A business management philosophy outlines a company's reason for being while serving as a fundamental guideline that shapes the mindset and behavior of employees. The following three key phrases sum up Kia’s management philosophy: full accountability, realizing potential, and practicing humanity. These key values are encapsulated in a single mantra: 'Build...
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Job Description
- The New Vehicles Sales Manager is fully responsible for managing and leading the New Cars sales teams, maximizing sales and profitability to achieve dealer sales targets and sales forecast commitments, and ensuring customer satisfaction and retention through the execution of the sales process.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meet sales targets
- Maximise sales and profitability through satisfaction and retention of customers to meet sales forecast.
- Developing the necessary sales organization to meet sales and profitability objectives.
- Ensuring optimum stock of vehicles on premises.
- Ensuring cost control to budget within the department.
- Ensure adequate product display material is available.
- Review all pricing policies, discounts and “trade-in” dealing to maintain Dealership profitability.
- Monitor financial performance of sales department weekly.
- Ensure that customer complaints are dealt with timeously and effectively.
- Ensure that vehicle is delivered according to OEM quality and safety standards.
- Ensure that departmental customer satisfaction/ expectation targets are met.
- Ensure direct and indirect costs remain within Company prescribed parameters.
- Ensure that Sales Executives receive new model launch training.
- Establish the staffing levels and the training required to achieve sales objectives.
- Ensure that all floorplan activities are monitored.
- Ensure stock level is kept within company policy requirements.
- Maximize sale of back-end products.
Experience and Knowledge Required:
- A minimum of 5 years vehicle sales experience within the motor vehicle industry. Relevant experience in new car sales is essential.
- Track record of accurate vehicle valuations, setting and adjusting pricing is essential.
- Prior experience in a sales management role; managing, leading, administering and motivating a sales team to achieve objectives, to guide and implement effective sales processes and systems, and to ensure achievement of business sales objectives is preferred.
- A previous successful track record in sales is required.
- Knowledge & understanding of OEM target management and variable margin programmes is an advantage.
- Prior experience in Renault and MG sales or similar brand - highly desired.
Qualifications Required:
- Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- A relevant tertiary qualification NQF6+ (e.g. sales/ marketing/ business management) qualification - an added advantage.
Other Requirements:
- Valid, unendorsed drivers license and safe driving record.
- Computer literate: MS Office and dealer lead management system.
- Knowledge of dealership policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of competitive motor industry.
Skills and Personal Attributes
- Communication (spoken and written business communication).
- Interpersonal skills (building rapport)
- Sales management and marketing skills, knowledge and experience in the retail automotive context is necessary.
- Business acumen/ commercial astuteness
- Relationship management with new car sales department and other relevant stakeholders.
- Customer service management
Personal Attributes:
- Professional
- Highly results driven and orientated
- Highly self-motivated and constantly driven to achieve more.
- Highly resilient and able to maintain a positive outlook.
- Ethical
- Calm under pressure; able to keep emotions under control.
- An adapter: someone who can adapt their interpersonal style to suit different people or situations.
- A team player
- Reliable
Closing Date 13 November 2026
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Job Description:
- The successful candidates will be responsible to deliver sales in order to process sales of pre - owned vehicle transactions accurately and timeously through the execution of predefined work objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures.
Specific Role Responsibilities
Processes and governance:
- Identify and apply known solutions to operational problems and escalate unresolved issues
- Deliver on agreed performance targets according to set procedures and service level agreement
- Report on transactional activities to provide timely information for decision making in area of accountability
- Execute work in line with governance and compliance processes
- Provide advice and support to customer and their requirements in order to achieve & maintain set customer service excellence standards
- Contribute to the design, development, implementation and evaluation of marketing campaigns aimed at the increase of new vehicle sales
- Negotiate price, finalise sales and follow-up with customers to ensure exceptional customer service
- Adhere to legal compliance to the FICA regulation, POPI Act and Customer Protection Act
- Process all leads of prospective customer and follows up on possible sales
- Pursue and develop customer relationships for the acquisition of vehicle sales in line with set targets
- Manage the effective resolution of customer complaints, ensuring problems are addressed in a timely and accurate manner
Finance:
- Execute work activities effectively and efficiently in order to prevent financial losses
Client/Customer
- Deliver work activities adequately to satisfy internal and external customers
- Contribute to a culture of customer service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback as well as exceptional service delivery
Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric Certificate
- 3-5 years working experience in a similar environment
- A valid South African driver's license
Skills and Personal Attributes:
- Developing sale
- Making a sale
- Persuasive selling skills
- Product and or service knowledge
- Trust and integrity
Closing Date 13 November 2026
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Job Description
- The successful candidate will be responsible to plan, manage and monitor the implementation of pre-owned vehicle sales activities and processes in order to enhance service delivery and maximise profits
Specific Role Responsibilities
- Implement and manage end-to-end processes.
