General Sales Manager - Franchised Motor Dealership
Castleford area
Salary:Basic - 35k - 40k DOEOTE - 55k - 60k + year end bonus
Hours:- 5 day working week- Closed on Sundays - Working every other Saturday- Every other weekend off
Company car
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a General Sales Manager to join our clients well respected main car dealership in West Yorkshire.
The Job:- To maximise profit in all areas of responsibility.- To translate business strategy in to operational plans for new and used car sales.- To develop and agree sales plans and budgets, including new cars, accessories, overheads and all related items, to achieve marketing, sales and financial targets.- To deliver results to meet and where possible exceed agreed budgets.- To implement effective policies and procedures in order to maximise sales opportunities.- To inspire, provide leadership and effectively manage staff in order to maximise productivity and meet or exceed sales and profit targets.- To ensure delivery of excellent customer service within all areas of responsibility.- To ensure full compliance to FCA guidelines on the selling of financial services products by all relevant staff.
The ideal General Sales Manager will hold the following skills and experiences:- Experience within the motor industry with new and used cars at sales management level- Commercial awareness and financial analysis- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills- Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure- Ability to lead and manage the sales team- IT literate with a full UK driving licence.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you, please apply with an up to date CV and we will be in touch to discuss your application further.
Who are you applying to?
The Solution Automotive Recruitment have been placing candidates into the UK Motor Trade since 1999. We have a fantastic relationship with all our clients and candidates across the country, many very long standing relationships. If you are skilled and experienced Automotive candidate, we want to hear from you and rest assured, you'll be dealing with a person, not just a consultant!
Unfortunately due to the volume of applications we get, we can only respond to the candidates who match the criteria set for this vacancy. We will retain your CV on our database and make contact as and when suitable vacancies arise. We will NEVER send your CV anywhere without your permission