Total 15 financial advisor job vacancies in Sales / Marketing category in buckinghamshire mk1 1df

Sales Support Executive

Hybrid Role - Milton Keynes

Salary from £24,327, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays + Company Car + Benefits

Full Time Permanent

Closing Date: 5th November 2024

About our team:

The team cover all aspects of the operational and customer service delivery for all Fleet Corporate customers including quotes, orders, deliveries and any in-life activity, customer queries and end of contracts.

What you'll be working on:

With strong customer service and administration skills, you'll build great relationships and actively contribute to the growth of our customer portfolio.

The role of the Sales Support Executive is to provide support to our Sales Team whilst building relationships directly with customers, offering them first class customer service. The role is vital in the delivery of service excellence to the VWFS Fleet customer leasing portfolio, and contributing to the growth and development of the department. The service you provide to customers will set us apart from every other leasing company.

We have big ambitions…. We want to be the No1 leasing company in Europe and we're looking for a hardworking, customer focused Sales Support Executive to help us achieve this target!

Your day to day:

• Generating quotations and processing of orders, within strict SLA's.
• Handling in life and end of contract queries from customers via email and telephone.
• Providing proactive support to the external Sales Team to aid sales growth.
• Handling a wide range of administrative duties, for up to 30 processes.
• Liaising with other departments for key information and data.
• Provision of bespoke customer reporting and other customer requests.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• High level of customer service - ability to wow our customers.
• Confident, with strong communication skills, telephone and email.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
• Skilled at picking up new systems and processes, confident in the use of MS Office.
• Strong team player, comfortable with working to team targets and influencing and supporting our customers.
• Ability to adapt to changing demands and different customer requirements.

What's in it for you?

• Salary Starting from £24,327
• Company Car
• 27 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Access to an exclusive deals and discounts website plus so much more

We are passionate about employee development and offer ongoing support and training to help people achieve their career aspirations. Whether that is to become the next leader within our business or to develop your current tool kit of skills, we support many cross-functional opportunities. We want you to achieve at your best and enjoy a successful career with us!

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

Your new company
Are you a proactive and organised professional with Payroll and HR experience? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to advance your career with a leading company celebrated for its supportive and dynamic culture and excellent benefits package. Join this team and see your ambition and dedication recognised and nurtured!
Your new role
To undertake and provide support to the HR Operations Assistant role holders with comprehensive end-to-end HR & Payroll administration in support of the employee life cycle. This includes all aspects of contractual documentation and maintaining accurate employee data related to personal details, job details, pay, benefits, and voluntary deductions.
Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the timely and accurate production and issue of contractual documentation/correspondence for new starts, leavers, and all contractual changes across all job levels.
• Ensure timely and accurate updates of employee records in the HR & Payroll system and employee files.
• Support the timely and accurate processing of pay for all employees on a monthly basis, including new starts, leavers, contractual changes, benefits adjustments, salary sacrifice, and voluntary deductions.
• Monitor absence and ensure accurate absence adjustments for all types of absence.
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of employee data through regular audits and detailed reviews.
• Provide support to the HR Operations & Payroll Manager with post-payroll administration and reporting.
• Offer first-line advice on queries from employees and line managers regarding contractual documentation, employment policies, and the reward framework.
• Assist with HR & Payroll annual events such as holiday roll-over, salary review, bonus, holiday purchase renewal, and PHC renewal.
• Draft and maintain accurate process documentation for HR & Payroll administration and processing.
• Demonstrate a high level of customer service in all duties, adhering to agreed SLAs.
• Continuously improve HR & Payroll administrative tasks to identify and implement best practices.
• Liaise with key stakeholders as required.
• Support the development of HR processes and the effective use of the HR & Payroll system across the wider HR team.
• Provide assistance with HR, Payroll, and Rewards projects as required.
• Ensure accuracy and accountability for key allocated tasks specific to the HR Operations and Payroll role.
• Support the knowledge and competencies of HR Operations & Payroll Assistants and assist the HR Operations & Payroll Manager in developing skills, knowledge, and experience for the HR Operations Assistants.

About you

• Previous experience in end-to-end HR administration processes and payroll, pension, and benefits awareness in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive individual with the ability to work on their own initiative.
• Plans ahead and works systematically and organised with attention to process and detail.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office experience, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, etc.
• Able to work with minimal supervision, be self-motivated, confident, and able to prioritise workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Flexible approach with high standards.
• Positive approach to self-development and willingness to support the self-development of new/junior team members.
• CIPD/CIPP or studying is desirable but not essential.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Sales Support Specialist

Hybrid Role - Milton Keynes

Salary from £26,447 per annum, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays + Company Car + Benefits

Full Time Perm

Closing Date: 21st October 2024

The purpose of the role is to resolve Dealer, Brand and VWFS UK Sales escalations that are preventing achievement of VWFS UK commercial targets and directly impacting upon Dealer and customer satisfaction as well as being a key driving force in managing SLAs - bringing actions and task owners together.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be a key link between Dealer, Reginal Development Consultants and VWFS UK Sales workflow together with our internal departments to provide timely and effective resolution to specific escalations
• Thoroughly investigate complex escalations and assess for any risk and opportunities and inform appropriate stakeholders
• Taking inbound calls supporting the retailer network
• Create clear plans for managing the changing priorities of key dealer and brand contacts in order to support timely and effective resolutions to incoming queries
• Escalate process failings to the correct department and pull together factual investigations in order to support overturning or rectifying any poor customer, dealer or Brand outcomes
• Identify root causes to repetitive process failings, provide suggestions for improvement and be responsible for coordinating change request activity
• Work closely with the wider sales team to identify performance risks and opportunities so that we stay on track to hit our commercial targets
• Use Salesforce to manage activity and query resolution, ensuring the correct allocation of tasks to owners. Drive robust processes for follow up and completion, ensuring the department stay within agreed service levels
• Support Reginal Development Consultants with retailer coaching around VWFS process to ensure efficiency and right customer outcomes.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Excellent written and spoken communication capabilities including telephony
• Full PC literacy essential
• High level of Customer service experience and ability to demonstrate use of initiative in order to aid departmental productivity
• IT literate with the ability to grasp new systems
• Strong Excel skills
• High level of time management and organisational skills
• GCSE passes at Grade C or above, or equivalent, in Maths and English
• An understanding of the Data Protection Act and Consumer Credit Act and FCA is desirable

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

• Salary Starting from £26,447
• Company Car
• 27 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Access to an exclusive deals and discounts website plus so much more

We are passionate about employee development and offer ongoing support and training to help people achieve their career aspirations. Whether that is to become the next leader within our business or to develop your current tool kit of skills, we support many cross-functional opportunities. We want you to achieve at your best and enjoy a successful career with us!

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you being your 100% self during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can

As part of our hybrid working arrangements we are giving our colleagues the opportunity to work a minimum of one day in the Milton Keynes office however flexibility is expected and you can work in the office more if you'd prefer.

Allen Motor Group are currently looking to employ a Sales Advisor to join our Hyundai dealership in Bletchley. This role is all about loving our customers – you’ll be managing and assisting with both face to face and digital enquires to make sure that they drive away in the right product.

As a Sales Advisor you’ll have some key tasks and activities within your area of responsibility:


Handing of inbound and outbound enquiries via email/telephone and digitally
Meeting personal and team-based sales targets
Guiding customers through the whole purchase process, advising on extended warranty, accessories, and financial products
Adhering to industry rules and regulations regarding the sale of financial products and insurance


This position is offered on a 5-day, 42 hour working week, with a £22,770 basic salary + uncapped commission, bonus and company car, reporting to the Sales Manager. The job does involve sales targets, achieving these targets in the right way for our customers meant that our average Sales Advisor earned £46,000 last year!

Do I need experience?

No! Whilst we welcome applications from experienced automotive sales advisors, we understand that everyone started without experience, so we relish applications from people looking to begin their automotive career with us. The key attributes and skills we look for in candidates are:


A passion for providing first class customer service
Great selling and influencing skills
A talent for communication
A full UK driving licence
An appreciation of the importance of the sales process


Why Allen Motor Group?

In addition to a highly attractive basic salary, uncapped commission, and bonus scheme we also offer a range of other benefits including:


Company car
30 days holiday including bank holidays, plus additional holiday entitlement which increases with length of service
Fantastic discounts on MOT’s, services and parts
Life assurance benefit, at no cost to yourself
Retailer discount portal with discounts from some of the UK’s biggest retailers
£500 refer a friend scheme
Full training and support to develop and progress your career with Allen Motor Group
High achiever related prizes/experiences


At Allen Motor Group, we drive an inclusive workplace, respecting and encouraging applications from every background. Join our team, where every person matters.

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please do apply now

Are you based in the Milton Keynes area?

Do you have a passion for sales and working with people?

Jewson, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Trade Counter Sales Advisor to join our team in Bletchley - Milton Keynes, who's as passionate about great service as we are.

We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).

Hours: 7.30am-5.00pm Mon-Fri, every 2nd Sat 8am-12pm

Location: Tavistock St, Fenny Stratford, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK2 2PP

Key Responsibilities

• Get to know our product lines and services in order to make the most of all customer interactions in line with our Jewson values

• Develop great relationships with new and existing customers (both face to face and over the phone), understanding their needs and providing proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible

• Dealing with lapsed accounts by checking in with customers

• Generating sales with new and existing customers - proactively calling customers to discuss offers and quotes

• Use our in-house systems to process customer orders, organise delivery times, and keep customers updated throughout their journey

• Keep the branch looking clean and tidy, to make a great first impression on our customers

• Work with colleagues to suggest opportunities for improvement

What's in it for you?

• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General

• Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.

• WorkPerks - A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway

• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)

• Voluntary company benefits such as Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover

• Employee Discount

• Refer a Friend scheme

• Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks

• New Reward and Recognition programme - launching soon!

Required Skills and Experience

• Previous industry experience is beneficial

• Experience in a customer facing/sales environment

• Passion for working with people with great communication skills

• Flexible with a positive can-do attitude

About us

At Jewson, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

Marketing Manager

Salary starting from £46,237

Benefits: Company car, Bonus potential, Pension, Private Healthcare, Loan car scheme, 27 days holiday and much more!

