Dealer Trade Driver

Dealer Trade Driver

As a dealer trade driver your primary responsibilities are to deliver vehicles to dealerships and customers while keeping the vehicle in excellent condition.

Essential job duties and responsibilities include:

• Verifying the vehicle identification and stock number match relevant paperwork.
• Checking that all reference guides, wheel locks, and keys transfer with the traded car
• Ensuring the vehicle is clean and undamaged throughout transport.
• Providing pick up and drop off services for customers.
• Communicating with customers as well as sales staff to ensure appropriate and legal transfer of ownership and customer satisfaction.

Required experience and education:

• High School Diploma or GED (General Equivalent Diploma).

Additional requirements:

• Valid New York State Driver License.

Required skills and attributes:

• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time-management and organizational abilities.
• Automotive sales and customer service knowledge.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.

Equipment, machines and software used:

• Computer software: Microsoft Office to include Word, Outlook, Excel, and CDK.

Physical and mental requirements:

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands, grasp, handle or feel, push, pull, reach, crouch, bend, kneel, climb, and perform repetitive motions of the hands and/or wrists.
• Will stand and move throughout the dealership facility (lot, showroom, service department, offices) for most of the shift. Will spend time outdoors showing vehicles to prospective customers and to drive vehicles in traffic during test drives

Physical exertion:

• Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Light exertion can involve sitting, walking and/or standing most of the time.

Environmental conditions:

• Work is performed in a dealership setting (lot, showroom, service department and offices).
• Occasional weekend and evening hours are required.

Hazards and safety precautions:

• Hazards: Slips, trips and falls, ergonomic injuries, and occasional lifting.
• Safety precautions: Breaks are encouraged to allow for stretching and training is provided covering slips, trips, and falls, safe lifting and stretching techniques.