Sales Manager

About The RoleGSF Car Parts, our Sales Managers' passion to support the branch team and assist the General Manager with day to day duties is paramount. As the Sales Manager, you will be responsible for helping to lead, and work alongside the Sales Advisor team, boosting branch sales, customer relationships and hitting monthly sales targets. As the Sales Manager, it is important that alongside the General Manager, you will be proactive and positive towards branch and Company promotions and initiatives; leading on our aim to be the best supplier, employer and customer within our industry.Main Duties include:Daily Sales, Margin and Profit Performance to ensure the team/branch is staffed to deliver budget dailyMeasure and Manage Sales Advisors against their KPI’sDaily Communication with the Team to include team briefs, updates on performance and constructive feedback where customer standards aren’t being metRecognise excellence with constructive feedback and use positive communication to engage the teamEngage the team to believe in achieving branch goals and challenge any disruptive behaviourEnsuring the team are delivering excellent customer service and continuously keeping the Branch Manager up to dateEnsure our team delivers a solution where we have not met customer service requirementsInstil a solution based customer service mentalityWorking hours: 45 (average) hours Monday to Friday, including alternate Saturday workingAbout YouThe ideal Sales Manager will have experience of working in a strong, sales, target driven environment, providing excellent customer service.What you'll need to succeed:Display qualities to manage and motivate a diverse teamDriven to achieveAble to set high standards of work and appearanceBe focused on delivering excellent customer serviceConfident and capable of leading by exampleGood interpersonal and leadership skillsIdeally have experience of P&L Management, commercial management exposurePrevious use of MAM or Allicat is desirableAutomotive knowledge would be helpful, but isn’t essentialWhat we'll offerBenefits at GSF Car Parts are designed to support all aspects of our team members life throughout their career. Whether that’s their health, wealth or everyday lifestyle, we are here for our team members and their loved ones and there is something for everyone To name a few of our benefits we offer:Opportunity to earn a performance based bonus as part of this role20 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus the opportunity to earn up to 5 more with time-servedFree flu vaccineHealth & wellbeing toolsFree support from pension expertsLife assurance schemeDiscounts from 100’s of household names including Asda, Nike & John LewisA suite of financial wellbeing products including advances and savings schemesPaid time off to volunteerTraining qualifications and career progression opportunitiesAbout UsGSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 175 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group\'s national garage programme, Servicesure. #J-18808-Ljbffr