- Define standard operating procedures (SOP's).
- Monitor and report on progress against operational plan and make adjustment where required.
- Resolve problems with the necessary discretion and guidelines.
- Plan, manage and monitor governance compliance processes in area of accountability in order to manage risks and expose liabilities.
- Contribute to the development of the appropriate strategy and set target within area of accountability.
- Manage operational risk and risk mitigation initiatives.
- Adhere to current legal compliance, e.g. FICA regulation, POPI Act and Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and others.
- Maintaining content on digital and social media platforms in accordance with OEM/Importer and organisational standards.
- Plan and organise sales outputs through assigning sales priorities and continuously reviewing and adapting targets and quality to achieve objectives and goals.
- Ensure vehicle stock is managed in accordance with company /OEM/ Importer policies.
- Educate customers on products and services, ensuring acquisition and retention of customers thereby improving sales, revenue and customer base.
- Establish and sustain business and OEM/Importer relationships.
- Initiate and structure sales deals to ensure maximum profits of vehicles sales are achieved.
- Plan and manage financial activities in line with approved policies, processes and procedures.
- Manage, monitor and report on budget variances and provide solutions.
- Maximise rebates and ensure payments from OEM/Importer.
- Ensure that the assets, resources and equipment are managed in a manner that enhances cost-effective utilisation.
- Plan, manage and monitor processes to ensure customer service excellence.
- Deliver services that creates a culture which aims to exceed customers' expectations in all aspects of the business.
- Contribute to a culture of customer service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for customer feedback and exceptional service delivery.
- Manage CRM processes and procedures
Qualifications and Experience
- Higher Certificates and/or Advanced National (Vocational) Certificates in Sales and Marketing, preferably
- Over 5 years’ experience in the motor sales industry
- 3 years supervisory experience with a proven track record of managing a floor of 20-30 units
Skills and Personal Attributes
- Business and Operations Management
- Apply selling techniques for parts
- Conflict Management
- Customer Service
- Developing Sales
- Fleet Sales Management
- Functional Policies and Procedures
- Governance, Ethics and Values
Closing Date 16 November 2026
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Job Description
- Kia South Africa (Pty) Ltd invites ambitious, driven and enthusiastic young individuals who are eager to learn and ready to kick-start their careers in the automotive industry to apply for the 3-months Sales Champions Programme.
- This opportunity is designed to equip aspiring sales professionals with the knowledge, skills and practical experience required to succeed in automotive sales.
Programme Overview
Successful candidates will receive:
- 3-months structured workplace experience
- Exposure to a professional corporate environment
- Mentorship and guided sales skills development
Minimum Requirements
- Must have a Valid Driver’s License
- South African citizen, under the age of 45
- Completed Grade 12 (Matric)
- Strong communication skills
- Passion for sales and customer engagement
Closing Date 20 November 2026
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Job Description:
- The successful candidates will be responsible to deliver sales in order to process sales of pre - owned vehicle transactions accurately and timeously through the execution of predefined work objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures.
Specific Role Responsibilities
Processes and governance:
- Identify and apply known solutions to operational problems and escalate unresolved issues
- Deliver on agreed performance targets according to set procedures and service level agreement
- Report on transactional activities to provide timely information for decision making in area of accountability
- Execute work in line with governance and compliance processes
- Provide advice and support to customer and their requirements in order to achieve & maintain set customer service excellence standards
- Contribute to the design, development, implementation and evaluation of marketing campaigns aimed at the increase of new vehicle sales
- Negotiate price, finalise sales and follow-up with customers to ensure exceptional customer service
- Adhere to legal compliance to the FICA regulation, POPI Act and Customer Protection Act
- Process all leads of prospective customer and follows up on possible sales
- Pursue and develop customer relationships for the acquisition of vehicle sales in line with set targets
- Manage the effective resolution of customer complaints, ensuring problems are addressed in a timely and accurate manner
Finance:
- Execute work activities effectively and efficiently in order to prevent financial losses
Client/Customer
- Deliver work activities adequately to satisfy internal and external customers
- Contribute to a culture of customer service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback as well as exceptional service delivery
Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric Certificate
- 3-5 years working experience in a similar environment
- A valid South African driver's license
Skills and Personal Attributes:
- Developing sale
- Making a sale
- Persuasive selling skills
- Product and or service knowledge
- Trust and integrity
Closing Date 20 November 2026
go to method of application »
Job Description
- Kia South Africa (Pty) Ltd invites ambitious, driven and enthusiastic young individuals who are eager to learn and ready to kick-start their careers in the automotive industry to apply for the 3-months Sales Champions Programme.
