Need job advice
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Its a complex question without knowing all the details. Why do you want to leave a job with steady income for one with possibly better income now and then? Is it important to you to have regular income to pay outgoings or are do you not need money for outgoings and can get by on sales commission? What are the realistic amounts of commission you are likely to get? I could go on...
I don't like the job I am at too much, largely due to the manager I am working for. He is a complete ***.
Also the job I am at is stressful so that is why I'm looking to switch. I have enough money saved up where I can get by 3-4 months with no income and still be ok.
Anyone here a salesman for a high end dealership?
Also the job I am at is stressful so that is why I'm looking to switch. I have enough money saved up where I can get by 3-4 months with no income and still be ok.
Anyone here a salesman for a high end dealership?
You have to know the market and how confident you are in selling a high end product.
How much do you know about Lexus? Can you articulate what makes them better than BMW, Audi, Mercedes and other premium brands. Why would somebody want one over the aforementioned brands.
The thing with commission only sales jobs is that you are taking all the risk and the dealership none. If you don't perform they just bin you and start again. Of course if you're confident in your ability and think you can sell Lexus then it could be the break you're looking for. What training will they give you, or what else might they be investing in your success?
Can you ask them about your target, how many cars they're selling, how many make their numbers and how many don't etc. have you got a group of contacts you could use as potential clients? Also on commission only it's going to be cut throat with the other sales folks. What client protection do you get? (You work a client but are not in when they come back, what stops someone stealing your sale?)
Failing that, could you not look for the next step up in your current role but at another shop?
How much do you know about Lexus? Can you articulate what makes them better than BMW, Audi, Mercedes and other premium brands. Why would somebody want one over the aforementioned brands.
The thing with commission only sales jobs is that you are taking all the risk and the dealership none. If you don't perform they just bin you and start again. Of course if you're confident in your ability and think you can sell Lexus then it could be the break you're looking for. What training will they give you, or what else might they be investing in your success?
Can you ask them about your target, how many cars they're selling, how many make their numbers and how many don't etc. have you got a group of contacts you could use as potential clients? Also on commission only it's going to be cut throat with the other sales folks. What client protection do you get? (You work a client but are not in when they come back, what stops someone stealing your sale?)
Failing that, could you not look for the next step up in your current role but at another shop?
get a job for lexus get some sales experiance then move to another brand that you may enjoy more,
if you have a good sales skill then they will be more than happy to accommodate, also i believe people who work for BMW get a stupidly good company car scheme that they can buy into?
but as above, can you copete with the other brands for a sale with a lexus?
if you have a good sales skill then they will be more than happy to accommodate, also i believe people who work for BMW get a stupidly good company car scheme that they can buy into?
but as above, can you copete with the other brands for a sale with a lexus?
I'm a Sales Exec for Audi, I get a piddly basic with a complexed commission structure that tbh I can't be bothered to explain at any legth.
I've been at Merc, VW and now Audi and it is generally much-of-a-muchness. You'll start slow... then you have the "beginner's rush"...then your figures dive... then you level out with a couple of quiet patches. Once you've been in the trade for a couple of years you start to build up a customer base and you start to get repeat business. Your managers should understand this and they shouldn't hold anything against you for fluctuation, just as long as customers keep giving you good feedback and you don't stick out from the team.
Now I know you are in America and this could change a lot of things in terms of stability, pay... all sorts. All I know is for me, always working for a main dealer I have a relatively stable job unless the s*** hits the fan or I screw up BIG time. Back street dealers are very aggressive, you end up knuckle fighting for the business and no, I would not recommend it. In terms of security you could look at the number of sales executives, depending on the size of the dealership;
3-4 sales execs in a dealer like Lexus and you'll have a big to-do list and plenty of sales opportunities, although you may get kicked for sales ratios (new customers v. test drives v. deals)
5-7 and things should be comfortable.
8+, you'll need some boxing gloves.
Perhaps ask one of the more honest looking employees of the company (receptionist, parking attendant, maybe even a young sales exec or service advisor) what employee turnover is like, managers will always inflate it.
I have never seen a service 'manager' move to sales before - maybe because it's just me, maybe because nobody would do it. Personally I can't see the advantage in switching, but the grass is always greener on the other side
I've been at Merc, VW and now Audi and it is generally much-of-a-muchness. You'll start slow... then you have the "beginner's rush"...then your figures dive... then you level out with a couple of quiet patches. Once you've been in the trade for a couple of years you start to build up a customer base and you start to get repeat business. Your managers should understand this and they shouldn't hold anything against you for fluctuation, just as long as customers keep giving you good feedback and you don't stick out from the team.
Now I know you are in America and this could change a lot of things in terms of stability, pay... all sorts. All I know is for me, always working for a main dealer I have a relatively stable job unless the s*** hits the fan or I screw up BIG time. Back street dealers are very aggressive, you end up knuckle fighting for the business and no, I would not recommend it. In terms of security you could look at the number of sales executives, depending on the size of the dealership;
3-4 sales execs in a dealer like Lexus and you'll have a big to-do list and plenty of sales opportunities, although you may get kicked for sales ratios (new customers v. test drives v. deals)
5-7 and things should be comfortable.
8+, you'll need some boxing gloves.
Perhaps ask one of the more honest looking employees of the company (receptionist, parking attendant, maybe even a young sales exec or service advisor) what employee turnover is like, managers will always inflate it.
I have never seen a service 'manager' move to sales before - maybe because it's just me, maybe because nobody would do it. Personally I can't see the advantage in switching, but the grass is always greener on the other side
Well fair play to you for taking a shot at it and good luck 