Job Description

Vines of Redhill is looking for a BMW General Sales Manager.

Your role

In addition to people management you will also be responsible for the day-day running of the BMW sales, with the support of a Used Car Sales Manager. This includes maximising sales and profitability of vehicles and associated products through the satisfaction and retention of customers defining the Vines BMW experience. Other duties include:

• Develop, manage and refine new and used vehicle sales, ensuring all sales departments achieve profit targets, maintain margins and control expenses as detailed in budgets and business plans.
• Maximise the sales and profitability of vehicles and associated products through the satisfaction and retention of customers.
• Leading, coaching and supporting an established sales team, to drive a successful business strategy.
• Create an environment where the department and its staff progress and excel.
• Ensure cost-effective utilisation of showroom and forecourt sales space.
• Maximise sales of financial and insurance products, added value items, extras and accessories.
• Monitor advertising and all forms of marketing to ensure that it provides best value for money.
• Formulate sales targets for all sales executives and ensure that these are achieved.
• Ensure that customer complaints are investigated and promptly resolved.

Salary & OTE: \xc2\xa355,000 basic & \xc2\xa385,000 on target earnings (uncapped), plus a company car.

Your profile

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• As our BMW General Sales Manager you will be able to demonstrate at least 2 years of successful performance as a manager within an automotive Sales division.
• You will be a motivational, influential and proactive leader.
• You will have the ability to create a workplace environment and culture that allows staff to develop and excel to their full potential whilst driving them to achieve defined group targets and standards.
• You will have the ability to utilise your problem solving and exceptional interpersonal skills to overcome difficult situations successfully.
• At Vines we are passionate about pushing the boundaries and staying ahead of the competition, so you will be a creative and innovative manager who is confident when presenting your ideas to senior leadership
• It is a sales after all so the the ability to negotiate effectively, drive performance and remain positive under pressure is a must!

Rewards

Vines is not your run of the mill automotive dealer, and our employees are dedicated to what they do, so we believe it is important that we give something back. As well as the usual culprits such as pension, product discounts and life assurance, we also offer:

• 24 days of annual leave a year (plus public / bank holidays)
• We want everyone to enjoy their birthday so we give it to you off each year.
• Healthcare Plan - A funded health cash plan which allows employees and family members to claim back the costs on their day-day health treatments.
• In addition we offer non-cash benefits, such as Virtual GP, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and discount platforms including gym discounts.
• Increased annual leave entitlement with length of service up to 5 days.
• Employee first culture -our mantra is Happy Staff = Happy Customers, this is driven through our employee focus groups
• We focus on career development and progression; people are at the core of everything we do. If you are looking for a career and not just a job, Vines is the right place for you
• Enhanced family friendly packages for maternity and paternity leave
• Fun staff events and nights out, a very important part of team building!
• Business causal dress code
• A great place to work,.in our most recent engagement surveys our people scored us in the top 5% of businesses within a similar grouping.
• Check out our full list of benefits here: https://www.vinesgroup.co.uk/staff-benefits/vines-staff-benefits/

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