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Sales Manager - Commercial Vehicle, Automotive
A Sales Manager is needed to take real ownership of the used vehicle operation at our operation in West Sussex. This isn't a sales role where you're just handed a stock list and asked to hit a target. You'll have the opportunity to shape the strategy, source the vehicles, build the customer base, and grow the whole operation.
Basic Salary
- Up to £55,000
Benefits
- Performance Bonus
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Statutory sick pay
- Workplace pension
- Employee benefits portal
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Location
- Crawley
- Commutable Locations: Horsham, Worthing, Chichester, Redhill, Godalming, Guildford
Job Description
As our Sales Manager, you'll have ownership of the complete used vehicle lifecycle; from finding and acquiring the right stock, through appraisal and preparation, all the way to pricing, marketing, negotiating the deal, and handing the vehicle over to a happy customer.
You'll Be Responsible For
- Developing and delivering the used vehicle business plan and hitting agreed sales and gross profit targets.
- Sourcing quality used minibuses, midi-coaches, and specialist passenger vehicles.
- Managing appraisals, valuations, pricing, and preparation costs.
- Building relationships with operators, fleets, local authorities, dealers, leasing and rental companies, and other industry contacts.
- Identifying part-exchange opportunities alongside the new vehicle sales team.
- Generating new business through existing databases, website inquiries, marketing activity, and your own industry network.
- Keeping a close eye on stock levels, stock age, depreciation, margins, and working capital.
- Working with Workshop, Parts, Aftersales, and Marketing to ensure vehicles are prepared and presented properly.
- Looking at what's working, what's not, and continually improving the processes behind the used vehicle operation.
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Person Specification
We're looking for someone who understands used vehicles commercially and knows how to turn stock into profit. You'll ideally have experience in used vehicle sales, purchasing, remarketing, or a similar commercial role, preferably within buses, coaches, minibuses, vans, trucks, fleet, leasing, rental, or specialist commercial vehicles.
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You'll Need a Good Understanding Of
- Vehicle appraisals and valuations
- Preparation costs
- Pricing and negotiation
- Gross margin management
- Stock aging and stock turn
- Working capital control
- Vehicle purchasing and disposal
The Company
We are a specialist sales and aftersales agent for some of Europe's most trusted minibus and midi-coach brands. We're an engineering-led business with a real focus on the future and on providing customers with the right vehicles and the right level of support.
Interested?
Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the recruitment partner of our client.
REF: AM1659, Wallace Hind Selection
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