Closing date: 29th August 2024

About Us

Volkswagen Financial Services is dedicated to making mobility as seamless as possible for everyone. Beyond vehicle financing, we offer a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles and develop innovative mobility solutions to meet the needs of a changing world. We are passionate about inclusivity and support our colleagues to reach their full potential within a flexible and collaborative work environment.

About the role

We have a rare opportunity for a Marketing Manager to lead and oversee our partnerships with VWG automotive brands, ensuring all advertising initiatives and content comply with FCA standards. This role requires the balancing of commercial objectives with the delivery of good customer outcomes at every touchpoint.

Reporting to the General Manager of Marketing, the Marketing Manager will focus on designing customer propositions, marketing compliance and activations across all VWFS products and VWG tactical campaigns and events.

Who We're Looking For:

You will have excellent stakeholder management experience with a background of working in a financial services or regulatory environment.

This is a great opportunity for you to add value, showcase your skills and enjoy being part of a fast-paced collaborative team.

Your Impactful Contributions:

• Stakeholder Management: Build and manage relationships with key marketing stakeholders in VW Group Brands and VWFS Brand Managers, ensuring alignment with marketing strategies and operational requirements.
• Regulatory Compliance: Act as an in-house expert to the VWG brands on FCA regulatory advertising standards, ensuring compliance while balancing commercial goals.
• Marketing Integration: Advocate for the integration of VWFS activities into VWG brand marketing plans, ensuring that these plans add value to the brand strategy.
• Supplier Management: Select and manage external suppliers and agencies to ensure cost efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Performance Evaluation: Evaluate marketing activities against KPIs, ensuring successful outcomes and identifying areas for improvement.
• Market Analysis: Analyse competitors, market trends, and customer feedback to inform marketing strategy and the delivery of good customer outcomes.
• Communication: Ensure efficient communication and workflow between marketing departments, suppliers, and brands.
• Support and Materials: Provide support and materials to VWFS sales teams, brand sales teams, and retailer networks to successfully implement products and services.
• Ad Hoc Projects: Manage additional marketing projects as required.

Skills and Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in a financial services or a regulatory marketing role with deep understanding of FCA guidelines on financial promotions and consumer duty.
• Proven experience in managing external suppliers and budgets.
• Strong commercial acumen and marketing experience.
• Ability to prepare and present proposals and business plans.
• Exceptional attention to detail, quality, and consistency.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong communication skills at all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results within predefined KPIs.

Life at VWFS

We value putting people at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is informal, collaborative, and diverse, promoting flexibility and empowering colleagues to work in a way that suits them. We support our employees' development with a suite of resources to help you grow your career.

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

Diversity and Inclusion

Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer, welcoming applications from everyone. We nurture an environment where everyone can be their authentic selves. If you need support during the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Marketing Compliance Executive

Job Type: Full Time - Permanent (Hybrid)

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary and Benefits: starting from £34,037, company car scheme, bonus potential, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, generous pension scheme, private healthcare and so much more!

Closing date: 21st August 2024

We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Compliance Executive to join the Digital & Direct team within Volkswagen Financial Services UK Ltd. The role will review and approve financial promotions including retail marketing materials, TV, web content, video, and social activity for all VWG brands, in adherence with regulatory rules as outlined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The role will provide helpful and timely feedback to Marketing Managers and agency colleagues ensuring that required amendments are made and processes are followed within set SLA's. The role will create and supply promotional terms and conditions and support the Marketing team with checking key regulatory information for the timely launch of tactical finance offers, events and campaigns.

Who We're Looking For:

If you have previous marketing experience, exceptional attention to detail and previous experience of working in an FCA or regulated environment then this might just be the role for you, please do read on!

Responsibilities include:

• Manage the review and approval of all FCA financial promotions across national and local channels, including digital, print, TV, radio and point of sale.
• Be the dedicated subject matter expert (SME) for financial promotions, managing the approvals process end-to-end ensuring all materials are reviewed within set SLA's and are clear, fair and not misleading.
• Work collaboratively with Marketing Managers to respond to briefs for promotional terms and conditions and advise on the creation of compliant financial promotions.
• Manage and monitor workflow, assigning all inbound jobs and enquiries to relevant departments across Marketing, Compliance, and Campaign Development teams.
• Create training materials and deliver regular training webinars and workshops to VWG brand marketing teams and marketing agencies relating to regulatory requirements and industry best practice.
• Collaborate with ecommerce and integrations teams to review and approve customer facing digital platforms to ensure adherence to regulatory standards.
• Assess competitor (and outside of category) financial promotions activity to benchmark and assess opportunities for improvements.
• Create and distribute financial promotions guidance to the VWG retailer network.
• Manage the updates to VWFS UK advertising guidelines, ensuring any new regulation and changes to advertising approach are accurately represented.
• Identify opportunities to develop clear and concise briefs for marketing initiatives from VWFS Marketing Managers and other VWFS stakeholders across the business.
• Production, delivery and stock management of brochures and other POS materials
• Raise purchase orders and seek sign-off, manage expenditure approval forms

Skills and Experience required:

• Knowledge of FCA guidance on financial promotions
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to review and interpret complex information
• Ability to constructively question and challenge information and opinions of all
• Credible and confident, able to communicate at all levels across the business
• Customer orientated approach
• Commercial thinking
• Creative approach to problem solving
• FCA or regulatory environment knowledge

We do not think this role will be for you if:

• You do not have the necessary experience within a similar financially regulated or legal role previously - sorry but we need someone to be able to hit the ground running with this opportunity
• You prefer solo working, this role involves multi-stakeholder and collaboration with brands, agencies, and internal teams

What's in it for you?

