do car salesmen (in general) have much paperwork?

Question

I am considering a job change and I am a good salesman but my current employer wants order takers and MANAGER TRAINEES .what can be expected in the way of me tracking my own sales and me doing daily chores not related to meeting and greeting and closing customers

Answer 1

Well I have been working for my dealership for 2 years and for each customer I will have on average 10-15 different pieces of paperwork that I have to fill out. Then you also have to have good skills with contact info and organization is a definite plus. You might also need to retain copy's of your customers information because things can be misplaced and since you are the salesperson it is up to you to locate the missing paperwork. Grunt work is what I like to call it.

Answer 2

Depending on the dealership depends on how much paperwork is involved. For the most part the initial contact with a customer will involve some kind of paperwork about the prospective buyer, so the finance department can get financial figures, interest rates etc., if they are paying cash not so much. If they are trading in a vehicle, it will probably be your job to make sure their paperwork is in order..like the title, if there is a payoff. Some salesmen, if qualified can make the apprasial sheet up, others have to get a manager to make the apprasial, but that sheet has to be filled out first. Copies of the customers information Drivers license, registration etc, will probably be required of you. That is just an example of some of the paperwork you may be responsible for. But each dealership has their own requirements. You can make a good amount of money if you are good at what you do. But be prepared, because most dealerships require many hours. Long days and weekends. Daily "chores" can mean almost anything!! Counting cars, moving cars to making coffee!! Just be prepared for almost anything!!!

Answer 3

In most larger type dealerships you will be expected to track your own customer follow up along with submitting your performance results for review by management, as for amount of paperwork thats the easy part.

You claim be be a good salesman, in the auto industry 20% of the salespeople make as much as the other 80% combined, and its only about 10% of salespeople ( the top guns ) that pull in $150,000 to $ 250,000 a year, it takes real people skills, long hours, being organized and above all no COMPASSION to make the top level.

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Answer 4

When I bought my car, the salesman did the MOST paperwork trying to explain to me that he couldn't sell the car to me at such a low price. I explained to him the real numbers, on his paper as well, and eventually we came to an understanding.

With the Internet and the cut-throat tactics that dealerships use, I have known a lot of people to LEAVE the car salesman field and go into other things like plumbing. The Internet tells you exactly what a car is worth, so you don't have the huge profits that you used to get when you'd sell a car for a lot.

Good luck to you though.

Answer 5

Depends on the place, but most of the paperwork is done by the finance office. Although, you'll probably write up estimates and play math with the customers for a while before they go into the FO.