Kia Sales Consultant - New/Used Vehicles

Kia of Fort Myers is Fort Myers’ premier auto dealer. Come and join the hottest franchise in America. We’re growing rapidly and looking to add motivated, career-minded professionals to our team. If you’re currently employed but feel undervalued or underappreciated, this is your opportunity to make a positive change.

We’re not offering just another job—we’re offering a long-term career path with one of the top dealerships in South Florida.

What We Offer:

• Best compensation package in all of Southwest Florida
• Extremely competitive pay plan
• Health insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Paid professional sales training
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Performance bonuses and incentives

Sales Consultant Duties and Responsibilities

• Satisfies the transportation needs of vehicle purchasers.
• Approaches, greets, and offers assistance or direction to any customer who enters the dealership showroom.
• Assists customers in selecting a vehicle by asking questions and listening carefully to their responses.
• Explains fully product performance, application, and benefits to prospects.
• Describes all optional equipment available for customer purchase.
• Offers test drives to all prospects. Follows dealership procedure to obtain proper identification from customer prior to test drive.
• Exhibits high level of commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Knows and understands the federal, state, and local laws which govern retail automobile sales.
• Establishes personal income goals that are consistent with dealership standards of productivity and devises a strategy to meet those goals.
• Attends product and sales training courses as requested by sales manager.
• Keeps abreast of new products, features, accessories, etc., and their benefits to customers.
• Knows and understands equity and values and is able to explain depreciation to the customer.
• Ensures that the sales manager has an opportunity to meet each customer.
• Turns 100 percent of closed deals to finance and insurance manager, along with properly completed paperwork (insurance information, trade title, etc.).
• Writes complete sales orders and processes paperwork in accordance with established dealership policies.
• Prepares sold vehicles for customer delivery prior to customer arrival.
• Delivers vehicles to customers, ensuring that the customer understands the vehicle's operating features, warranty, and paperwork.
• Introduces customers to service department personnel to emphasize to them the quality and efficiency of service repairs and maintenance available in the dealership's service department.
• Schedules first service appointment.
• Follows up on all post-delivery items, tag/title work, “we-owes”, and special requests to be sure that all customer expectations are met.
• Maintains an owner follow-up system that encourages repeat and referral business and contributes to customer satisfaction.
• Attends sales meetings.
• Maintains professional appearance.
• Other duties as required by management

Sales Consultant Requirements and Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have or have the ability to obtain certification through CDJR, Fiat, or Kia manufacturer as assigned.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Valid Driver's License
• Physical strength and stamina, and ability to lift 50 lbs. unassisted. Walking and standing for extended period of time. Will be outdoors in various conditions for periods of time.
• Mathematical Skills
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Job Type: Full-time

Weekend availability Required

Benefits offered:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Employee discounts