Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Achievements And Awards
Affiliations
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Songezo Quinton Shongwe

Songezo Quinton Shongwe

New And Pre Owned Sales Executive
Johannesburg South

Summary

Discuss customers needs and advising them on the most suitable vehicle. Arranging test drives and demo drives. Negotiate the sale price of vehicles, including any trade in price for customers' old cars. Work out on finance arrangements, which may include cash or finance applications. Highlight additional products to customers such as accessories and after sales services. Complete associated paper work and pre- delivery inspections. Update inventory lists, placing orders for new cars from manufacturers and arranging swap deals to suit the customers vehicle needs.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

New Cars Sales Executive

CMH Foton and Proton
Randburg
12.2024 - Current
  • Help customers in their decision-making process in purchasing a vehicle.
  • Assist in the service department and doing evaluations on customer's vehicles and give them an estimated quote for a new.
  • Creating brand awareness by doing demo visits in surrounding companies.
  • Engaged with Taxi associations to build relations to buy our vehicles.

Vehicle Administrator

Halfway Lexus Fourways
10.2024 - 11.2024
  • Mainly responsible for checking new stock of vehicles that they reflect on the dealership's books and stock list.
  • Buying and sourcing used cars from customers, and We buy cars to feed our used car section.
  • Advertise dealership vehicles on Autotrader and Cars.co.za to help the sales team to sell and generate leads.

New Cars Sales Executive

Toyota Rand Stadium
04.2024 - 09.2024
  • Took my sales experience to another level from Lexus in order to be actively involved in sales within the short amount of time available
  • Cold-called customers from e-Toyota to up-sell services by getting them to trade-in their vehicle for a new car
  • Up-selling the new vehicle specials the dealership has advertised
  • Ensuring a Gross Profit of R300 000 on 8 cars per month
  • Evaluating service customer's vehicles to generate an attractive offer and a quote for a new car should they be interested to trade-in their vehicle
  • Gave customers the correct advice to ensure after sales service is on board with our CE.

New and Pre owned Sales Executive

Supergroup dealerships
09.2023 - 03.2024
  • Company Overview: (Lexus The Glen)
  • Started as a Sales Cadet and assisting the sales team in order to learn more about the sales process in a dealership
  • I was responsible for selling both new and pre owned vehicles
  • I gained experience with the sales process on finance and cash deals, compiling of deal files with 100% accuracy and ad-hoc showroom floor duties
  • Also embarking on Demo drives to demonstrate the vehicle to a customer, while maintaining communication with customers are one of my strong attributes
  • Ensured that my product knowledge is on par as this was a premium brand.
  • Dealer setting, presentation of a car and ensuring a smooth and well detailed vehicle handover.

Telesales Consultant

Clientele Life
05.2022 - 08.2023
  • I was responsible for selling insurance policies such as funeral, legal and hospital plans
  • Mostly through cold calling
  • Which means I had to identify their needs and handle objections

Customer advisor

Sigma Connected
10.2021 - 04.2022
  • I was working on the Covid-19 vaccination programme
  • Main duties entailed advising clients on the vaccination process, booking their appointments, and other administrative affairs using the department of health system

General Assistant

McDonald's SA
Johannesburg
11.2018 - 09.2021
  • It was my first job while I was still a student at Wits
  • Worked on part time basis and full-time when the semester closes
  • I rotated from working as a cashier, working at the kitchen, taking orders in the drive thru and front counter
  • Stock taking on Sundays and Wednesdays to ensure there is enough stock for the store
  • Spent 2 months working as a data capturer at their head office in Sandton

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Law, Psychology and Economics

Wits University
02.2016 - 12.2020

Cert. In NCR Debt Counselling - Debt counselling and debt consolidation

University of Pretoria
03.2022 - 11.2022

Matric - undefined

Lavela Secondary School
01.2014 - 12.2014

Skills

  • Proficient in English

  • IsiXhosa

  • IsiZulu

  • semi basic in Afrikaans

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

  • Time management

  • Negotiation

  • Point of Sale (POS) systems

  • Complaint management

  • Social media enquiry management

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • Product knowledge

  • CRM systems proficiency

  • Lead generation

Achievements And Awards

  • McDonald's Employee of the month (December, 2019)
  • International Relations Top Class Student (Wits University, 2017)

Affiliations

1. Robbie Matticks- Dealer Principal, Supergroup dealerships (Toyota and Lexus)- 083 409 7478- Robbie.matticks@supergrp.com

2. Steven Forster- Sales Manager, Supergroup dealerships (Lexus the Glen)- 082 888 0823- Stephen.forster@supergrp.com

3. Wayne Bull- Sales Manager, CMH Group (Foton and Proton)-

071 403 9187

Timeline

New Cars Sales Executive

CMH Foton and Proton
12.2024 - Current

Vehicle Administrator

Halfway Lexus Fourways
10.2024 - 11.2024

New Cars Sales Executive

Toyota Rand Stadium
04.2024 - 09.2024

New and Pre owned Sales Executive

Supergroup dealerships
09.2023 - 03.2024

Telesales Consultant

Clientele Life
05.2022 - 08.2023

Cert. In NCR Debt Counselling - Debt counselling and debt consolidation

University of Pretoria
03.2022 - 11.2022

Customer advisor

Sigma Connected
10.2021 - 04.2022

General Assistant

McDonald's SA
11.2018 - 09.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Law, Psychology and Economics

Wits University
02.2016 - 12.2020

Matric - undefined

Lavela Secondary School
01.2014 - 12.2014

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