Job Description

At West End Garage, the future is bright! We are a family-run business who have been trading in Surrey for over 55 years, and we are currently looking for a trained Sales Administrator to join our expanding team.

Understanding the importance of customer service in today's market, we pride ourselves on delivering the highest standards of service and to do this, we need motivated, dedicated and hardworking staff.

Do you want to work for an ever-improving business alongside the industry's best, where excellence is never compromised? West End Garage prides itself on its great team environments and investment in ongoing career development for all staff.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will need to display drive, positive attitude, talent, character and energy. You will need to be passionate about our customers and products, always acting with integrity and professionalism.

The Sales Administrator role provides support to our Sales, Aftersales and Finance teams. This role is offered on a full time, permanent basis and reports to the Retail Sales Managers, and offers the right candidate the opportunity to use organisation and administration skills to primarily assist the vehicle sale process whilst supporting other areas within the company with various administration duties necessary for the role.

What does a Sales Administrator do?

Maintaining vehicle stock records as per vehicle purchases and sales Coordinating preparation of customer orders within the sales department Ordering of new vehicles Organising registration and taxation of new and used vehicles Liaising with the preparation team to ensure required works are completed on new and use vehicles Liaising with the dealership accountant ensuring deadlines are met on behalf of the sales department Arranging invoicing for vehicle sales Collating deal files for handover to customers and breakdown of completed files for management sign off Taxing and registration of new and used vehicles Digitialising key documents and correctly uploading to digital file Preparing and uploading weekly sales stats for manufacturers forecasting - with the assistance of Retail Sales Managers
General company administration when required

Any other ad-hoc duties requested

Required Skill and Experience

The ideal candidate will need to have previous administration experience ideally from within a vehicle dealership environment with strong IT skills including Excel. In addition to your experience, you will demonstrate the following skills:

Excellent attention to detail

Strong organisation and time management skills

Ability to follow robust processes

Ability to multi-task whilst working to deadlines

Good communicator

Team player

Rewards and Benefits

We understand that great employees need to be rewarded which is why in return for your hard work, you will be entitled to:

28 days annual holiday including bank holidays Investment in training Company pension Staff car scheme for you and family upon completion of a successful probation period
If this sounds like the ideal Sales Administration role, you're looking for a new challenge and want to work for a successful family-owned business, please apply now!

Contract type:

Full-time permanent position

Work location:

In person

Hours:

Monday to Friday: 08:30 - 17:30 (8 hours per day with 1 hour break)

Annual salary:

26,800.00

Bonus:

Bonus opportunity available

Overtime:

Overtime available to suit the department needs

Please send a covering letter and your CV to our Operations Director Andy Simpson asimpson@westendgarage.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 26,800.00 per year

Benefits:

Company car Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking
Work Location: In person