Sales Representative

About the role

• Greet customers in a prompt, friendly and professional manner.
• Provide professional product presentations to all customers.
• Offer and accompany customers on vehicle demonstration ride(s).
• Develop and prospect new business continuously.
• Gather customer contact and interest information from new or prospective customers and accurately enter in the CRM.
• Utilize the Salesperson Daily Work Plan to follow-up with prospective customers and maintain relationships with current customers ensuring their needs are met.
• Schedule customer appointments daily.
• Assist customer during write up process ensuring it is a non-confrontational experience.
• Build and maintain knowledge of product information, current sales pricing and manufacturer promotions.
• Attend and actively participate in daily sales and training meetings.
• Practice skills daily including customer service and interaction, product presentation, product knowledge and phone communication.
• Maintain appearance and cleanliness of vehicle lot and showroom.
• Upon sale, present and deliver vehicle to customer following delivery process ensuring a satisfying customer experience.
• Upon sale, introduce customer to Service department following Sales 2 Service process.
• Obtain all appropriate licensing as required by state law (if applicable) following the state's written policy.
• Train assigned salesperson for 60 days daily on your store's sales process, role-play, product demonstrations and product quizzes to ensure Sales Representatives are well versed in the sales process and manufacturer product knowledge.
• Assist sales representative with daily customer contact activity using the daily work plan in CRM to make daily sales appointments and follow-up on sold and unsold customers.
• Communicate regularly with program coordinator and submit monthly meeting and activity information. Attend mentor trainings as necessary.
• Assist trainee to meet performance expectations as laid out in their job description.

Requirements

• Strong attention to detail
• Sense of urgency
• Excellent communication
• Typing – ability to type efficiently to enter accurate information into tracking system
• Mathematics – ability to solve basic math calculations
• Basic computer skills
• Acceptable driving record and a valid driver's license in your state of residence
• High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Lithia Learning Center
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Wellness Programs

Additional information about our Total Rewards benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at www.totalrewards.lithiadriveway.com.

About Us

At Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) our success is fueled by our high performing teams delivering Auto Done Easy for our customers. We create simple, transparent, and convenient customer experiences throughout the vehicle-ownership lifecycle by leveraging our hundreds of store locations and our key adjacencies - Driveway, DFC, and GreenCars. We've built a retail model that champions entrepreneurial leadership, Growth Powered by People, and a strategy that creates possibilities and pushes us to reach our potential.