Sales Executive

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: ASAP

Ready to take your sales career up a gear?

Are you a natural people person who loves delivering outstanding customer service? Do you have a passion for sales, a positive attitude and the drive to succeed?

We’re looking for a motivated Sales Executive to join our New Car Sales team in Edinburgh , representing Ford and helping customers find the perfect car to suit their needs.

Whether you have previous car sales experience or come from a hospitality or customer-facing background, we want to hear from you. If you’re confident building relationships, thrive in a target-driven environment and enjoy turning great customer experiences into successful sales, this could be the perfect opportunity.

What will you be doing?

• Selling new Ford vehicles: Helping customers explore our range and find the right car for their lifestyle and budget.
• Delivering exceptional customer service: Creating a first-class experience from the initial enquiry through to vehicle handover.
• Maximising sales opportunities: Presenting finance options and additional products to meet customer needs and enhance their purchase.
• Generating new business: Proactively contacting potential customers, following up enquiries and building your own pipeline.
• Working as part of a team: Supporting your colleagues, contributing to team targets and helping create a positive showroom environment.

What are we looking for?

We’re interested in people with the right attitude, energy and customer focus.

You’ll ideally have:

• A full, valid UK driving licence.
• Previous car sales experience, or a background in hospitality or another customer-facing role.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive, target-driven approach and the motivation to achieve results.
• A customer-first mindset, with a commitment to treating every customer fairly.
• The ability to hit the ground running while learning our products, processes and systems.
• A willingness to work weekends as part of a 40-hour working week.

Being comfortable in front of a camera is also an advantage, as we embrace modern ways of engaging with customers.

What’s in it for you?

Rewards and Benefits:

• We offer a competitive basic salary as well as a company vehicle
• A generous and transparent bonus scheme with uncapped earning potential meaning you are in control of your own earnings
• 5 day working week
• 30 days annual leave
• Discounts on all our company products and services. This includes offers which are exclusively available to Peoples employees across our best range of vehicles. We also offer friends and family discounts.
• Instant access to the Peoples Refer a Friend programme. Not only do you get paid for recommending a friend to work for us, but we will pay you if you recommend new customers too
• Instant access to Peoples Rewards with 1000s of online retail discounts available to every employee and no spending limits.
• Instant membership to our dedicated Employee Assistance Programme

What does success look like?

In your first three to six months, you’ll be building strong customer relationships, getting to know the Ford range and our sales processes, achieving your objectives and becoming a valued member of the Edinburgh Sales team.

Ready to drive your career forward?

At Peoples we don’t just look at your CV. We want to know who you are, what your values are and what your potential is. We are an inclusive employer and we want everyone to feel that they can be their genuine self in work. Everyone is welcome and inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business.

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