- This opportunity is designed to equip aspiring sales professionals with the knowledge, skills and practical experience required to succeed in automotive sales.
Programme Overview
Successful candidates will receive:
- 3-months structured workplace experience
- Exposure to a professional corporate environment
- Mentorship and guided sales skills development
Minimum Requirements
- Must have a Valid Driver’s License
- South African citizen, under the age of 45
- Completed Grade 12 (Matric)
- Strong communication skills
- Passion for sales and customer engagement
Closing Date 20 November 2026
go to method of application »
Job Description:
- The successful candidates will be responsible to deliver sales in order to process sales of pre - owned vehicle transactions accurately and timeously through the execution of predefined work objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures.
Specific Role Responsibilities
Processes and governance:
- Identify and apply known solutions to operational problems and escalate unresolved issues
- Deliver on agreed performance targets according to set procedures and service level agreement
- Report on transactional activities to provide timely information for decision making in area of accountability
- Execute work in line with governance and compliance processes
- Provide advice and support to customer and their requirements in order to achieve & maintain set customer service excellence standards
- Contribute to the design, development, implementation and evaluation of marketing campaigns aimed at the increase of new vehicle sales
- Negotiate price, finalise sales and follow-up with customers to ensure exceptional customer service
- Adhere to legal compliance to the FICA regulation, POPI Act and Customer Protection Act
- Process all leads of prospective customer and follows up on possible sales
- Pursue and develop customer relationships for the acquisition of vehicle sales in line with set targets
- Manage the effective resolution of customer complaints, ensuring problems are addressed in a timely and accurate manner
Finance:
- Execute work activities effectively and efficiently in order to prevent financial losses
Client/Customer
- Deliver work activities adequately to satisfy internal and external customers
- Contribute to a culture of customer service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback as well as exceptional service delivery
Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric Certificate
- 3-5 years working experience in a similar environment
- A valid South African driver's license
Skills and Personal Attributes:
- Developing sale
- Making a sale
- Persuasive selling skills
- Product and or service knowledge
- Trust and integrity
Closing Date 13 November 2026
go to method of application »
Job Description:
- The successful candidate will be responsible to plan, manage and monitor the implementation of new vehicle sales activities and processes in order to enhance service delivery and maximise profits
Specific Role Responsibilities:
- Implement and manage end - to - end processes
- Initiate and structure sales deals to ensure maximum profits of vehicles sales are archived
- Plan and manage financial activities in line with approved policies, processes and procedures
- Manage, monitor and report variances and provide solutions
- Maximise rebates and ensure payments from OEM/ Importer
- Ensure that the assets, resources and equipment are managed in a manner that enhances cost - effective utilisation
- Plan, manage and monitor processes to ensure customer service excellence
- Deliver services that creates a culture which aims to exceed customer's expectations in all aspects of the business
- Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for customers feedback and exceptional service delivery
- Manage CRM processes and procedure
Qualification and Experience:
- Higher Certificate and/or advanced National (Vocational) Certificates in Sales and Marketing, preferably
- Over 5 years' experience in the motor sales industry
- 3 years supervisory experience with a proven track record of managing a floor of 20-30 units
- A valid South African Driver's License
Skills and Personal Attributes
Technical Competencies:
- Apply selling techniques for parts
- Business and Operations Management
- Conflict Management
- Customer Service
- Developing Sales
- Fleet Sales Management
- Functional Policies and Procedures
- Governance, Ethics, and Values
Managerial Competence:
- Operations Risk Management
- Perform selling of vehicle parts
- Planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
- Problem Solving and Analysis
- Product and or service knowledge
- Sales of non - OEM parts and accessories
- Structure and operation of vehicle and components
- Understand customer patterns to sell parts
Closing Date 18 November 2026
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Job Description
- The New Vehicles Sales Manager is fully responsible for managing and leading the New Cars sales teams, maximizing sales and profitability to achieve dealer sales targets and sales forecast commitments, and ensuring customer satisfaction and retention through the execution of the sales process.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meet sales targets
- Maximise sales and profitability through satisfaction and retention of customers to meet sales forecast.
- Developing the necessary sales organization to meet sales and profitability objectives.
- Ensuring optimum stock of vehicles on premises.
- Ensuring cost control to budget within the department.
- Ensure adequate product display material is available.
- Review all pricing policies, discounts and “trade-in” dealing to maintain Dealership profitability.
- Monitor financial performance of sales department weekly.
