Sales Associate

Company: AutoNation, Inc.
Location: Berea
Posted on: July 23, 2021

Job Description:

Overview:

Position Overview

As an AutoNation automotive Sales Associate, you’ll be empowered with the tools needed to support our customers’ needs and realize your earning potential. What tools? How’s a best-in-class CRM, state-of-the-art equity mining tools to help you uncover better sales leads, preferred relationships with over 30 lenders to get your customers financed and access to a national inventory of over 100,000 new and pre-owned vehicles so you can always find the perfect match for your customer.

We represent 36 brands in 16 states, so there’s always opportunity to grow your career as a Sales Associate and beyond. Join AutoNation and accelerate as far and fast as your talent and our support can take you.

What will I do?

• The Sales Associate interacts with hundreds of customers to help guide them in their vehicle purchase in our no-haggle sales environment. 
• With your outstanding communication and listening skills, you’ll help our customers select their perfect vehicle, negotiate terms that ensure payment options meet their lifestyles, budgets, and expectations and close the deal.
• Our Sales Associates provide an exceptional customer experience, driving loyalty by following up to ensure customer satisfaction and helping transition customers to the Service department to support their ownership experience.

What are the requirements?

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Proven ability to provide an exceptional customer experience
• Drive to set and achieve targeted goals
• Prior sales experience, retail preferred
• Excellent communication, consultative, interpersonal and organizational skills
• The willingness to follow up with customers
• Experience and desire to work with technology
• Valid in-state driver’s license and an acceptable, safe driving record

Pay Plan

Getting Started: Months 1-3

Earn a base salary or hourly rate depending on the store and location, with additional bonuses paid on units sold, customer service scores and more. You and your manager will review your sales results at the end of each month to help you understand how to maximize our incentive compensation plan.

Accelerate Forward: Months 4+

At the beginning of month 4, you will move to your store’s commission pay plan, allowing you to control your financial destiny. You’re now ready to benefit from competitive commission pay based on several components including gross profit and customer service.

Why should I work for AutoNation?

• You want to work for a car dealer that has a strong moral compass and treats all its associates with respect

AutoNation is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

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