Peter Vardy Launches Sales Academy
Peter Vardy Launches Sales Academy
At Peter Vardy we want to give you a special gift this December… the opportunity to become part of a world class team! December 2010 sees the launch of the Peter Vardy Sales Academy!
At Peter Vardy, we believe in supporting and developing our colleagues to be the best that they can be. That’s where our Sales Academy comes in. A 12 week programme designed to focus on giving our carefully selected ‘Rookie Sales Advisors’ everything they need to become a key player in our World Class team! This year we’re inviting people who are new to the automotive industry, or new to the sales environment to come along and show us their drive and passion to succeed and their natural rapport with people from all walks of life.
This is a unique opportunity to learn from experts in the industry…apply today!
It’s time to start your journey.
Peter Vardy Ltd sponsors Big Hearted Scotland
At Peter Vardy our values are very important to us. As part of giving back and supporting the local community, Peter Vardy Ltd were the proud sponsors of this year’s Big Hearted of Scotland awards.
The Big Hearted charity was set up in 1994 to raise vital funds for children & adults with a number of issues including epilepsy, special needs, cancer and disability. The Awards Night recognises people who have overcome barriers and inspired others in the face of adversity. This year’s event was held on Friday 10th September 2010 at the newly refurbished Grand Central Hotel in the heart of Glasgow’s City Centre, with Lorraine Kelly as the main host.
A Vauxhall Astra Active 1.4 was donated by Peter Vardy for their prize draw and the keys to the car were handed over on stage on the night of the event!
Peter Vardy Ltd sends top colleagues to the World Cup
Just like Spain we aim to be World Class and what better way to reward some of our World Class performing colleagues than a trip to South Africa to cheer on other world class teams at the World Cup 2010!
In June 2010, 18 of Peter Vardy Ltd colleagues packed their cases, jumped on a plane and jetted off to South Africa as part of a company wide incentive. Sales Advisors, Parts Advisors, Service Advisors and technicians were all whisked away as a reward for all the hard work and fantastic results they helped deliver.
The guys attended 3 football games and had some spare time to explore their surroundings in South Africa. On the final day they had a special visit to the Lion Park where the got the pictures taken with Lion Cubs! What an experience!
22nd Best Company to work for… that’s us!
The entire team from the leadership down are using their passion and drive to achieve results, and as a result have created a superb working environment for all concerned. Peter Vardy Ltd has been voted the 22nd best UK company to work for in the 2010 Sunday Times poll.
This exceptional result comes off the heels of last years placing of 54th in the same poll. With Peter Vardy now entrenched within the top 25, this is a strong signal of how satisfied the leadership and colleagues are within this young dynamic company.
This massive recognition can be attributed to the whole team for what they are doing and what they believe in.
Sunday closures – Peter Vardy promoting family time
Since we founded the business, we were determined to do things differently, and that included putting the wellbeing of our colleagues and their families above anything else. This is the reason we have taken the decision to close on Sundays.
Our chief executive Peter Vardy, says: "As a business, we have two key objectives: a commitment to delivering excellent customer service and a passion to ensure our people are looked after and fully motivated in their working environment.”
"To get the right balance between these aims I believe it is important that staff should have one day of the week which they can spend with their friends and families. I believe that Sunday closures will help us strike this balance."
Feedback from colleagues around a healthy work/life balance led us to trial Sunday closing at our Perth dealership and the results were overwhelmingly positive. We had a similarly positive response from the vast majority of our customers.
Sunday closing also ensures that everyone in our company gets a weekend day off each week with no work intrusions. We are also able to provide more effective Management cover to coach and support our colleagues across six days, rather than pro rata working over seven days which in turn enables us to deliver a better experience for you the customer.
Peter Vardy makes the sales job even easier
We believe buying a new car is a journey and on each journey you should make lots of new friends. At Peter Vardy Ltd we have a team dedicated to guiding each customer through their journey!
Showroom Hosts, Sales Advisors, Customer Xperience Managers and Handover Specialists – all contribute to Peter Vardy Ltd’s winning formula for creating a World Class Experience!
At Peter Vardy Ltd we think that everyone should play to their strengths. That’s why we have a team of specialists to guide our customers through their Xperience at Peter Vardy Ltd. Showroom Hosts – to welcome customers and make them feel at home, Sales Advisors – to provide customers with good advice and fantastic deals and Customer Xperience Managers and Handover Specialists to arrange an extra special delivery.
Whether its welcoming customers, selling or delivering to them, every employee at Peter Vardy gets to do what they love!
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