Our passenger dealer client based in Melrose currently holds a vacancy for a Selling Sales Managers with a proven track record.
Must have minimum 5 years’ experience at dealership level.

Ideally, someone who has excelled in sales and has big leadership potential who wants to grow into a fully fledged departmental manager.

Job Description:

• Grow market share through effective marketing of the Brand into the target market.
• Ability to meet sales forecast monthly and ensure sales and CSI targets are met /
  exceeded.
• Control varied activities at an optimal pace to achieve required targets.
• Ensure good relationships with the manufacturer, customers, service and parts
  department.
• Effective retention of customers.
• Manage the frontline and administrative staff, ensuring all functions operate at optimum
  levels.
• Builds a team that is highly motivated and deliver great results.
• Effective management of stock and deliveries.

Skills and Personal Attributes:

• Sales skills, knowledge and experience.
• Assertive and outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under and be results orientated.
• Ability to delegate, follow-up with a strong sense of duty towards customers.
• Financial understanding of business.
• Excellent product knowledge.
• Computer literacy.

Specific Role Responsibilities:

• Maximizing sales and profitability through satisfaction and retention of customers to
  meet sales forecast.
• Developing the necessary sales organization to meet sales and profitability objectives.
• Ensuring optimum stock of vehicles on premises.
• Ensuring cost control to budget within the department.
• Ensure adequate product display material is available.
• Review all pricing policies, discounts and “trade-in” dealing to maintain Dealership
  profitability.
• Monitor financial performance of sales department weekly.
• Ensure that customer complaints are dealt with timeously and effectively.
• Ensure that departmental customer satisfaction/ expectation targets are met.
• Ensure direct and indirect costs remain within Company prescribed parameters.
• Establish the staffing levels and the training required to achieve sales objectives.
• Ensure that all floorplan activities are monitored.
• Ensure stock level is kept within company policy requirements.
• Maximize sale of back-end products.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric and/or grade 12.
• Min of 5 years sales experience in the Motor Industry.
• Proven track record in leading and managing people.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Also e-mail cv to mervyn@bonafidehc.co.za