Automotive Sales Consultant

CarShop US-Penske Automotive Group • Concord Township, PA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

CarShop US-Penske Automotive Group is seeking passionate and motivated Automotive Sales Consultants to join their team. This is a rapidly expanding company that offers opportunities for growth and recognizes achievements. They have been recognized as a Best Places To Work by Glassdoor and have won a Top Workplace award for ten consecutive years. CarShop fosters a culture of integrity, teamwork, and customer care, encouraging associates to advance in their careers.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills with an outgoing, friendly and social personality, who enjoys meeting all types of people.
• Passion for success with the drive to meet personal and team goals, while modeling and exemplifying the company culture in all interactions.
• Confident, organized, efficient, with the ability to multi-task.
• Leads from a commitment to integrity and self-improvement, with an open-minded, "can-do" attitude.
• Able to pass pre-employment testing to include background checks, drug testing, and hold a valid driver's license with a good driving history.
• Able to establish personal sales goals and implement a plan of action to achieve goals.
• Ability to understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations that impact retail automotive sales.
• Computer proficiency.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to effectively communicate via face-to-face, phone, or by other means of communication.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to process data and organize it for management analysis.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to understand and follow work rules and procedures.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Ability to interact well with others and be a positive influence on morale of department, dealership and organization.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Driving Record that meets insurance requirements and company policy.
• Current and active Sales License, in states where applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Previous retail customer service experience preferred.
• One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Help the customer define their transportation needs, find the right vehicle to meet those needs, and address customer concerns which stand in the way of a vehicle purchasing decision.
• Follow the CarShop sales process and embody the CarShop Philosophy, operating from values of integrity, teamwork, and caring for the customer.
• Answer sales calls and respond to internet inquiries.
• Build rapport with customers to build a base of referrals and establish a customer network.
• Provide a quality customer service experience to valued customers.
• Continuously contribute to a positive and encouraging atmosphere, with readiness to assist customers and fellow associates in the delivery of products and services.
• Be exposed to learning operations and have the opportunity to grow and advance in their career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED