Sales Support Specialist

DSMA is the world's leading Automotive dealership acquisitions firm. Our purpose is to advise clients throughout the United States and Canada on the purchase or sale of a dealership. DSMA started in Canada in 2012 and later opened an office in the U.S. in 2017. Since then, DSMA’s business has grown exponentially, year over year, due to the results we bring to our clients. We have an incredible team of professional M&A associates, deal advisors, in-house legal counsel, marketing executives and financial analysts who work together to get the deal done.

**At DSMA**
- We value our people and our reputation
- We are locally dedicated with national scale
- We are transparent and forth coming
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
- We train and develop our people regularly

**The Role**
- Reports To: Vice President, Sales
- Located: Markham, ON
- Role Type: Hybrid

The Sales Support Specialist is responsible for assisting the Vice President, Sales and the Canadian Sales Team in coordinating the day to day deal activities. This individual will be a highly motivated self-starter able to work on projects from Excel based reporting to CRM Database management to creating dynamic presentations. A positive and energetic personality with a drive to help the team is essential

**The Sales Support Specialist is expected to**:

- Develop and regularly update territory lists of dealerships and ownership in Pipedrive through ongoing communication and meetings with Associates.
- Utilize data analytics to effectively mine database (i.e., Pipedrive) and generate ad hoc reports to segment dealer information for targeted sales objectives.
- Maintain National OEM Open point catalog
- Maintain Canadian For Sale List and ensure Canadian Listings are up to date on our website.
- Gather and centralize marketing and sponsorship requests from Associates and present to V.P. Sales for authorization. Communicate authorized requests to Marketing.
- Gather and summarize Associates’ Marketing plans, schedules, and execution strategies and report to V.P. Sales on a semi-monthly.
- Manage Provincial Dealer Association Meetings and sponsorship opportunities to present to the executive team for advance approval and scheduling.
- Attend Monday Team Meetings, and Friday “LOI To Close” meetings to gather and update deal progress information.
- Coordinate Travel schedules on an ad hoc basis, when necessary.
- Regularly monitor competitor broker websites, social media, and industry publications to garner competitive updates; and communicate these findings accordingly.
- Update deal progress reports daily and communicate results to VP Sales and Executive Group on a regular basis; and as necessary.
- Connect with Marketing & Accounting daily to monitor Valuation and Prospectus Status and report daily to V.P. Sales. Maintain records of status.
- Maintain historical contact records and coordinate recontact efforts with V.P. Sales, Marketing and Associates.

**Required Skills**:

- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
- Proficient in both Microsoft and Mac iOS computers
- Effective communication abilities
- Team player
- Build PowerPoint presentations
- Build and maintain Excel Spreadsheets
- Build meeting agendas
- Experience in the Automotive industry required

Pay: $40,000.00-$50,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

**Experience**:

- Customer service: 3 years (preferred)
- Automotive: 2 years (required)