Job Description

Boat Sales Associate

We are a well-respected Boat Dealership expanding to Bluffton looking for a high caliber candidate to join our sales team and help us provide our customers with the opportunity to escape, recreate and share their love of boating!

Corn hole and ping-pong skills are not required, but may come in handy at our company tournaments! And did we mention the oyster roasts and boat outing weekends?

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and professional boat sales individual with the ability to meet and or exceed annual sales goals while strategically positioning the company in the marketplace in order to sell new and used products while maintaining a world-class exceptional customer service experience.

What's in for you?

• Earnings: $150k ++ (including commission and bonus)
• Insurance: We care about our employees' health and wellbeing, so we offer affordable medical, dental, vision, and life insurance to all full-time employees after 60 days.
• 401K
• Vacation: The boating industry is all about relaxation and recharging; we want our employees to experience the same, so we offer 1 week of paid vacation for full-time employees after 1 year and 2 weeks of paid vacation after 2 years.
• Holidays: Holidays are meant to be spent celebrating with loved ones, so we offer 5 annual paid holidays.
• Growth: Throughout the year, you'll have opportunities to attend paid outside training programs with other Certified professionals, learn from growth-minded coworkers, and collaborate on your personal professional pathway.
• Discounts: We want our employees to be able to participate in the lifestyle that we love, so we offer discounts on boats, boat service, parts, accessories, and merchandise.
• We're a family at LSB, so we put on company-funded events, such as our annual boating trips as well as offshore fishing excursions, oyster roasts, boat-outing day trips, and more, in order to encourage team bonding.
• We live our values meaning you'll be treated as you should be in a friendly, culturally diverse work environment.

Key Responsibilities

• The Boating Advisor must recognize that business is built on customer satisfaction and devote him/herself to exceeding the customer's expectations
• Enthusiastically embraces Company values and operations
• Be a team player
• Highly professional, organized, and detail-oriented
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Establishes and maintains good long-term relationships with customers before and after the sale
• Acquires complete knowledge of the product line, features and accessories available for purchase
• Shows products on property, off property, at off-sites or shows, and demonstrates boats safely on the water
• Follows the sales process to improve selling skills, including prospecting for new customers and follow-up on customers previously contacted
• Diligently inputs and maintains accurate and comprehensive customer and prospect information into the CRM
• Accurately computes and quotes sales price, including tax, trade-in allowance and license fees
• Follow through from first touchpoint with a customer to delivery and maintain service satisfaction throughout ownership
• Project a professional and knowledgeable image at all times
• Participate in customer events and boat shows
• Works with the Marketing and service teams to communicate the requirements for sales and financing
• Successfully completes all required training programs
• Must achieve weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly sales goals
• Must achieve total sales dollars (volume) and gross profit goals
• Must meet Company's customer survey results

Requirements

• Excellent abilities to communicate with customers and team
• Exceptional follow-up skills
• Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule
• Solid sales employment record

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in boat sales or a related field.
• Passion for boating and a good understanding of various boat types and accessories.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Positive attitude, self-motivated, and a team player.
• Ability to work weekends and attend occasional industry events.

Do you have what it takes? If so, apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws

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