Sales Consultant | Giles Volvo
Lafayette, LA | $60,000-$125,000+
Giles Volvo is looking for driven, competitive, highly motivated individuals who want to build a career in automotive sales and are willing to put in the work required to become a top performer.
We offer significant earning opportunities, professional training, and a clear path for advancement, but the opportunity comes with high expectations.
This is a face-paced, performance-driven environment where you will be expected to prospect, follow up, learn constantly, handle rejection, ask for the sale, and consistently work toward ambitious goals.
What can you earn?
$60,000-$125,000+ annual earning potential
Our compensation program rewards performance. The more you learn, produce, follow up, and sell, the more opportunity you’ll have to earn.
Top performers don’t wait for customers to walk through the door, they create opportunities and build their own business.
Additional opportunities include:
- Annual Christmas and Vacation bonuses averaging $1,700 each
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401k with annual company contributions
- Paid Vacation
- Advancement opportunities onto senior sales, finance, and management
Advancement opportunities:
Our goal for you would be to find a path to advance your career whether it’s Senior Sales, Finance, or Management. This path would substantially expedite your earning potential. Many of the positions offer a 6-figure income and present themselves within 2-3 years. Many of our leaders started in sales and earned their advancement through consistent performance, strong work ethic, and a commitment to our customers and team.
What does this job actually require?
You should expect to:
- Work in a highly competitive, goal driven environment
- Consistently prospect and follow up with customers through the sales process
- Handle rejection and continue moving forward
- Learn our products, technology, financing options, and sales processes
- Work evenings, weekends, and busy dealership hours as required
- Be accountable to individual and team performance goals
- Ask for the sale and confidently negotiate with customers
- Maintain a professional attitude and appearance
The people who succeed here understand that challenges are part of building a high-income sales career.
Who thrives at Giles Volvo?
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is 21 or older, has a valid driver’s license, and an acceptable driving record
- Highly motivated by achievement and financial performance
- Has strong personal discipline and follow through
- Comfortable being held accountable to measure goals
- Communicates confidently with different types of customers
- Coachable and willing to continuously improve
- Doesn’t give up easily when faced with rejection
- Understands that income is directly influenced by performance
- Takes pride in their reputation, customer relationships, and results
Automotive sales experience is a plus but not required. We’re more interested in your drive, work ethic, coachability, and willingness to do what it takes to succeed.
Why Giles Automotive?
At Giles Automotive, we believe in developing people, not just simply filling positions.
Our management team provides training, coaching, and support, but we expect you to own your results.
Our mission is to be a “vehicle” that improves the lives of our employees, customers, and community. We invest in our people and provide opportunities for those who consistently demonstrate the ability to grow.
If you’re competitive, disciplined, motivated by money, comfortable with accountability, and willing to work hard to build a career in professional sales, we want to meet you.
Must be 21 or older with valid driver's license and acceptable driving record while being able to pass required drug screening.
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.
Skills Required
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Valid driver's license
- Acceptable driving record
- Pass required drug screening
- Automotive sales experience
- Strong communication skills with different types of customers
- Ability to prospect, follow up, negotiate, and ask for the sale
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and busy dealership hours
What We Do
Giles Automotive is a premier dealer for Volvo, Nissan, Subaru, and Hyundai vehicles, offering a comprehensive inventory of new and pre-owned cars. Their mission is to be a 'vehicle' that improves the lives of their employees, customers, and community. They provide professional auto financing, high-quality service, and OEM-certified parts across their dealership locations in Louisiana.