We are passionate about employee development by offering ongoing support and training to help people meet their career aspirations. Whether that is to become the next leader within our business or to develop your current tool kit of skills, we support many cross-functional opportunities. We want you to achieve your full potential and enjoy a successful career with us.

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you being your 100% self during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can

As part of our hybrid working arrangements we are giving our colleagues the opportunity to work a minimum of one day in the Milton Keynes office however flexibility is expected and you can work in the office more if you'd prefer.

Sales Compliance Consultant

Full Time Permanent

Starting annual salary of £39,411 - £45,000 depending on skills and experience

Benefits: Company Car, Fuel Card, Bonus, Pension, Private Health Care, 27 days holiday much more!

Location - Field Based North-West/North-East location

Closing Date: 14th August 2024

The role

We are looking for a Sales Compliance Consultants to deliver the VWFS (Volkswagen Financial Services) Sales Compliance strategy to ensure VWFS meet our regulatory oversight requirements relating to how our products and services are sold.

This is achieved through robust and consistent observations of distributor performance, including data capture, due diligence and analysis, consultative guidance and risk escalations. This role is also instrumental in developing VWFS's field-based teams to have an awareness of all things regulatory whilst delivering Sales' MBOs (Management by Objectives). This is essential in ensuring VWFS can demonstrate we are taking reasonable steps to ensure the business process is controlled effectively, that it complies with the relevant requirements and standards of the regulatory system and has sufficient oversight of distributors to enable targeted risk mitigation (where and when required) and management of good customer outcomes in line with Consumer Duty.

What you will be responsible for…

• Deliver and deploy first line of defence tactics across all VWFS sales channels to meet the strategic direction and objectives of the Sales Department and the wider business
• Maintain a sound understanding of key regulatory obligations applicable to the motor finance industry to ensure you operate in the spirit of treating customers fairly, including development activity to deliver good customer outcomes
• Manage, and suitably evidence, all aspects of our Retailer Risk Review process to identify and challenge sales practices that do not fit with the spirit of regulatory principles. This includes deployment and evaluation of Retailer Risk Self-Assessments, undertaking appropriate tests to validate effectiveness of the retailer network's relevant controls and implementing effective action plans to mitigate all identified risks and address any conflict with regulator guidelines or VWFS principles or Good Customer Outcomes (GCO) aspirations
• Manage and complete all on-boarding and compliance monitoring checks for all new accounts - including all future 3rd parties (brokers, non-VWG relationships, etc.) required to sell VWFS products and services to ensure suitability and permissions to do so
• Successfully manage network risk escalations by conducting deep-dive retailer analysis and audits of those identified as 'at risk,' including implementation of remedial activities, subsequent tracking of those activities and escalations to appropriate stakeholder / committee where non-adherence identified
• Monthly management of GCO reporting to identify trends and 'at risk' retailers that may indicate poor customer outcomes or mis-selling of our products - advising stakeholders, prioritising retailer visits, and managing related Sales Development Manager (SDM) activities accordingly.
• Confirm, prepare and deliver updates for Sales' Quarterly Dealer Performance Reviews (QDPR) and subsequent monthly Sales Management Meetings to inform Sales Management Board on progress made with 'at risk' retailers
• Manage any network audit and exploratory assignments requested through wider VWFS business in relation to perceived risk or regulator request - fully and effectively reporting all findings and follow-up activity to satisfy all requirements
• Present clear and concise commercial recommendations, to senior internal and external stakeholders, on required management oversight activities to effectively mitigate consumer and regulatory risks associated with the sale of VWFS products & services
• Provide ongoing market intelligence to Sales' training and wider sales teams on current and future compliance and GCO risks and opportunities - developing and implementing effective and compliant "best practice" initiatives across the VWFS sales teams, wider business, and network partners
• Assist development of Field Team knowledge, awareness and application of regulatory needs and requirements
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with key Risk and Compliance related stakeholders, and act in the interests of the wider Volkswagen group of companies to gain support to implement identified development actions
• Deliver effective meetings that include clear agendas and documented actions to engage relevant stakeholders to implement what has been agreed maintaining appropriate meeting cadence.
• Maintain accurate records, plan and communicate actions via Sales Force
• Lead and/or participate in discrete projects within the context of 'Sales Power'
  
  

Who are we looking for?

• Strong self-initiative and problem-solving capability to identify issues from complex data sources to select appropriate audit methodology
• Excellent attention to detail to meet and maintain audit requirements
• Strong commercial acumen including the development of credible business proposals
• Ability to influence and negotiate with others to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
• Able to have challenging conversations with senior distributor management to discuss non-compliant or at-risk areas and agree specific action plan
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills enabling effective communication skills, across multiple stakeholder levels and business processes
• Able to maintain multiple product related technical information
• Customer focused attitude essential
• Strong organisational, planning and basic project management skills.
• Tenacity and self-motivation with the capability to work under own initiative
• Analytical and can identify root cause to determine the most appropriate and effective course of action
• Good presentation skills, with ability to construct and deliver effective presentations with influence

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you being your 100% self during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can.

