Automotive Sales Assistant - Highland, Michigan

AUTOMOTIVE SALES ASSISTANT

Are you interested in joining a growing business that is committed to family, promotes employees from within, is passionate about protecting the environment, has an inspiring company culture, and is actively involved with the community and local charities? If so, this opportunity might be for you!

The Automotive Sales Assistant works in the dealership’s showroom to provide assistance to Sales Consultants, Sales Managers, and directly assisting customers.

• Competitive Compensation
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Discounts on Sales and Service
• Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life/AD&D, Employee Assistance Program, Pet Insurance)
• Voluntary Benefits (Flexing Spending Account, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, Legal & Identity Theft Protection)
• 401(k) and Employer Match
• Holiday Savings Program with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay

• Must be dependable, friendly, enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• Office Experience
• General Telephone Skills
• Typing
• Documentation Skills
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Organized with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Reynolds and Reynolds preferred but not mandatory – will train.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to follow-through.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid driver’s license and satisfactory Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) are required.

• Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.
• Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers.
• Update customer records in dealership applications as required.
• Contact customers to answer basic procedural questions.
• Coordinate test drives and trade vehicle appraisals.
• Pull vehicle invoices.
• Run rebate summaries on vehicles.
• Work with the finance department to obtain the necessary customer information for credit approvals.
• Work with the service department to ensure accessory installations.
• Schedule appointments & deliveries.
• Reconcile monthly volume of sales.
• Other duties as assigned.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Regularly required to stand, talk, and hear.
• Frequently is required to walk and sit.
• Is potentially exposed to exhaust fumes or other airborne particles.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

LaFontaine Automotive Group is an equal opportunity employer.