Our client is looking for a used vehicle salesman (Commercial trucks)
Duties and responsibilities
Communicating with customers via email, telephone, and in person.
Suggesting suitable vehicles based on customer needs.
Arranging test-drives and accompanying customers on these tests.
Negotiating the final price for the sale.
Selling accessories or other services once a vehicle has been chosen.
Completing the paperwork for each sale.
Helping to increase the customer database and prospecting potential sales.
Liaising with the service team to ensure sold cars are prepped to a high standard and are ready for delivery within the agreed timescale.
Required skills
5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience
Communication skills: The ability to speak with customers in a professional, yet friendly manner is essential. This is a career path that suits outgoing personalities.
Negotiation skills: This is important in deciding the final price of the sale. You will sometimes have to take the trade-in value of the customerxe2x80x99s old car into consideration.
Problem solving skills: The ability to find solutions for your customer.
Mathematical ability: Number skills will help with negotiating the best financial deals.
IT skills: Many of your duties, such as keeping up to date with stock levels and searching for other vehicles for your customers, will require using computerised databases.
Technical knowledge: You will need to have some mechanical understanding and to be able to explain this in everyday language.
Knowledge of the product: Itxe2x80x99s beneficial to have an understanding of the brand you could be selling to give customers an insight as to what they are paying for.