Porsche Vehicle Personalization Consultant

*** Porsche experience required ***

Position overview

This position is instrumental for the support of Porsche Classic Factory Restoration and the Sonderwunsch program globally. This position reports directly to the Factory Restoration Manager, Porsche Classic. The VPC works directly with project owners through VIP customer consultations alongside our Factory Restoration teams in the US and Germany. Clearly identifying the dreams and goals of our clients is paramount, as this position is the main liaison between the factory and owner. Key factors to this position are people management skills, an independent and structured work style, and assertiveness.

Roles & responsibilities

• Support interdisciplinary projects
• Seeks to ensure proper retention of electronic documents, business confidential information, and actively demonstrates an understanding of the need to safeguard personal and/or competitive information in both electronic and non-electronic formats
• Manage all design development steps including vehicle visualization renderings
• Varying amounts of overnight travel is required/participation in special events during evenings/weekends may be required
• Manager creation of project memory offerings, including Restoration Booklets
• Manage all vehicle personalization templates in alignment with Porsche AG for the Sonderwunsch program
• Coordinate all program requests to PCNA and PAG Factory Restoration Management, and Sonderwunsch teams
• Develop and support sales initiatives
• Support all project estimate development
• Lead VIP Customer management as Porsche Classic’s owner concierge
• Participate in all project on-boarding managing elements including contract approval, payments, and vehicle transportation

Qualifications

Required qualifications include:

• Clean driving record
• High Proficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access)
• Ability to work in a multicultural team, team-oriented working attitude
• High degree of self-motivation and positive problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• 3 years of professional work experience
• Strong knowledge of Porsche Classic model family
• Ability to efficiently multi-task with proficient organizational and time management skills
• High Proficiency in VIP customer consultation
• Strong knowledge of automotive engineering and history of Porsche
• Ability to drive manual transmission
• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering or related field
• Valid Driver’s license

Preferred qualifications include:

• Functions well under stressful conditions
• Tenacious/adept at follow-up
• Self-starter/organized
• Strong Porsche model knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 3 years’ experience in exclusive or high end consultative selling
• Ability to effectively negotiate or mediate difficult situations
• Experience in program margin analysis
• Strong strategic and analytical skills
• Porsche vehicle parts knowledge
• Experience in project management, marketing projects, and reporting

Percentage of required travel: Up to 25%

Schedule/Shift:

• Some Weekends
• Monday-Friday standard; minimum 40% in office

Physical requirements

• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. preferred
• Ability to present at all day event or trade show