Job description
Business Development Executive – Ford Reading (Parts Plus)
Fun, exciting, rewarding work. Join us for the ride
Working with world-class brands as a Business Development Executive you’ll have the drive to deliver outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers.
As part of a successful, global automotive group, you’ll broaden your experience across both sites and brands. And with the right support from us, you’ll be able to progress as high as you can aim.
What we can offer you
- 24/7 online access to healthcare professionals
- Car purchasing and lease schemes
- Servicing, parts & accessory colleague discounts.
- Enhanced holiday allowance with length of service
- Paid day off for your birthday
- Company share purchase plan
- Loan plans for colleagues, including toolbox and travel tickets
- Colleague referral payments
- Industry leading family friendly policies
- Numerous training, learning and development options to suit everyone
- Plus lot’s more
What you’ll do day to day
- Managing relationships with your customers, including keeping in regular contact with them about our products and forthcoming events, as well as maintaining a customer focused attitude.
- Promoting Parts sales to local businesses and selling high numbers to a monthly target.
- Developing the Parts Plus name to local businesses in our local area.
- Providing exceptional customer service.
- Maintaining thorough product knowledge and updating your knowledge through manufacturer led training.
Helpful skills and qualifications
Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here − if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.
If you think you’ve got what it takes and meet the criteria below, then please apply!
- We are looking for individuals who meet the below criteria to join our team. If you think you’ve got what it takes and meet the criteria below, then please apply!
- Customer awareness. Negotiation and communication skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Full driving licence.
We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you don’t meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.
Be part of something big
Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.
But you don’t need to love cars to work with us - just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.
Our Values
At Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all we that do.
Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork – Professionalism
These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.