- Ensure that customer complaints are dealt with timeously and effectively.
- Ensure that vehicle is delivered according to OEM quality and safety standards.
- Ensure that departmental customer satisfaction/ expectation targets are met.
- Ensure direct and indirect costs remain within Company prescribed parameters.
- Ensure that Sales Executives receive new model launch training.
- Establish the staffing levels and the training required to achieve sales objectives.
- Ensure that all floorplan activities are monitored.
- Ensure stock level is kept within company policy requirements.
- Maximize sale of back-end products.
Experience and Knowledge Required:
- A minimum of 5 years vehicle sales experience within the motor vehicle industry. Relevant experience in new car sales is essential.
- Track record of accurate vehicle valuations, setting and adjusting pricing is essential.
- Prior experience in a sales management role; managing, leading, administering and motivating a sales team to achieve objectives, to guide and implement effective sales processes and systems, and to ensure achievement of business sales objectives is preferred.
- A previous successful track record in sales is required.
- Knowledge & understanding of OEM target management and variable margin programmes is an advantage.
- Prior experience in Renault and MG sales or similar brand - highly desired.
Qualifications Required:
- Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- A relevant tertiary qualification NQF6+ (e.g. sales/ marketing/ business management) qualification - an added advantage.
Other Requirements:
- Valid, unendorsed drivers license and safe driving record.
- Computer literate: MS Office and dealer lead management system.
- Knowledge of dealership policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of competitive motor industry.
Skills and Personal Attributes
- Communication (spoken and written business communication).
- Interpersonal skills (building rapport)
- Sales management and marketing skills, knowledge and experience in the retail automotive context is necessary.
- Business acumen/ commercial astuteness
- Relationship management with new car sales department and other relevant stakeholders.
- Customer service management
Personal Attributes:
- Professional
- Highly results driven and orientated
- Highly self-motivated and constantly driven to achieve more.
- Highly resilient and able to maintain a positive outlook.
- Ethical
- Calm under pressure; able to keep emotions under control.
- An adapter: someone who can adapt their interpersonal style to suit different people or situations.
- A team player
- Reliable
Closing Date 19 November 2026
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Job Description: Specialist - Procurement and Sustainability
- The Specialist: Procurement and Sustainability plays a major role in the identification, development and execution of spend opportunities to entrench savings and cost efficiencies for the business, as well as driving Kia’s Sustainability and BEE goals and objectives.
- The emphasis is on minimising waste while maximising cashflow and ensuring that all Procurement governance and compliance protocols are adhered to in engagement with all relevant stakeholders. This is a Junior Management position.
Key Responsibilities:
Procurement:
- Collaborating closely with the various Importer and Finance teams to optimise the cost base within the Kia SA
- Identify various spend optimisation opportunities through sourcing capabilities, strategizing and negotiating with suppliers in order to acquire the most cost-effective deals and to reduce procurement expenses
- Identify, benchmark and evaluate new suppliers, while verifying that they are a legitimate businesses who comply with all local laws, meet our quality standards and provide value for money
- Improving efficiencies in the ordering of necessary goods and services
- Ongoing review and testing existing suppliers to determine opportunities, potential risks and terminations as required
- Analysing, tracking and reporting key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness on a monthly basis across the Importer and Dealer expense base and share with the Kia Executive Team as required
- Provide insightful and meaningful Procurement spend and analytical reports to the business, on which strategic decisions can be made
- Working collaboratively with other departments i.e. Finance, HR, IT, etc. as required on proactive expense management and savings opportunities
Governance and Compliance:
- Promote and support a culture of compliance throughout the organisation to embed this into day-to-day operations
- Ensuring a robust and efficient process is maintained to vet, review and onboard new suppliers, mitigating any potential fraud or compliance risks
- Identify any Procurement, supplier or related compliance matters that require action and follow-up
- Monthly reporting and review of compliance related matters as required
BBBEE (Preferential Procurement):
- Identifying suppliers who are BEE Compliant to meet Motus Group targets
- Ensuring the maintenance of a BEE Compliant Supplier database to submit to Motus Group on a regular basis
- Collaborating with Importer and Retail Finance teams to ensure timeous and accurate BEE data capturing for monthly reporting and gathering of BEE certificates, while identify BEE spend gaps and opportunities
- Partnering with various internal stakeholders and BEE pillar owners to ensure understanding of the BEE targets
- Facilitating training sessions and workshops on BEE legislation, practices and policies for Kia employees via the Motus Group BEE team
- Partner with the HR team on the consolidated BEE monthly reporting framework for submission to the Motus Group BEE team
Sustainability:
- Monitoring the Kia SA’s sustainability performance, especially on water, fuel and electricity on a monthly basis
- Identifying areas where Kia SA can lessen its environmental impact and promptly address an environmental matter requiring attention
- Collaborating with Importer and Retail Finance teams and Motus Group Sustainability team to ensure timeous and accurate Sustainability data capturing for monthly reporting
- Assist in the preparation of the Sustainability data pack for the Financial Risk Review Committee (FRRC) quarterly meetings, including the compilation of commentary on tracking against targets and Sustainability strategies for Kia
- Provide monthly Sustainability reporting updates to the Executive: People & Procurement, identifying gaps and areas of improvement in reporting across the Importer and Retail Finance teams
Qualifications and experience:
- Relevant Post graduate university degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, or similar business-related degree.
