SAGA Mercedes-Benz
Job Title: eConsultant Sales Specialist - Truck Sales
SAGA Truck & Van is the leading Mercedes-Benz distributor in the United Kingdom, with a network of ten dealerships across Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, and East England, employing over five hundred staff.
The SAGA Mercedes-Benz Story: The journey began in 1971 in western France, initially focused solely on commercial vehicles. Over the years, car and utility vehicle operations were added, and dealerships multiplied—first regionally until 2013, then nationally, before expanding internationally in 2019. In 2024, SAGA Mercedes-Benz expanded to England with the acquisition of 10 dealerships, previously owned by Sparshatt Truck and Van and Motus Truck & Van. Today, SAGA has an international presence (in France, Belgium, England, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Czech Republic) and represents 70% of the RCM group’s revenue.
Position: eConsultant Sales Specialist - Truck Sales
Your responsibilities:
eConsultant Technical Expertise
- Act as SAGA Truck & Van’s eConsultant for electric trucks, charging infrastructure, and associated technologies.
- Support the sales team in assessing customer operational requirements and fleet electrification suitability.
- Advise customers on charging infrastructure options, energy requirements, depot readiness, and operational impacts.
- Conduct customer consultations and assist in developing tailored eMobility solutions.
- Maintain a detailed understanding of electric truck products, charging systems, telematics, and future product developments.
Sales Support
- Provide technical support throughout the vehicle sales process.
- Assist with customer presentations, demonstrations, tender submissions, and fleet transition proposals.
- Work alongside Truck Sales Executives to identify and develop electric vehicle opportunities.
- Support customers in understanding total cost of ownership, operational benefits, and return on investment for electric vehicle adoption.
- Assist in the development of business cases for fleet electrification projects.
Infrastructure & Funding Support
- Maintain knowledge of government grants, funding schemes, and incentives relating to zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure.
- Support customers in identifying and accessing available funding opportunities where applicable.
- Liaise with infrastructure providers, energy consultants, and installation partners to support project delivery.
- Monitor developments in charging technology, energy management, and grid infrastructure.
Market Development
- Support SAGA Truck & Van eMobility growth strategy and business objectives.
- Identify new opportunities arising from changes in legislation, sustainability targets, and fleet decarbonisation programmes.
- Build relationships with key fleet customers, local authorities, logistics operators, and industry stakeholders.
- Represent the dealership at customer events, industry exhibitions, and manufacturer-led eMobility initiatives.
Location: Based in Hatfield but a company wide role
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £40,000 per year basic, with a competitive commission scheme
Joining SAGA Truck and Van means:
- Representing “the star,” an international luxury car brand
- Promoting vehicles with the latest technologies
- Benefiting from career opportunities within a fast-growing group
- Joining a family-owned group with strong values and collaborating with passionate people
- Participating in regular internal events that promote team cohesion (seminars, incentives, parties…)
- Enjoying many other benefits:
- Pay date: 25th of each month
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 24 days Annual leave plus bank holidays
- Simply Health
- Staff referral scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
RCM: SAGA Truck & Van is part of the French RCM group, created and led since 1999 by Ronan Chabot. Strongly attached to its region and values, RCM expanded intensively—first regionally, then across France, before expanding internationally in 2019 with the SAGA Mercedes-Benz network and adding a new activity: boating. Today, the group remains a French family business with a global outlook, distributing iconic brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Lexus, Porsche, Beneteau, Azimut, Galeon, and Highfield internationally (in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, England, and the Czech Republic). Our values have remained the same since day one: Passion, Performance, and Respect. In 2018, RCM was named France’s Distributor of the Year, and in 2021 won the Family Saga award at the French Automotive Distribution Grand Prix.
Pay: £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company car
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record
- Experience in Commercial vehicle sales
Work Location: In person
