Essential Functions/Duties/Responsibilities:

• Sells and delivers a minimum number of vehicles per month.
• Writes complete sales orders and processes paperwork in accordance with dealership policies.
• Utilizes dealership sales control and follow-up systems.
• Attends product and sales training courses as requested by sales manager.
• Keeps up to date on new products and services within the industry.
• Maintains an owner follow-up system that encourages repeat and referral business and contributes to customer satisfaction.
• Maintains a prospect development system.
• Conducts business in an ethical and professional manner.
• Satisfies the transportation needs of new-vehicle purchasers.
• Approaches, greets, and helps or direction to any customer who enters the dealership showroom or sales lot.
• Assists customers in selecting a vehicle by asking questions and listening carefully to their responses.
• Fully explains product performance, application, and benefits to prospects.
• Describes all optional equipment available for customer purchase.
• Offers test drives to all prospects. Follows dealership procedure to obtain proper identification from customer prior to test drive.
• Exhibits a high level of commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Knows and understands the federal, state and local laws that govern retail auto sales.
• Establishes personal income goals that are consistent with dealership standards of productivity and devises a strategy to meet those goals.
• Keeps abreast of new products, features accessories, etc., and their benefits to customers.
• Knows and understands equity and values and can explain depreciation to the customer.
• Ensures that the sales manager has an opportunity to meet each customer.
• Turns 100 percent of closed deals to finance and insurance manager, along with properly completed paperwork (insurance information, trade title etc.).
• Prepares sold vehicles for customer delivery prior to customer arrival.
• Delivers vehicles to customers, ensuring that each customer understands the vehicle's operating features, warranty and paperwork.
• Introduces customers to service department personnel to emphasize the quality and efficiency of service repairs and maintenance available in the dealership's service department.
• Schedules first service appointment.
• Follows up on all post-delivery items, tag/title work, “we-owes” and special requests to be sure that all customer expectations are met.
• Reviews and analyzes actions at the end of each day, week, month, and year to determine how to better utilize time and plans more effectively.
• Attends sales meetings.
• Maintains professional appearance.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent sales and customer service skills.
• State Sales License
• Valid Driver's License
• Acceptable driving record

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Education and Experience:

• No prior experience or training.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements:

Extended periods of time walking, standing, bending, crouching