and necessary commitment to liaise with external suppliers and identify new ways of optimising our profit capability.
- Understand targets and be able to manage performance against set targets.
- Be experienced in auction management of part exchanges and trade disposal.
- Be able to manage a stock rotation programme to maximise profitability.
- Have good maths skills to calculate costs & handle payments when required.
- Hold a full UK Driving Licence.
- Be computer literate.
- Have the ability to understand buying, sales and disposal processes, and be prepared to assist in a customer service capacity when required.

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Licence/Certification:

- UK driving license (preferred)

Work Location: One location

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