Sales Manager
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About Profile
This candidate is a highly experienced automotive Sales Manager with a long and successful background leading both new and used car sales operations within high-volume dealership environments. With many years of motor trade management experience, they bring strong commercial awareness, proven leadership ability and a consistent track record of improving sales performance and profitability.
Throughout their career they have managed large sales teams across busy dealership operations, overseeing Sales Executives, Product Consultants, Business Managers and Sales Controllers while driving performance through structured sales processes and strong team development. Their experience includes managing teams of more than 20 staff within fast-paced automotive retail environments.
A major strength is their ability to maximise profitability and improve operational performance. They have extensive experience managing used vehicle stock levels, vehicle buying and trade disposal while ensuring departments consistently achieve sales, finance and profit targets. Their background also includes developing marketing strategies, improving prospecting activity and implementing structured CRM processes to increase customer engagement and conversion rates.
They are highly experienced within high-volume used car operations, managing stock levels of up to 350 vehicles while maintaining strict stock ageing controls and improving profit per unit performance. Their leadership style focuses heavily on coaching, motivation and accountability to help teams consistently exceed targets and deliver strong customer service standards.
Commercially driven and highly organised, they also bring strong experience around recruitment, staff development and process improvement within large dealership operations. Their stable career history and long-standing success within automotive sales management demonstrate reliability, leadership and consistent performance.
Key Experience & Strengths
Automotive Sales Manager experience
New and used vehicle sales management
High-volume used car operations
Managing teams of 20+ staff
Sales process implementation and control
Used vehicle stock management
Vehicle buying and trade disposal
Finance and add-on product performance
Recruitment, coaching and staff development
CRM and prospecting management
Department profitability and KPI management
Marketing and advertising strategy development
Full UK driving licence
What They’re Looking For
Sales Manager role within a professional automotive dealership environment
Salary Expectations
£60,000
Availability
4 weeks’ notice
Location
Looking for roles within up to 1 hour of Liverpool
This candidate would be a strong addition to any dealership group seeking an experienced Sales Manager with proven leadership ability, strong used car management experience and a track record of driving profitability and team performance within high-volume automotive retail operations.
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