Sarah Watson

Group 1 Automotive is a global Automotive Retail Business, with 114 dealerships in the UK.

I am primarily responsible for all Recruitment for our Toyota and Lexus Dealerships based across the UK, however support all other brands within the business as and when required.

This is a very fast paced high volume role. Often Recruiting for over 50 roles at any one time. This requires excellent time management, organisation and planning skills.

• Coordinate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs
• Determine selection criteria
• Source potential candidates through online channels (e.g. social platforms and professional networks)
• Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments and in-person interviews
• Assess candidate information, including resumes and contact details, using our Applicant Tracking System
• Write consistent high-quality job descriptions and adverts and post on various Job Boards and social media platforms
• Lead employer branding initiatives
• Organise and attend job fairs, Open Days, Assessment Centres and recruitment events
• Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates
• Liaising with Recruitment Agencies ensuring they are compliant with process and contractual obligations
• Ensure everyone complies with the Groups recruitment sign off and candidate offer processes
• Writing and delivering training material to support internal stakeholders with recruitment best practice and new processes
• Regularly supporting projects that enhance recruitment strategies, processes, and employer branding
• Build a talent base for various key job roles

• Administration including data processing, diary management, corresponding via email (multiple inboxes) and social media channels, preparing and producing documents using MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), preparing comprehensive spreadsheets and reports, CRM Database Management
• Involved in Business development activities and Account Management
• Visiting companies to discuss recruitment requirements
• Advertising vacancies appropriately by drafting and placing adverts using various media
• Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and short-listing candidates
• Arranging interviews for the right candidates with the clients
• Preparing CV's and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants
• Informing candidates about the results of their interviews and preparing letters of appointment
• Managing the recruitment process from initial vacancy enquiry to filling the position, invoicing and credit control

• Using sales, business development and marketing techniques in order to attract business from client companies and building relationships with clients and developing a good understanding of what client companies do and their work culture
• Advertising vacancies appropriately by drafting and placing adverts using a wide range of media (e.g. newspapers, websites, magazines)
• Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and short-listing candidates
• Checking references and suitability of applicants before referral to employers for interview
• Arranging interviews for the right candidates with the clients
• Preparing CV's and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants
• Informing candidates about the results of their interviews and preparing letters of appointment
• Negotiating pay and salary rates and finalising arrangements between client and candidates
• Offering advice to both clients and candidates on pay rates, training and career progression; reviewing recruitment policies to ensure effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programmes
• Processing time sheets, payroll, sickness and holidays for Temps

• Responsible for dealing with sub-prime car finance applications from initial enquiry to close of vehicle sale. Sales Administration duties included: Diary management, arranging appointments, typing letters, reception duties, Finance processing and underwriting, database and spread sheet maintenance, dealing with escalated customer enquiries, managing confidential information, management of own administration required to process my customer and sale
• Consistently achieved new business sales targets in order to achieve maximum profitability
• Consistently achieved 100% of all cold calling Telesales and re-generating previous business
• Achieved FSA qualifications to sell finance packages and insurances products to customer as well as selling vehicles
• Proficient in handling customer complaints and queries

• Consistently achieved 100% of all customer facing new business sales targets
• Achieved top sales person consecutive 2 months
• Dealing with customer from start of visit to close of sale, agreeing finance plans and ensuring customer satisfaction

Fully responsible for interviewing, selecting and recruitment of Young people for Modern Apprenticeship courses

Responsible for talks and presentations to pupils at local schools, liaising with local companies

Created and delivered sales presentations to company owners and Directors

Database management

General sales administration including: typing letters, dealing with telephone and face to face enquiries, diary management, arranging meetings, producing agenda's and typing up minutes

Solely responsible for all advertising, design and production of all company literature

Generating Sales and Marketing monthly, quarterly and yearly reports and responsible for the production of company sales, strategy and marketing plan

Full management of Sales and Marketing department, training, development and management of departmental staff

Responsible for providing careers advice and pastoral support to Learners

Created and enforced general company policy and strategy, setting management objectives