| Human Criteria |
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| Metropolitan Areas and Areas with Local Restrictions |
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| Several of the Peugeot UK Selection Criteria include a provision that the requirements of the criterion will be subject to review by the Peugeot Franchise Validation Committee. |
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| Metropolitan Areas |
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| These aredefined within the Peugeot UK Network Plan as those major cities of the UK and their surrounding urban and suburban areas with a population of 500,000 or more. |
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| Areas with Local Restrictions |
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| These are defined as areas where there are natural or legal restrictions imposed on either the buildings or the environment of the contract site which prevent the contract holder from achieving compliance with the Peugeot UK Selection Criteria. For example, abnormally low planned volumes as a consequence of operating in an isolated market, or listed buildings, preservation orders, local government restrictions,etc. |
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| VH1 |
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EXISTENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE GENERAL
MANAGER ON THE CONTRACT SITE. |
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| REQUIREMENT |
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| There must be a full time,dedicated General Manager for the contract site who has either passed an assessment for new entrants or has acceptable positive experience in the Peugeot Network in this function. |
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| MINIMUM VALUE |
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| There must be a full time,dedicated General Manager for the contract site who has either passed the Peugeot New General Manager Entrance Assessment,subject to the approval of the Peugeot Franchise Validation Committee,or has at least 6 months positive experience as a Peugeot General Manager in the last 24 months. |
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| Note: Where the Parts Distribution contract and/or the Authorised Repairer contract are applied for, in addition to the Vehicle Distribution contract, the General Manager requirements for each contract are inclusive and therefore all are satisfied by one General Manager. |
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| VH2 |
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EXISTENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE
SALES MANAGER ON THE CONTRACT SITE. |
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| REQUIREMENT |
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| There must be a full time, dedicated Sales Manager for the contract site who has either passed a Peugeot defined profile-based interview for new entrants or has acceptable experience in the Peugeot Network in this function. The Sales Manager must have decision making power in terms of day-to-day sales activity. |
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| MINIMUM VALUE |
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| There must be a full time, dedicated Sales Manager for the contract site who has either passed a profile-based interview for new entrants, subject to the approval of the Peugeot Franchise Validation Committee, or has at least 6 months positive experience as a Peugeot Sales Manager in the last 24 months.Wherethe contract site plans to sell less than 250 new vehicles per annum across all brands,the Sales Manager may also be the General Manager.Where the contract site plans to sell more than 250 new vehicles per annum across all brands, both a full time Sales Manager and full time General Manager arerequired (or equivalent in time spent). |
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| VH3 |
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| EXISTENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF SALES STAFF. |
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| REQUIREMENT |
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| There must be a team of trained sales staff in sufficient numbers. |
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| MINIMUM VALUE |
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| There must be a team of trained sales staff in sufficient numbers.There must be at least one full time Salesperson per 150 planned Peugeot new vehicle retail/local business sales per annum (or equivalent in time spent),plus one full time Salesperson per 250 planned Peugeot new vehicle fleet sales per annum,excluding Direct Invoice (or equivalent in time spent). |
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| VH4 |
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| EXISTENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF SALES ADMINISTRATORS |
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| REQUIREMENT |
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| There must be a team of trained Sales Administrators in sufficient numbers to meet the Peugeot new vehicle sales objective. |
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| MINIMUM VALUE |
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| There must be at least a nominated Sales Administrator, trained in Peugeot vehicle ordering and registration procedures. Where planned Peugeot contract volumes exceed 200 new vehicle sales per annum there must be a full time Sales Administrator (or equivalent in time spent). |
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| VH5 |
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| EXISTENCE OF NEW VEHICLE PREPARATION AND ACCESSORY FITTING STAFF (OR THE EXISTENCE OF A SUB-CONTRACT FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PEUGEOT METHODS). |
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| REQUIREMENT |
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Either:
1. Sufficient staff are employed, trained to carry out Peugeot new vehicle preparation and the fitting of Peugeot accessories to meet the Peugeot newvehicle sales objective.
Or:
2. Peugeot aresupplied with a copyof the signed sub-contract with one or several Peugeot Authorised Repairers who employ sufficient staff, trained to carry out Peugeot new vehicle preparation and the fitting of Peugeot accessories to meet the Peugeot new vehicle sales objective. |
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| MINIMUM VALUE |
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| There must be at least one full time new vehicle preparation employee per 300 planned Peugeot new vehicle sales per annum (or equivalent in time spent). |
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| VH6 |
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| REQUIREMENT |
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| Aminimum number of people are employed for Peugeot new vehicle distribution activities. |
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| MINIMUM VALUE |
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| There must be a minimum of three full time members of staff on each vehicle distribution contract site (or equivalent in time spent). |
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