Local Business Development Manager

Vertu Motors plc; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive retailer is seeking a Local Business Development Manager to join their Banbury dealership. This role focuses on promoting brand growth within the local business community through relationship-building and networking. Candidates should possess strong skills in generating leads, an ability to maintain relationships, and a full UK driving licence. The position offers a competitive salary, OTE of £40,000 plus various benefits, including a company car and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to online rewards platform

Preferential Service Rates

Colleague Purchase Scheme

Share Incentive Scheme

Company Car

Pension

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Qualifications

• Proven track record of generating leads and maintaining relationships.
• Experience in motor trade is ideal but not essential.
• Full, clean UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Grow and develop Corporate and Local Business database.
• Sell cars to the business community.
• Achieve new car and commercial vehicle sales targets.
• Develop relationships and maintain existing customers.

Skills

Generating new business leads

Maintaining customer relationships

Prospecting skills

Networking skills

Building rapport

Confidence

Resilience

Job description

Overview

Vertu Peugeot Banbury

Due to expansion, we have an exciting opportunity for a Local Business Development Manager to join us at Vertu Peugeot Banbury in this newly created role!

As a Business Development Manager you will use your prospecting, relationship and networking skills to promote the brand to the local business community and beyond.

Responsibilities

Within this role you will be responsible for growing and developing the Corporate and Local Business database and sell cars to this community. You will be selling Contract Hire and Leasing packages as well as outright purchase transactions to the business community. You will be developing relationships and sell vehicles to new prospects and maintain existing business customers by renewing their existing vehicles with the brand. You will also consistently achieve budgeted new car and commercial vehicle volumes and Franchise related targets through prospecting and presenting our products & services to local businesses as well as helping grow the aftersales business through the volume of corporate cars sold in each area.

You will consistently achieve the Fleet Departments Monthly New Car Sales registration targets and Brand Key Performance Indicators.

You must have a proven track record of generating new business leads and maintaining customer relationships. Experience in the motor trade would be ideal but it is not essential. What you also need is unlimited confidence, resilience, drive, energy and talent. You will have the ability to quickly establish and build rapport. You will also possess a full, clean UK driving licence. You will be based out of our Peugeot Banbury dealership however, there will be an expectation for you to be out and about in the local area building business relationships.

Qualifications

You must have a proven track record of generating new business leads and maintaining customer relationships. Experience in the motor trade would be ideal but it is not essential. You will have the ability to quickly establish and build rapport. You will also possess a full, clean UK driving licence.

Terms & Benefits

We are offering a basic salary with an OTE of £40,000 plus excellent company benefits including a company car!

• 25 days holiday rising with length of service - plus bank holidays
• Access to our online rewards platform giving you cash back and discounts for multiple retailers
• Preferential Service Rates
• Colleague Purchase Scheme
• Share Incentive Scheme
• Company Car
• Pension
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests more in our colleague's personal development than any other, so if you are successful, you can look forward to on-going training opportunities that provide you with the right career path, career progression and a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice which includes:

If your application is successful, we will need to complete the usual employment checks prior to you starting with us. For this role, these can include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check.

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