Business Development Used Trucks

Description

The Business Development- Used Truck role will be responsible to train under the mentorship of the Used Truck Manager, and other dealership personnel assigned to mentor specific functions/disciplines.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Learn to effectively communicate truck specifications to customers
• Attend all MPG, Peterbilt, and third party training classes as assigned
• Study truck and equipment specifications to improve knowledge of product performance and application
• Develop customer relationships
• Develop customer presentations
• Collaborate with fellow employees and suppliers
• Follow up on all details pertaining to transaction paperwork
• Secure customer commitments
• Produce "walk around" marketing videos for all used trucks
• Work with marketing to post trucks on publication websites, print media and other promotions
• Assist with used truck inspections as needed
• Attend sales and training meetings
• Attend industry events/open houses/golf outings
• Maintain professional appearance
• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

• High School Diploma

Computer Skills:

• Moderate to intermediate computer skills with fundamental computer operations, spreadsheets, word processing, database, e-mail, and CRM software

Language Skills:

• The ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, legal documents, and government regulations
• The ability to write reports, and business correspondence
• The ability to effectively present information and respond to questions, common inquires, or complaints, from customers, and the general public

Mathematical Skills:

• The ability of performing basic math as well as calculating figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, statistics, area, circumference, and volume
• The ability to apply concepts of basic algebra

Reasoning Ability:

• The ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting, and possessing an understanding of the appropriate time to speak

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Must have a valid CDL driver's license or be able to attain a CDL driver's license within six months of hire date and meet insurability requirements with the Company's insurance company

Travel:

• Three days per week should be allotted for contacting new and established customers to follow up on appointments that were previously scheduled

Physical Demands and Environment:

The physical demands and environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions.

• Constantly operate a computer and other office machines such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printers
• Work in all kinds of weather out of doors as needed
• Employee will lift up to 25 pounds
• Noise level is usually moderate
• Occasionally exposed to moving and mechanical parts
• Daily will sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, reach, feel, talk, hear, and see