Hours: 39 hours a week
Salary:£8.65 per hour

53/54 HIGH STREET, GOSPORT, HANTS PO12 1DF

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about beauty and health? Love talking to customers? If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, you’ll have a great time at Superdrug working as an Apprentice Sales Adviser. Working in one of our stores is fun and no two days are the same. Hard work, yes, but rewarding too, with great benefits and opportunities to progress. An Apprentice Sales Adviser role is just the start!

We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service, and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling!

Here's the exciting bit…a great day includes:

In our Apprentice Sales Advisers, we look for a positive mindset, people who can support their team to get things done and enjoy getting involved.

Your role at Superdrug as one of our Apprentice Sales Advisers will be all about serving customers mostly at the till point where you will deliver excellent service and make sure customers don’t miss out on any of our great Star Buys. You’ll help ensure that the store is well stocked, and a high level of store presentation is maintained and will actively be involved in achieving the store targets.

Your Assessor and store team will work with you to improve your communication, team work and organisational skills. They will support you with your employability skills including interview skills, CV preparation, managing your money, health, and wellbeing.

Your training will take place in store so no college days! At the end of your training, you will complete an end point assessment and on successful completion you will achieve a Retailer L2 Apprenticeship.

During your Apprenticeship your Assessor and Store Manager will discuss with you any potential progression opportunities, including becoming a sales advisor, team leader or other retail roles.

It is a great experience that will prepare you for even bigger challenges. Superdrug Apprentice Sales Advisers are extremely important to us, we recognise that you are our future Team Leaders. We will actively develop your skills and offer real career progression supported by our excellent in-house training and Apprenticeship qualifications.

What you’ll need to succeed?

• Confident and clear communication skills
• Passionate about retail and customer service
• Desire to learn and improve your knowledge/skills
• Willingness to carry out piercing services for our customers (training provided)
• Flexible in working hours and adaptable to change

Success in this role will enable you to take your next step with us, as we have a strong desire to promote from within and reward the highest achievers.

You qualify if…

• You have a grade 4 / C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and maths
• You are not currently in any form of education and you are available for full time shifts
• You HAVEN’T completed a Retail Apprenticeship before
• You are eligible to work in the UK
• You are brand new to retail

Here’s how you are rewarded...

• Up to 28 days holiday
• Up to 30% discount for you and a nominated friend or family member
• Excellent training
• Great sales incentives
• Enhanced company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Come and be part of something special!

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Allen Motor Group are currently looking to employ a Sales Advisor to join our Hyundai dealership in Bletchley. This role is all about loving our customers – you’ll be managing and assisting with both face to face and digital enquires to make sure that they drive away in the right product.

As a Sales Advisor you’ll have some key tasks and activities within your area of responsibility:


Handing of inbound and outbound enquiries via email/telephone and digitally
Meeting personal and team-based sales targets
Guiding customers through the whole purchase process, advising on extended warranty, accessories, and financial products
Adhering to industry rules and regulations regarding the sale of financial products and insurance


This position is offered on a 5-day, 42 hour working week, with a £22,770 basic salary + uncapped commission, bonus and company car, reporting to the Sales Manager. The job does involve sales targets, achieving these targets in the right way for our customers meant that our average Sales Advisor earned £46,000 last year!

Do I need experience?

No! Whilst we welcome applications from experienced automotive sales advisors, we understand that everyone started without experience, so we relish applications from people looking to begin their automotive career with us. The key attributes and skills we look for in candidates are:


A passion for providing first class customer service
Great selling and influencing skills
A talent for communication
A full UK driving licence
An appreciation of the importance of the sales process


Why Allen Motor Group?

In addition to a highly attractive basic salary, uncapped commission, and bonus scheme we also offer a range of other benefits including:


Company car
30 days holiday including bank holidays, plus additional holiday entitlement which increases with length of service
Fantastic discounts on MOT’s, services and parts
Life assurance benefit, at no cost to yourself
Retailer discount portal with discounts from some of the UK’s biggest retailers
£500 refer a friend scheme
Full training and support to develop and progress your career with Allen Motor Group
High achiever related prizes/experiences


At Allen Motor Group, we drive an inclusive workplace, respecting and encouraging applications from every background. Join our team, where every person matters.

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please do apply now

Sales Compliance Consultant - Fixed Term Contact until 1st June 2025

Salary starting from £40,000 depending on skills and experience

Benefits: company car + company bonus potential, pension, private medical, discounted loan car scheme, life insurance, 27 days holiday plus much more!

Hybrid Field based role with regular visits to our offices in Milton Keynes

Closing Date: 25th June 2024

The role

We are looking for a field based Sales Compliance Consultant - Fixed term contract to deliver the VWFS Sales compliance strategy to meet our regulatory oversight requirements to manage how our products and services are sold. This is achieved through robust and consistent observations, data capture, analysis, guidance and risk escalations. This role will instrumental in developing the field based teams' to have an awareness of all things regulatory and deliver sales MBOs to meet good customer outcomes.

