Trainee Sales Executive - Edinburgh - Edinburgh

Full Job Description

What is holding you back from selling cars, with uncapped commission and unlimited progression opportunities?

Do you have a desire to work in the motor trade but no experience?

Motorpoint's Trainee Sales Executive program can open (car) doors for you! We are offering an opportunity to learn on the job and in return, we can offer you a lucrative career with several potential career paths. We aspire to only promote from within, growing and nurturing our own talent, paving the way for future Sales Executives, future managers and beyond.

Whether you are looking for a career change or your first job opportunity, we offer a comprehensive program that provides a rounded view of the business and the opportunity to learn from the best.  We will support you at every stage with a dedicated buddy who has driven down the same road, to ensure that you develop at a speed that is right for you. If you share our values and have the drive to succeed, we can unlock your potential and give you a rewarding career that could change your life!

The Role: Trainee Sales Executive

Salary: £12.00 per hour + bonus

Location: Edinburgh

Hours: 40 hours, 5 days out of 7 - includes weekend working

Length of program: Typically 12 months*,

*Due to the nature of the role, you must have a full UK driving licence*

What will you be getting up to?

• *The program will typically run for twelve months, with learning modules completed at your own speed. The length of the program will be dictated by your progress and ability
• Once you have successfully passed all training requirements you will progress to a Sales Executive position with £40,000pa OTE
• Your buddy will be a previous Trainee Sales Executive
• You'll have the opportunity to regularly shadow experienced and established Sales Executives and receive feedback on your own development and style 
• You'll experience each department on-site, such as Customer & Preparation, sharing your ideas and applying your training
• You will see wider parts of the business in our head office sales and service departments
• You'll be able to work a day in the life of a Trainee Sales Executive at other stores in the region, to share best practice and see how others navigate speedbumps
• Regular knowledge check quizzes with all members of the Trainee program across the business
• Above everything else, you’ll live the Motorpoint values of Proud, Honest, Supportive, Happy and Together.

So how do you get the role?

We are looking for people with plenty of passion, determination and customer service experience - we can teach you the rest! Experience in sales is not essential.

What is in it for you?

• Paid time off every month to do something that makes you happy
• 28 days holiday plus days off for your birthday, getting married or moving house
• Additional holidays for length of service
• Long service awards
• Staff discount on cars and finance options
• Discounts & cash back at hundreds of high street retailers & restaurants through our “My M.O.T” platform
  
• Smart Tech in partnership with Currys
• Cycle to work
• Pension
• Healthcare
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Vocational and personal development training courses
• Quarterly team socials
• Team feasts
• Scratch card rewards
• Sharesave scheme (SAYE)
• Plus much more!

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and would ask you to get in touch if you are concerned about any barriers you feel you may be facing in your application process with us, so we can ensure they are removed