Sales Administrator

Sales Administrator

About us: We are one of the top three automotive retailers in the UK, proudly representing 32 manufacturer brands, selling a huge range of new and used vehicles from over 150 dealerships across the UK and Ireland.

Lookers Volkswagen Blackburn

Salary: Up To £26,250 per annum

Position: Permanent Full Time

Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm

We are looking for an automotive experienced individual to join our team as a Sales Administrator at Volkswagen. This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career whilst also reaping the benefits of working for a leading brand. Our Sales Administrators support the day to day running of our operational department by providing high quality administrative support to our Sales Executives in our busy VW division. They are knowledgeable and capable of working at pace whilst providing a first-class service.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining stock records ensuring they are accurate and up to date
• Ensuring we have all the correct vehicle documents (V5, MOT history, Service history and that they are recorded and filed securely)
• Taxing all sold vehicles prior to customer delivery
• Creating sales invoices promptly following a sale, ensuring that all the information matches the customer order form
• Checking the vehicle sales documents and ensuring we have received payment before releasing the vehicle to the customer

The ideal candidate must have Motor Trade Experience within a dealership, and be computer literate. You'll be self-motivated, ambitious, and eager to learn. It's essential that you have strong interpersonal skills and a positive can-do attitude as you will be working as part of a busy team.

If your skills and experience match what we are looking for, please apply today and a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch.

Core Benefits:

• Competitive salaries with structured pay scales and progression as you grow within the business
• Generous annual leave that increases with your length of service
• Enhanced family leave, including 6 months' full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks' full pay for paternity leave
• Access to Techscheme for discounted technology purchases with flexible payments

Health & Wellbeing:

• Eyecare vouchers to help cover vision care needs
• Smart Health – 24/7 access to GP services to support your mental and physical wellbeing
• Dental insurance for everyday dental care and unexpected treatments
• Critical illness cover for peace of mind during life's most challenging moments

Financial Wellbeing:

• MyView PayNow – access a portion of your pay as you earn, with features to stream, save, and track your money through a user-friendly app
• Free will writing services to help plan for the future
• Flexible life assurance options and partner life assurance for added protection

Leisure & Lifestyle:

• Discounted gym memberships to support an active lifestyle
• Travel insurance to help you explore with confidence
• Access to home and technology vouchers
• bYond card and a wide range of exclusive retail and lifestyle discounts

We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people, and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels.

Lookers and Charles Hurst are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check. For roles that require you to drive, a driving licence check will also be carried out. Please note, all offers of employment are made subject to a 6 month probation period commencing from your start date.