What you will be responsible for…

• Deliver and deploy first line of defence tactics across all VWFS sales channels to meet the strategic direction and objectives of Sales Department and the wider business.
• Manage and suitably evidence all aspects of our Retailer Risk Review process to identify and challenge sales practices that do not fit with the spirit of regulatory principles. This includes deployment and evaluation of retailer risk self-assessments, undertaking appropriate tests to validate effectiveness of retailers relevant controls and implementing effective action plans to mitigate all identified risks and address any conflict with regulator guidelines or VWFS principles or Good Customer Outcomes (GCO) aspirations
• Manage and complete all on-boarding and compliance monitoring checks for all new accounts - including all future 3rd parties (Heycar, brokers, etc.), required to sell VWFS products and services to ensure suitability and permissions to do so.
• Successfully manage network risk escalations by conducting deep-dive retailer analysis and audits of those identified as 'at risk', including implementation of remedial activities, subsequent tracking of those activities and escalations to appropriate stakeholder / committee where non-adherence identified
• Confirm and prepare updates for sales Quarterly Dealer Performance Reviews (QDPR) and subsequent monthly Sales Management Meetings to inform Sales management board on progress made with 'at risk' retailers
• Monthly management of GCO reporting to identify trends and 'at risk' retailers that may indicate poor customer outcomes or mis-selling of our products - advising stakeholders, prioritising retailer visits and managing related Sales Development Manager (SDM) activities accordingly.
• Manage any network audit and exploratory assignments requested through wider VWFS business in relation to perceived risk or regulator request - fully and effectively reporting all findings and follow-up activity to satisfy all requirements
• Maintain a sound understanding of key regulatory obligations applicable to the motor finance industry to ensure you operate in the spirit of treating customers fairly including development activity in order to deliver good customer outcomes
• Present clear and concise commercial recommendations to senior internal and external stakeholders on required management oversight activities to effectively mitigate consumer and regulatory risks associated with the sale of VWFS products & services
• Provide ongoing market intelligence to Sales Training and wider sales teams on current and future compliance and GCO risks and opportunities - developing and implementing effective and compliant "best practice" initiatives across the VWFS sales teams, wider business and network partners.
• Assist development of Field team knowledge, awareness and application of regulatory needs and requirements.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with key risk and compliance related stakeholders and act in the interests of the wider VW group of companies in order to gain support to implement identified development actions
• Deliver effective meetings that include clear agendas and documented actions to engage relevant stakeholders to implement what has been agreed maintaining appropriate meeting cadence.
• Maintain accurate records, plan and communicate actions via Sales Force
• Lead and/or participate in discrete projects within the context of 'sales transformation'
  
  

Who are we looking for?

• Strong self-initiative and problem solving capability to identify issues from complex data sources to select appropriate audit methodology
• High attention to detail levels to meet and maintain audit requirements
• Strong commercial acumen including the development of credible business proposals
• Ability to influence and negotiate with others in order to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
• Able to have challenging conversations with senior retailer management to discuss non-compliant or at risk areas and agree specific action plan
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to maintain multiple product related technical information
• Customer focused attitude essential
• Strong communication skills, across multiple stakeholder levels and business processes
• Strong organisational and planning and basic project management skills.
• Tenacity and self-motivation with the capability to work under own initiative
• Analytical and is able to identify root cause to determine the most appropriate and effective course of action
• Good presentation skills, with ability to construct as well as deliver effective and influence

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you being your 100% self during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can.

Are you based in the Milton Keynes area?

Do you have a passion for sales and working with people?

Jewson Milton Keynes (Bletchley), a leading building materials distributor, is on the hunt for a Sales Advisor who's as passionate about great service as we are.

We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).

Hours: 7.30am-5.00pm Mon-Fri, every 2nd Sat 8am-12pm

Location: Tavistock St, Fenny Stratford, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK2 2PP

Key Responsibilities

• Get to know our product lines and services in order to make the most of all customer interactions in line with our Jewson values

• Develop great relationships with new and existing customers (both face to face and over the phone), understanding their needs and providing proactive advice and solutions so that you can deliver the best experience possible

• Dealing with lapsed accounts by checking in with customers

• Generating sales with new and existing customers - proactively calling customers to discuss offers and quotes

• Use our in-house systems to process customer orders, organise delivery times, and keep customers updated throughout their journey

• Keep the branch looking clean and tidy, to make a great first impression on our customers

• Work with colleagues to suggest opportunities for improvement

What's in it for you?

• A competitive salary and benefits package, plus generous staff discounts

• A supportive team environment where your contributions are recognised and valued

• Opportunities to grow your skills and career within our organisation

• Flexible working arrangements to help you balance work and life

Required Skills and Experience

• Previous industry experience preferred but not essential

• Experience in a customer facing/sales environment

• Passion for working with people with great communication skills

• Flexible with a positive can-do attitude

About us

At Jewson, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

Location: Bisham Abbey
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours 39 hours, between Monday to Sunday
Salary: £23,000 to £25,000 per annum + Commission + excellent benefits


Here at Bisham Abbey our our goal is to encourage active, healthy lifestyles in an environment that is safe, warm, clean, friendly and fun. To be the destination of choice for being part of an active community, whilst helping you to make MORE of every day’. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Membership Sales Advisor to join our team.
Bisham Abbey is one of Sport England`s National Sports Centres and is home to a number of National Governing Bodies of Sport. Bisham Abbey provides excellent facilities to Britain’s leading sports men and women. Bisham Abbey is also a Conferencing and Event Centre, boasting a large number of recently refurbished rooms and outdoor spaces for weddings, corporate events, and team-building days.

