Job Description

Vines of Gatwick is looking for a MINI Brand Manager.

Your role

This is an excellent chance to take on the management and development of a top performing team.

In addition to people management you will also be responsible for the day-day running of the sales function for the MINI brand. This includes maximising sales and profitability and associated products through the satisfaction and retention of customers through 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 develop 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 (On target earnings): \xc2\xa335,000 basic & \xc2\xa360,000 on target earnings.

Your profile

As our MINI Brand Manager you will have the ability to create a workplace environment and culture that allows all staff to develop and excel to their full potential.

You will have exceptional customer facing and interpersonal skills to enable difficult situations to be overcome successfully. And, it is sales after all so the ability to negotiate effectively, build relationships and remain positive under pressure is a must.

No previous automotive experience is required, if you have a proven track record in running a successful sales team and driving a positive and supportive work environment, we want to hear from you!

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) , pro-rated for part time.
• 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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