- CIPS qualification or studying towards completion of a CIPS and Member, Charted Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) qualification highly advantageous
- At least 2-3 years’ experience in a Procurement or Supply Chain/Logistics role
- Basic understanding of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing fundamentals
Key Skills and Behavioural competencies:
- Basic understanding of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing fundamentals
- Highly ethical, operating with an unquestionable level of integrity in all aspects
- Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
- Highly energetic and resilient to fast paced environment, whilst being assertive to promote a compliant culture
- Proactive with high level of multi-tasking and time-management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks
- Highly professional, organized and detail-oriented, driven to execute and deliver results
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with an advanced level of proficiency in Excel
- Ability to make informed decisions from analytical data and present that to the Executive team for implementation
- Highly process oriented, with focus on implementing efficiencies and compliance elements to end to end processes
- Ability to collaborate and partner closely, while building effective relationships across various levels in the business
Closing Date 13 November 2026
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Job Description:
- The successful candidates will be responsible to deliver sales in order to process sales of pre - owned vehicle transactions accurately and timeously through the execution of predefined work objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures.
Specific Role Responsibilities
Processes and governance:
- Identify and apply known solutions to operational problems and escalate unresolved issues
- Deliver on agreed performance targets according to set procedures and service level agreement
- Report on transactional activities to provide timely information for decision making in area of accountability
- Execute work in line with governance and compliance processes
- Provide advice and support to customer and their requirements in order to achieve & maintain set customer service excellence standards
- Contribute to the design, development, implementation and evaluation of marketing campaigns aimed at the increase of new vehicle sales
- Negotiate price, finalise sales and follow-up with customers to ensure exceptional customer service
- Adhere to legal compliance to the FICA regulation, POPI Act and Customer Protection Act
- Process all leads of prospective customer and follows up on possible sales
- Pursue and develop customer relationships for the acquisition of vehicle sales in line with set targets
- Manage the effective resolution of customer complaints, ensuring problems are addressed in a timely and accurate manner
Finance:
- Execute work activities effectively and efficiently in order to prevent financial losses
Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric Certificate
- 3-5 years working experience in a similar environment
- A valid South African driver's license
Skills and Personal Attributes:
- Developing sale
- Making a sale
- Persuasive selling skills
- Product and or service knowledge
- Trust and integrity
Closing Date 13 November 2026
go to method of application »
Job Description:
- The successful candidates will be responsible to deliver sales in order to process sales of pre - owned vehicle transactions accurately and timeously through the execution of predefined work objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures.
Specific Role Responsibilities
Processes and governance:
- Identify and apply known solutions to operational problems and escalate unresolved issues
- Deliver on agreed performance targets according to set procedures and service level agreement
- Report on transactional activities to provide timely information for decision making in area of accountability
- Execute work in line with governance and compliance processes
- Provide advice and support to customer and their requirements in order to achieve & maintain set customer service excellence standards
- Contribute to the design, development, implementation and evaluation of marketing campaigns aimed at the increase of new vehicle sales
- Negotiate price, finalise sales and follow-up with customers to ensure exceptional customer service
- Adhere to legal compliance to the FICA regulation, POPI Act and Customer Protection Act
- Process all leads of prospective customer and follows up on possible sales
- Pursue and develop customer relationships for the acquisition of vehicle sales in line with set targets
- Manage the effective resolution of customer complaints, ensuring problems are addressed in a timely and accurate manner
Finance:
- Execute work activities effectively and efficiently in order to prevent financial losses
Client/Customer
- Deliver work activities adequately to satisfy internal and external customers
- Contribute to a culture of customer service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback as well as exceptional service delivery
Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric Certificate
- 3-5 years working experience in a similar environment
- A valid South African driver's license
Skills and Personal Attributes:
- Developing sale
- Making a sale
- Persuasive selling skills
- Product and or service knowledge
- Trust and integrity
Closing Date 16 November 2026
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