Product Specialist

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Greenwich, CT, USA
In-Office
Junior
Automotive • Retail • Transportation
The Role
Demonstrate vehicle features and benefits to customers, communicate across channels, comply with regulations, process and analyze basic data, perform retail sales support tasks, work evenings/weekends, and meet physical demands of showroom and outdoor vehicle demonstrations.
Summary Generated by Built In
Preferred Qualifications
Competencies
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate via face-to-face, phone, or by other means of communication 
  • Ability to demonstrate the feature, benefits and value of vehicles using print, digital and in person communication
  • Ability to vary communication style to the needs of the customer
  • Ability to understand, keeps abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations that impact business
  • Computer proficiency 
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions 
  • Ability to process data and organize it for management analysis 
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
  • Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume 
  • Ability to understand and follow work rules and procedures
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form 
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions 
  • Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
  • Ability to interact well with others
 Supervisory Responsibility
N/A
 
Work Environment/Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Light Work- lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time and/or frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds
This position requires a good deal of walking or standing, or this position could involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls
This position will require the employee to be standing for prolonged periods of time
This position requires the ability to push, pull, climb, stoop, kneel, reach, grasp, and walk on a regular basis
This position requires the ability to hear and to talk
This position requires the ability to perform repetitive motion (doing the same activity over and over throughout the day)
This position may encounter heat and cold when demonstrating vehicles to customers
This position may work in on both a covered area (showroom) and outdoor area when vehicles may be stored or on display
 
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
Work evening, weekend and holiday work hours as required.
 
Required Education and Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent; and one to two year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior retail experience is required.
 
Preferred Education and Experience
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent; and one to three year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior retail experience in a dealership is preferred.
 
Additional Eligibility Qualifications (Certification/Licenses/Registrations)
Manufacturer training is preferred but not required

Skills Required

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 1-2 years related experience and/or training
  • Prior retail experience
  • Excellent verbal and face-to-face communication skills
  • Ability to demonstrate vehicle features, benefits, and value in person and via print/digital media
  • Ability to vary communication style to customer needs
  • Computer proficiency
  • Ability to understand and comply with federal, state, and local regulations affecting business
  • Problem solving, data collection, organization, and basic analysis skills
  • Basic math skills (percentages, ratios, area, volume, discounts, commissions)
  • Ability to follow work rules, written and oral instructions, and carry assignments to completion
  • Ability to work independently and interact well with others
  • Ability to perform physical tasks (standing/walking for long periods, lifting up to 20 pounds, stooping, climbing)
  • Work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required
  • Associate degree (preferred)
  • Manufacturer training (preferred)
  • Prior retail experience in a dealership (preferred)
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The Company
15,141 Employees

What We Do

Penske Automotive Group (PAG) is an industry-leading transportation services company that operates more than 350 automotive retail and service locations. The company focuses on the sale and service of vehicles, providing a wide network of professional automotive care. They are committed to workforce diversity and offer various career pathways in sales, management, customer service, and automotive repair and services.

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