General Sales Manager

Porsche Retail Group have an excellent opportunity for a **General Sales Manager**to work for one of the world’s most iconic brands and join the prestigious **Porsche Centre Hatfield.** The Porsche Centre is located by Hatfield Business Park and has staff parking, a gym close by, a newly refurbished staff area which has a pool table, darts and a TV. The Centre is a 5-minute drive to The Galleria shopping centre and Hatfield Retail Park.

**Please note**: To be considered for this role, you must have sales management experience from within a car dealership.

**About the company
**Porsche Retail Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Porsche Cars Great Britain and are one of the largest Porsche Dealer Groups in the UK, representing five Porsche Centres located in Guildford, Hatfield, Mayfair, Reading and West London. Porsche Retail Group are proud to be one of Best Companies’ **Top 100 large companies to work for in the UK**, as well as a **Top 5 company in Automotive**, and combine an outstanding working environment with great benefits and an extremely competitive package.

**About the role
**As the General Sales Manager you will be reporting to the Centre Principal, leading and motivating the Sales Team to achieve all departmental profit objectives, whilst ensuring the sales team deliver a customer experience that is worthy of the Porsche brand.

**Core Specific Responsibilities**:

- Lead the sales department meetings on a daily basis ensuring all relevant prospecting and day to day planning is discussed
- Ensure all Sales related paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner
- Actively promote the company values of Trusted, Passionate, and Progressive acting as a role model for the Centre
- Proactively develop one Sales Team in the Centre, motivating the team to sell both new and used cars
- Support the Retail Sales Managers in the implementation of initiatives
- Take an active part in the overall Centre Management, making sure that there is interdepartmental communication and consistency, leveraging customer relationships to promote both Sales and Service business
- Manage and understand all financial transactions, including overheads, payment procedures, client specific requirements, debtors and costs in line with budgets set, highlighting areas of concern to the Centre Principal
- Working with the Centre Accountant and Centre Principal ensure forecasting is accurate and on time
- Plan and manage the new car allocation, developing sales plans
- Ensure that part exchange valuations are accurate and they are used to the overall advantage to the Centre, whether that is taking profit or assisting in the sale of a new vehicle
- Control and sign off each and every new and used deal
- Proactive approach in ensuring new and used vehicles are displayed to their best advantage
- Understand current key competitors, investigate opportunities’, initiatives and implement improvements within the department as appropriate
- Make effective use of marketing activities to understand and target local area marketing, identifying development opportunities and recommending improvements
- Keep updated with the FCA Compliance Assessment, working within the company policies and procedures
- Target Sales Executives on a monthly basis, based on model mix split and unit target for New Cars and profit and unit target for Used Cars, reviewing their performance against targets on a monthly basis
- Ensure regular team training and coaching sessions to enhance team skill base and levels of motivation
- Ensure the staff induction and appraisal process is applied to all relevant staff, ensuring appropriate training and development takes place

**About the rewards
**For the role of General Sales Manager, the hours of work are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6.30pm (with a designated day off) and every Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm.

There is a basic salary on offer of £64,682 per annum with an OTE of up to £108,000 per annum. You will also receive a fantastic benefits package, including:

- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Porsche Company funded vehicle
- Option of a VWG Vehicle at Preferential Leasing Rates
- Private Medical Insurance
- DC Pension Scheme
- Life Insurance
- Staff preferential rates
- Employee Discounts Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme
**How to apply

You must have eligibility to work in the UK. Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted. If your address and contact details are not on your CV, you will not be considered.

We look forward to hearing from you