What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sales Consultant position at Swickard Auto Group?
Gresham, OR | Toyota | Japanese brand | No automotive experience required | Hospitality experience | Customer service experience | Sales experience | Portland metro | East Portland | Multnomah County | Pacific Northwest | Veterans encouraged to apply | $50,000 - $120,000 /yr
IS THIS YOU?
New to automotive sales? You don't need a car background to succeed here -- you need to genuinely enjoy working with people, take pride in helping them make confident decisions, and be motivated by results you can measure. We train the rest.
Gresham Toyota is part of Swickard Auto Group, a hospitality company in the retail automotive space built on one idea -- be the favorite of our guests, our employees, and our manufacturing partners. We operate 40 dealerships across the West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii, and whether you're in Gresham or Anchorage, the standard is the same. Do right by people, every time.
What You'll Do
IS THIS YOU?
New to automotive sales? You don't need a car background to succeed here -- you need to genuinely enjoy working with people, take pride in helping them make confident decisions, and be motivated by results you can measure. We train the rest.
- You're a warm, straightforward communicator who earns trust by listening first
- You come from hospitality, retail, or another customer-facing or sales role and you're ready to represent Toyota to a loyal east Portland community
Gresham Toyota is part of Swickard Auto Group, a hospitality company in the retail automotive space built on one idea -- be the favorite of our guests, our employees, and our manufacturing partners. We operate 40 dealerships across the West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii, and whether you're in Gresham or Anchorage, the standard is the same. Do right by people, every time.
What You'll Do
- Welcome guests with genuine curiosity -- find out what they need before presenting a vehicle
- Build Toyota product knowledge through paid training -- the lineup, hybrids, and electrified models -- so you can guide guests with confidence
- Present vehicles and run test drives that connect each Toyota to what the guest needs
- Build a client pipeline through disciplined follow-up and CRM use -- repeat and referral buyers drive a high-earning career
- Work with finance and management to deliver a transparent, pressure-free purchase
- Meet monthly targets across volume, gross, and CSI
- Previous hospitality, customer-facing, or sales experience -- required. No automotive experience needed
- Paid Toyota brand and product training from day one
- A warm, honest communicator -- Gresham buyers are value-conscious and respond to straight answers
- Self-motivated, with a drive to build a book of repeat and referral buyers
- Comfortable with CRM tools and digital communication, or quick to learn them
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
- OTE of $50,000 - $120,000 /yr
- Paid Toyota brand and product training from day one
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance and supplemental coverage options
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Career path -- strong Sales Consultants grow into finance, management, and leadership roles at Swickard
- Employee vehicle purchase and service discounts
- A high-volume east Portland Toyota store, so consultants get plenty of guest conversations and build a pipeline quickly
- Toyota owners tend to return and refer family and friends, which rewards the consultant who follows through
- The range reflects the path: new consultants start at the low end while building product knowledge and pipeline, and top performers with an established book of repeat and referral buyers earn at the high end
- Swickard is one of the fastest-growing dealer groups in the country -- ranked Top 5 in North America for reputation in the automotive industry
- Our HEART values -- Honor every guest, Engage sincerely, Anticipate needs, Respond graciously, Thank intentionally -- are the foundation of how we sell, serve, and develop our people
Salary : $50,000 - $120,000