Heavy Duty Truck Salesperson Responsibilities:
Cultivates assigned territories and accounts to meet or exceed goals for unit sales, market penetration, and profit margin for heavy duty trucks.
Sell, buy and trade trucks
Ability to prospect and grow new accounts, maintain a high level of customer satisfaction among all assigned accounts, maintain thorough knowledge of all products and services sold by the company
Must be highly organized and motivated
Plans and directs the used truck marketing activities of the dealership and branches assigned.
Plans, organizes, directs and controls the efforts of remarketing personnel
Develops strategies and procedures to efficiently meet sales goals
Analyzes the financial information and develops budget plans, and procedures to ensure financial goals are met.
Evaluates Used Truck Department performance against established targets and standards and takes appropriate action as necessary.
Controls used truck inventory turns and gross profit, through analyzing market potential for used trucks.
Establishes and maintains satisfactory relations with customers, outside wholesalers, dealers, and others.
Perform all other duties as assigned.
Ability to train, supervise and motivate a team
Able to make recommendation on hiring, disciplinary actions and termination
Excellent communication skills both oral and written with the ability to effectively communicate via face-to-face and by phone
Excellent customer services skills
Computer proficiency
Knowledge of financial accounting, sales, and legal information including state and federal regulations.
Understanding of generally accepted sales practices and ability to communicate this information to other employees
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimal without digital support
Ability to negotiate
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions
Ability to understand and follow work rules and procedure
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions
Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
Ability to work with a diverse group of people, interact well with others and work well in a team environment
Ability to supervise and make decisions
Able to work well under pressure while assisting a wide variety of customers and fostering relationships with key industry contacts
Heavy Duty Truck Salesperson Requirements:
A high school diploma or GED is required. College degree in Business preferred. Combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered.
A minimum of three years' experience in truck sales preferred.
Ability to read and interpret truck specification lists and various other technical bulletins.
Ability to demonstrate or display extensive product knowledge to customer and staff to assist with purchase decisions.
Must be highly organized, detail oriented and results driven.
Ability to prioritize and handle numerous tasks simultaneously.
Able to work well under pressure while assisting a wide variety of customers and fostering relationships with key industry contacts.
Ability to read, listen and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing in order to prepare official correspondence to customers and other sources.
Effective computer, mathematical and customer service skills.
Knowledge of financial accounting, sales, credit and insurance, and legal information including state and federal regulations.
Minimum 5 years sales experience
A valid driver’s license is required.
$30,000-$55,000 yearly + commission with significant earning potential.
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