WHY FORD RETAIL?

Why Ford Retail?

Ford Retail is continually evolving as the business explores new and innovative ways of serving our current customers whilst also expanding our offering to reach new customers in different markets.

Here are just a few reasons why we think Ford Retail is a great place to work...

• We are committed

  We recognise that to get the best out of anyone you need to equip them with the right skills and tools, provide good leadership and create the right environment to enable them to flourish. Every employee is important no matter what his or her role, and everyone plays a key part in the success of Ford Retail. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

• We develop your skills

  Developing the individual’s skills is crucial to the success of our business. In Ford Retail, this goes much further than attending training courses; we place great emphasis on mentoring, coaching and other on-the-job learning approaches. Examples include:

  • Moments of Truth – because customer service is so important to us, every employee, whether customer facing or not, participates in our ‘Moments of Truth’ initiative and gains a formal qualification in customer service

  • Henry Ford College – we make full use of Ford’s £10 million purpose built training college, the company’s largest training facility in Europe

  • Ford Daventry College – delivers bespoke education and technical training on Ford’s complete vehicle range in line with the government’s national framework

  • In house training – a wide range of specially designed courses are developed in-house and in partnership with other organisations to deliver industry-leading training

  • Professional Development – Ford Retail encourages and fully supports its people to gain professional qualifications and industry accreditations such as the IMI’s Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) and Automotive Management Accreditation.

• A career, not a job

  Because we are a large and diverse organisation, there are excellent opportunities for anyone to progress their career, both in gaining additional responsibilities and gaining promotion, as well as the opportunity to switch to another role such as moving from a service function to a sales position.

  No matter what function you perform, Ford Retail has a diverse selection of opportunities for those within the organisation. The breadth of roles within the business ensures we not only provide our staff with a job, but with a life-long career.

• Positive attitudes

  Our annual internal staff surveys show that we are a company people like to work for. In the last survey 94% of staff said they were proud to work for Ford Retail.

• We offer great Rewards and Benefits, including:

  • Competitive basic salary

  • Access to a pensions scheme

  • Childcare vouchers

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Online discount website with access to fantastic savings from hundreds of high street names.

  • Ford’s Privilege Scheme enabling you and your extended family to benefit from unbeatable discounts on brand new Ford vehicles