It’s an extremely exciting time to join the company as we head into the Olympics. Our facility regularly hosts NGB Teams, with England Hockey competing in the Olympics, you will have the ability to play a key part of their success by running a smooth and efficient shift during their stay. You will also be working closely with England Rugby, Fab Academy, Living Tennis and more!
In this role you will support the business to generate income by achieving monthly Health and Fitness membership sales and membership retention targets. Answering directly to the site’s Leisure Manager you will be responsible for all aspects of the sales process. You will work with the local community and companies to generate sales opportunities through lead generation. The role will require evening and weekend working.

We are very keen to find an individual who can find opportunities to offer our fantastic facilities to the local community and support the growth of the contract.

In addition, there will be times when you will be required to assist other members of staff.


You will help in facilitating a safe, fun, and professional working environment with free access to the leisure facilities, various discounts and excellent development opportunities.

About you
We are looking to hear from candidates that have previous experience of dealing face to face with customers in a busy environment including sales experience if possible. You will have good communication and customer care skills, have a maturity and calmness to work under pressure, the ability to handle cash and maintain customer records, as well as a good telephone manner and confident with using IT systems.

Lastly, you must show proactiveness and innovation within the role in addition to being self-motivated and target driven.

If you feel you meet the above criteria, please apply today!
Why Join us Meaningful and vital work: Working within Leisure means that you’ll play a critical role in ensuring that the communities we serve receive exceptional service and you’ll help to provide our local communities with a safe and fun environment to stay healthy and connected to others.

A world of opportunity: It takes a diverse team to support our Leisure business and we’re big on internal progression. So, whether you specialise your skills, undertake additional training or progress into senior management you’ll find all the opportunity you need to evolve your career.

Great people: Our staff are dedicated to providing the best possible service for our customers and we welcome those who take similar pride in their work.
What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- Free safeguarding training and DBS check
- Excellent Development and Training Opportunities 
- 6% employer matched pension contribution
- 20 days annual leave (Pro Rata) + public holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Simply health cash plan
- Anytime health line
- Employee assistance programme
- Benefits portal offering discounts on eating out, travel, shopping and entertainment
- A safe and supportive culture 
- A chance to make a positive difference to the community 

  #leisurejobs



Location: Bisham Abbey
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours 39 hours, between Monday to Sunday
Salary: £23,000 to £25,000 per annum + Commission + excellent benefits


Here at Bisham Abbey our our goal is to encourage active, healthy lifestyles in an environment that is safe, warm, clean, friendly and fun. To be the destination of choice for being part of an active community, whilst helping you to make MORE of every day’. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Membership Sales Advisor to join our team.
Bisham Abbey is one of Sport England`s National Sports Centres and is home to a number of National Governing Bodies of Sport. Bisham Abbey provides excellent facilities to Britain’s leading sports men and women. Bisham Abbey is also a Conferencing and Event Centre, boasting a large number of recently refurbished rooms and outdoor spaces for weddings, corporate events, and team-building days.

It’s an extremely exciting time to join the company as we head into the Olympics. Our facility regularly hosts NGB Teams, with England Hockey competing in the Olympics, you will have the ability to play a key part of their success by running a smooth and efficient shift during their stay. You will also be working closely with England Rugby, Fab Academy, Living Tennis and more!
In this role you will support the business to generate income by achieving monthly Health and Fitness membership sales and membership retention targets. Answering directly to the site’s Leisure Manager you will be responsible for all aspects of the sales process. You will work with the local community and companies to generate sales opportunities through lead generation. The role will require evening and weekend working.

We are very keen to find an individual who can find opportunities to offer our fantastic facilities to the local community and support the growth of the contract.

In addition, there will be times when you will be required to assist other members of staff.


You will help in facilitating a safe, fun, and professional working environment with free access to the leisure facilities, various discounts and excellent development opportunities.

About you
We are looking to hear from candidates that have previous experience of dealing face to face with customers in a busy environment including sales experience if possible. You will have good communication and customer care skills, have a maturity and calmness to work under pressure, the ability to handle cash and maintain customer records, as well as a good telephone manner and confident with using IT systems.

Lastly, you must show proactiveness and innovation within the role in addition to being self-motivated and target driven.

If you feel you meet the above criteria, please apply today!
Why Join us Meaningful and vital work: Working within Leisure means that you’ll play a critical role in ensuring that the communities we serve receive exceptional service and you’ll help to provide our local communities with a safe and fun environment to stay healthy and connected to others.

A world of opportunity: It takes a diverse team to support our Leisure business and we’re big on internal progression. So, whether you specialise your skills, undertake additional training or progress into senior management you’ll find all the opportunity you need to evolve your career.

