Automotive Sales Associate - Mercedes-Benz of Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, CA at Sonic Automotive

Date Posted: 3/20/2021

Job Snapshot

Employee Type: Full-time
Location: 1301 Parkside Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Job Type: Other
Experience: Associate

About

Now Hiring Sales Consultants (Challenge Inside!)

·         What job can you make an average of $100k/year with no degree, no automotive experience, and immediate employee perks?

Sales Consultant at Mercedes-Benz of Walnut Creek!

·         Can you make money?

Our average sales consultant makes $10,500/month! :D

·         Do you think getting promoted is all about who you know?

More than half of our 160+ employees have had an internal promotion at our dealership. Many of our leadership team members were promoted from within our company. Our General Manager started in the automotive industry as a porter 10 years ago. (And no, his dad does not own the company)

·         Do we have fun or are we like every other dealership?

You tell us. These are some things that differentiate us from everyone else:

·         PB&J Bar

·         Nap room

·         Ping pong tournaments

·         Monthly parties to feed our awesome employees and acknowledge our top performers in each department

·         Community events

·         Celebrity clientele

·         And so much more!

See pictures below:

https://mbofwalnutcreek.smugmug.com/

·         How do we rank amongst other Mercedes-Benz dealerships in the Bay Area?

We are the number 1 new and number 1 pre-owned Mercedes-Benz dealership in Northern CA.

Job Description

Our sale professionals are responsible for selling vehicles and meeting dealership gross profit, volume and customer satisfaction standards. This position includes four broad areas of activity: personal work habits, prospecting, selling, and follow-up.
 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Realize that business is built on customer satisfaction and devote himself/herself to guarantee satisfaction of customers.
  • Determine each customer’s vehicle needs by asking questions and listening.
  • Demonstrate vehicles (includes test drives).
  • Deliver vehicles to customers. The delivery process ensures that the customer understands the vehicle’s operating features, warranty, and paperwork, and it lays the foundation for customer loyalty.
  • Establish personal income goals that are consistent with dealership standards of productivity and devise a strategy to meet those goals.
  • Report to the vehicle Sales Manager regarding objectives, planned activities, reviews, and analyses.
  • Keep abreast of incoming inventory, features, accessories, etc., and how they benefit customers.
  • Work with the service department and body shop to ensure that vehicles are reconditioned as expected and on schedule.
  • Attend sales meetings and training offered by the dealership and the manufacturer.
  • Maintain a prospect development system.
  • Maintain an owner follow-up system that encourages repeat and referral business.
  • Review and analyze actions at the end of each day, week, month, and year to determine how to better utilize time and plan more effectively.
  • Understand the terminology of the automobile business and keep abreast of technological changes in the product.
  • Know and understand equity and values and be able to explain depreciation to the customer.
  • Know and understand the federal, state, and local laws which govern retail auto sales.
  • Introduce customers to service department personnel to emphasize to them the quality and efficiency of service repairs and maintenance available in the dealership’s service department.
  • Must follow all company safety policies and procedures, and immediately report any and all accidents to a manager or supervisor.
  • High school diploma or the equivalent.
  • Ability to read and comprehend instructions and information.
  • Valid in-state driver’s license.
  • Professional personal appearance.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to sell a minimum quota according to dealership standards.
  • All applicants must be authorized to work in the USA.
  • All applicants must perform duties and responsibilities in a safe manner.
  • All applicants must be able to demonstrate ability to pass pre-employment testing to include background checks, MVR, drug test, credit report, and valid driver's license.

It's time to make the most important move of your career.  From our cooperative, team-based approach, to our more than 1,000 internal advancements each year, it's easy to see the difference. When you join our organization, you'll enjoy comprehensive training, competitive compensation, and unparalleled benefits. Simply put, you'll experience the best that a career in the automotive industry has to offer.

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