Škoda Sales Executive

Škoda Sales Executive

Citygate Škoda, West London

OTE: £47,500 - £85,000

Company Car and Fuel Card

Role overview

Are you ambitious, with a passion for customer satisfaction and the drive to succeed?

We are currently looking for a Sales Executive to join our modern and customer-centric sales team whose infectious culture breads success. This combined with the Volkswagen brand is an unbeatable combination. Volkswagen is now consistently the largest car group in the world, with its iconic heritage, plus the over 158 billion pounds investment in Electric product as it pioneers the way to becoming a sole electric new car supplier by 2030 and Carbon neutral by 2050. As a Sales Executive you will play a vital role on this journey, providing the highest level of representation for this product and embracing the culture of the customer first.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Citygate Automotive, we are committed to being the best at Everything. Striving to be the best at everything includes being the best employer and fostering the best working environments which we cannot do without a diverse team that feels and know they are valued. We know that diverse perspectives drive growth, innovation and overall performance, and we actively promote this across all aspects of our business. Our commitment to equality extends to every aspect of our operations, ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and succeed. Driving equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging across Citygate is a continued key focus for 2024.

Location

The role is at Volkswagen’s European Flagship Dealership in West London Brentford, a state-of-the-art facility, with a 25-ramp workshop, its own multistory car park, and an indoor used car showroom. Whether it is grabbing a Camper Café Coffee or exploring our collection of special and unique classic Volkswagens, Citygate West London offers an experience for our customers and our staff that is unrivaled. A facility like this combined with the culture, ethos and people values which Citygate and our team at West London pride themselves on is a magical combination.

Key responsibilities

As a Sales Executive your key responsibilities will be:

· Receiving and processing all incoming sales enquiries

· Meeting and greeting all customers

· Logging and qualifying all sales enquiries

· Making follow up sales calls and arrange appointments

· Arranging for correspondence to be sent

· Maintaining the sales diary

· Presenting and demonstrating our products and services

· Appraising and test driving the customer’s part exchange vehicle

· Carrying out negotiations

What’s in it for you?

With our benefits there is something good for everyone. We’re a progressive business that believes building a good team culture is not only good for everyone who works for us – but it makes a difference to how we engage with customers too. That’s why when you join Citygate, you can expect to receive a wide range of impressive employee benefits including:

· Access to our in-house training academy for everyone

· Access to The Volkswagen National Learning Centre for specific roles

· Electric Vehicle (EV) Training levels 1- 4 for specific roles

· Internal career progression opportunities across our various brands and locations

· High street discounts

· Wellbeing portal

· Employee assistance programme

· Purchase, service and parts discounts

· Employee referral scheme

· Standard company benefits such as pension, life assurance cover, competitive holidays and cycle to work scheme

About You

If you already come from an automotive sales background that is fantastic, however, if you do not and you are looking to change and start your career with us, to be considered for the role we will need you to possess the below skillset:

· Excellent communication and listening skills

· Self-motivated

· Energetic and enthusiastic

· Target/goals driven.

· Driven by success.

· A full driving licence with 1 year’s driving experience

Why Citygate

Citygate is a highly successful, privately owned business that has grown from 5 locations in 2015 to 16 in 2023 significantly over the past twenty years to 650 employees across multiple locations including London, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. We work with global brands (Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, SEAT, CUPRA, ŠKODA and Kia), and provide excellent quality training. As we continue to grow our key focus is for our people to grow with us, are you ready to start your Citygate journey?

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £47,500.00-£85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Commission pay

Work Location: In person

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