Great people: Our staff are dedicated to providing the best possible service for our customers and we welcome those who take similar pride in their work.
What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- Free safeguarding training and DBS check
- Excellent Development and Training Opportunities 
- 6% employer matched pension contribution
- 20 days annual leave (Pro Rata) + public holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Simply health cash plan
- Anytime health line
- Employee assistance programme
- Benefits portal offering discounts on eating out, travel, shopping and entertainment
- A safe and supportive culture 
- A chance to make a positive difference to the community 

  #leisurejobs

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Strategic Sales Manager - New Business

Location: Field Based

Salary from £51,330k depending on skills and experience + OTE Sales Bonus + Company Car + Fuel Card

Benefits: Company bonus, pension, private medical, discounted loan car scheme for friends & family, life insurance, 27 days holiday plus much more!

Closing date: 20th March 2024

Are you ready to drive success and transform the corporate sales landscape?

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Sales Manager to join our New Business team and take charge of expanding our customer base in the 300+ fleet segment and large salary sacrifice schemes (5,000+ eligible employees).

This isn't just a job; it's a chance to make an impact, grow professionally, and enjoy a host of fantastic benefits as part of a dynamic team.

Life at VWFS: We're passionate about putting people at the heart of everything we do. We're informal, collaborative and diverse. We operate a culture of flexibility, to empower our colleagues to work in a way that works for them. We want everyone to reach their full potential and have a suite of resources to help you develop your career.

The role and responsibilities:

As our Strategic Sales Manager, you will play a pivotal role in acquiring new corporate customers and negotiating impactful deals within the large corporate fleet segment (car and van fleets running 300+ vehicles + salary sacrifice schemes for companies with more than 5,000 employees).

Your focus will be on cultivating lasting relationships and enhancing customer value through the sale of VWFS | Fleet's industry-leading product portfolio.

Your Impactful Contributions:

• Prospect: With the support of a powerful telemarketing function and warm leads from VW Group brands; prospect a defined list of 150 prospects, using this list to generate leads and opportunities to meet an annual order target of 400 vehicles across the corporate car & van and EV Salary Sacrifice arenas
• Qualify & Strategise: Through a simple qualification framework, qualify new opportunities and work collaboratively with peers to strategize your deals to a successful conclusion
• Bid: With the support of an industry-leading bid management function; lead bid & tender processes to a winning conclusion.
• Present: Develop and deliver compelling sales proposals/presentations for new corporate customers
• Negotiate: Negotiate commercial & legal aspects of new business deals with executive level decision-makers (i.e. Finance Directors)
• Close & Implement: Lead the new customer implementation process in collaboration with our Implementation team to ensure that all of the benefits of VWFS' proposal are realised by the customer to enable a smooth handover of the customer to our Account Management team.

Who We're Looking For:

We're looking for professional, driven and high potential salespeople that want to make a name for themselves.

Our commitment to you is that we will coach, develop and mentor you to enable your success in this role, which we believe will truly accelerate your career trajectory and earnings

Our ideal candidate would be able to demonstrate the majority of the following experience/attributes:

• Proven track record of winning new accounts for a leasing company in a fleet new business role
• A professional and polished manner
• Self-confidence, belief and drive.
• Excellent interpersonal and conversational skills and a genuine interest in people.
• Solid understanding of the vehicle fleet sector and/or EV Salary Sacrifice.
• Strong commercial instincts with strong business planning skills.
• Accomplished negotiator comfortable engaging with executive-level decision-makers.
• Ability to challenge the status quo, including senior figures within a company

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us, and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you being your 100% self during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can.

Sales Support Executive

Hybrid Role - Milton Keynes

Salary from £22,950, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays + Company Car + Benefits

Full Time Fixed Term Contract, Ends 31st October 2024

Closing Date: 03rd January 2024

About our team:

The team cover all aspects of the operational and customer service delivery for all Fleet Corporate customers including quotes, orders, deliveries and any in-life activity, customer queries and end of contracts.

What you'll be working on:

With strong customer service and administration skills, you'll build great relationships and actively contribute to the growth of our customer portfolio.

The role of the Sales Support Executive is to provide support to our Sales Team whilst building relationships directly with customers, offering them first class customer service. The role is vital in the delivery of service excellence to the VWFS Fleet customer leasing portfolio, and contributing to the growth and development of the department. The service you provide to customers will set us apart from every other leasing company.

We have big ambitions…. We want to be the No1 leasing company in Europe and we're looking for a hardworking, customer focused Sales Support Executive to help us achieve this target!

Your day to day:

• Generating quotations and processing of orders, within strict SLA's.
• Handling in life and end of contract queries from customers via email and telephone.
• Providing proactive support to the external Sales Team to aid sales growth.
• Handling a wide range of administrative duties, for up to 30 processes.
• Liaising with other departments for key information and data.
• Provision of bespoke customer reporting and other customer requests.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• High level of customer service - ability to wow our customers.
• Confident, with strong communication skills, telephone and email.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
• Skilled at picking up new systems and processes, confident in the use of MS Office.
• Strong team player, comfortable with working to team targets and influencing and supporting our customers.
• Ability to adapt to changing demands and different customer requirements.

What's in it for you?

• Salary Starting from £22,950
• Company Car
• 27 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Access to an exclusive deals and discounts website plus so much more

We are passionate about employee development and offer ongoing support and training to help people achieve their career aspirations. Whether that is to become the next leader within our business or to develop your current tool kit of skills, we support many cross-functional opportunities. We want you to achieve at your best and enjoy a successful career with us!

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.