Sales Manager – Automotive

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🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🤑 Sales

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VirtuHire

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2019

🎯 Recruiter

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

Recruitment • HR Tech • SaaS

VirtuHire is a remote recruiting and employer-of-record service focused on connecting businesses with vetted South African talent. The company rigorously vets candidates and provides a curated shortlist, interview scheduling, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and full employee management. It offers a no-fee recruitment process, advertises cost savings versus local hires, and emphasizes English proficiency, university-educated candidates, and industry experience. Metrics provided include clients served, hires made, and a high retention rate. VirtuHire positions itself as a partner handling hiring, EOR services, and HR administration to let clients focus on growth.

📋 Description

• Manage a high volume of inbound leads • Qualify prospects and understand their automotive requirements • Quote customers using established tiered pricing • Sell PPF, window tint, ceramic coating, and paint correction services • Handle objections confidently and professionally • Follow up consistently with prospective customers • Convert inbound opportunities into booked appointments and sales • Build trust through genuine automotive product knowledge • Provide a warm, consultative customer experience • Maintain accurate CRM records and ensure no leads are lost • Train and onboard new SDRs as the business expands • Coach team members on inbound sales conversations • Monitor individual and team performance • Establish sales best practices and processes • Provide call coaching and constructive feedback • Develop automotive product knowledge across the team • Manage accountability and sales performance • Help build a scalable internal sales function

🎯 Requirements

• Hands-on experience within automotive customisation or a closely related automotive environment required • Relevant automotive experience in PPF, window tint, ceramic coating, vehicle wrapping, automotive detailing, paint correction, automotive aftermarket products, performance and vehicle accessories, automotive sales, or automotive installation • Approximately 5+ years of sales experience preferred • Experience in inbound, phone-based, or high-ticket sales • Proven ability to handle objections and close customers • Strong follow-up and lead-management skills • Comfortable working with high lead volumes • Consultative rather than aggressive sales approach • Demonstrable history of achieving sales targets • Experience mentoring, training, or supporting colleagues • Strong communication and coaching ability • Potential to manage a small SDR team within approximately 6–12 months • Comfortable being accountable for individual and team performance • Able to lead by example while remaining hands-on • Excellent spoken and written English • Able to build rapport quickly over the phone • Confident communicating with customers independently • Able to explain automotive products and services clearly • Comfortable working remotely • Experience with GoHighLevel, Urable, internal sales/dashboard systems, or WhatsApp beneficial but not required