Bilingual Traveling Sales Rep (Auto Repair)

Where you live: Open to most states if near a major airport

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What you will be doing:

You will visit auto shops with with a trusted vendor partner that is a well-respected household name, to sell our business analysis, which is best in the industry.

Unlike cold-call jobs, you not only will be given the shops to visit (you don't have to hunt for leads!), but you will also be introduced directly to the potential clients by our industry partner. You will feel great about the product you are selling, which is an excellent value to our clients. When not on the road visiting shops, you will follow-up on your visits and make sure your admin is up to date.

Travel:
This position requires substantial week-day travel. Typically that is 3 sales days a week and Monday and Friday are travel days. A typical travel week will involve flying out on Monday from your home base to a city, spending Tuesday to Thursday and sales calls, and then Flying back on Friday. 3-4 weeks a month. You can expect up to 40 weeks a year involving travel. Candidates living close to a major airport will be given preference, as it will cut down on travel time.

The first 3-6 weeks of your employment will involve training from your home office.

Base Pay + Commission

The base pay is $684 / week. Depending on how many sales you make per week, you can expect to make an additional $450 to $1,450 in commissions. We also provide in-house training at a training rate that is higher than the base pay.

Essential Traits

The following trails are essential to success on this path:

• At least three years successful track record in sales (retail is not considered)
• Auto repair industry experience
• This is not a customer service position - you will have to get results.
• TECH SAVVY: Experience and ability to learn new systems; Excel and PowerPoint a plus.
• Results-driven
• Persuasion skills. This is not a cold-calling sales job, but you must be persuasive to succeed.
• Persistence. The ability to tough it out and see things through if you hit a snag.
• Communication skills:** Ability to actively listen as well as to communicate with clients.
• Business savvy: A passion for understanding and helping businesses.
• Collaborative: must work well on a team.
• Highly organized.
• Must be able to talk and type simultaneously, as we confer with our clients via telephone often.
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About the Company

Celebrating our 30th year in business in 2023, DRIVE is the top automotive, collision, and truck consulting and training company in North America. We are leaders in a multi-million dollar industry with tremendous continued growth potential. Our business enhances the profitability and quality of living of shop owners throughout the automotive repair industry. Our goal is to fully equip shop owners with every executive ability needed to thrive, from analyzing and improving our clients' marketing campaigns and web/social media presence to financials to their employee hiring and retention practices, and much more.

Schedule / Travel

• Schedule is variable depending on location of client visits.
• You can expect to visit auto shops locally, regionally and nationally, 3 days a week, up to 3 to 4 weeks per month, with Mondays and Fridays typically being travel days. In general, you can expect to travel up to 40 weeks a year at the max, although some of that may be local or regional travel not involving flights. Your travel costs and a per diem will be paid for by the company.

You must have a home office set-up for remote work (reliable, high-speed internet, quiet work environment, updated versions of Windows or Apple iOS, Mac or PC required: iPads or Chromebooks will not work)

You must have computer skills

We provide extensive training as well. The top qualities we look for are a passion for our business, a desire to professionally consult at DRIVE as a career, persistence, and persuasive skills.

This is not a position to fill a year or get some experience on your CV. We are looking for long-term team members to grow with us.

Previous Auto Repair / aftermarket industry experience is required, along with a genuine desire to help small business owners.

Please review our company website:

https://driveshops.com/

Drive is an equal opportunity employer