Assistant Used Vehicle Manager

• Full Time
• Application Closes 07 May 2024
• Auckland - North Shore
• Sales and Related Worker

Albany Toyota is an award-winning, family-owned dealership, with almost 100 staff across multiple sites. We have over 30 years of automotive experience and a proud history of providing excellent customer satisfaction. We are currently on the search for an outstanding Assistant Used Vehicle Manager to fill our newly created role. Reporting to the Used Vehicle Manager, the role is a hybrid role of selling vehicles ensuring a seamless experience for our customers, as well as assisting the Used Vehicle Manager with other duties when he is away. Our Used Vehicle Team is an award-winning team receiving the 2022 Used Vehicle Excellence Cup at the Toyota New Zealand Business Excellence Awards. Our team of highly trained and skilled sales professionals will ensure an easy transition into the team.

Sales Duties:

• Ensuring a seamless customer experience from start to finish to maintain effective customer relationships to maximise repeat business. 
• Collaborate with the Finance and Service department regarding delivery date and further details to ensure a seamless process for the customer. 
• Maintain accurate records and reports related to sales activities, inventory and customer interactions. 
• Uphold and enforce Toyota’s Used Vehicle Standards. 

Duties assisting the Used Vehicle Manager:

• Assisting the Used Vehicle Manager with leadership and day-to-day duties and responsibilities. 
• Carry out appraisals (alongside the Used Vehicle Manager) of trade-in vehicles, buy in opportunities and actively seek out stock purchases to maintain and allow increased volume of used vehicle sales. 
• Assist the Used Vehicle Manager in developing and implementing sales strategies to maximise profitability and achieve sales targets set out by Toyota New Zealand.  
• Stay on top of market and industry trends, competitor activities and customer preferences. 
• Develop a variety of ideas and options to solve problems and challenges.

About you:

• Proven dealership experience with strong vehicle sales experience in the automotive industry is a MUST!
• Experience in appraising and buying of vehicles also a MUST!
• Ability to problem solve and make decisions that best suites the customer and the company. 
• Extensive knowledge of the different vehicle models and trends currently on the market.
• Experience with TUNZ / RevolutionNext is advantageous, but not essential. 
• High level of motivation and drive, with the ability to multi-task.
• High standard of personal presentation.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate and communicate effectively with the sales team and other management team members as well as departments. 
• Valid, full and clean driver’s license essential.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and commission structure.
• Company car and fuel card.
• Work laptop and work mobile phone.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• An opportunity to work for New Zealand’s leading automotive brand. 
• Employee discounts on parts and services. With a free warrant of fitness on your personal vehicle per year. 

Do you think you’ve got what it takes to assist leading our Used Vehicle team to excellence again? Want to join a high performing team always in the search for being the best? If so, APPLY NOW!