Network Development Manager

INEOS Automotive; Böblingen; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

INEOS Automotive in Germany seeks a Network Development Manager for dealerships across Europe. You will recruit, establish and manage performance and brand compliance for INEOS Grenadier partners, implementing market strategies and ensuring policy alignment.

Required: 5+ years in international automotive business, a business degree, fluency in English and German, and strong negotiation and analytical skills to drive network growth and compliance.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree, preferably in Business Administration or similar.
• Dealership and automotive franchise experience; automotive product launch or company start up experience.
• Proven history (5+ yrs) in working in an international business environment.
• Fluent English and German skills, other European languages are a plus.

Aufgaben

• Manage network development for INEOS Grenadier dealerships in Europe.
• Recruitment, establishment, performance management and brand compliance reinforcement of INEOS Grenadier dealerships.
• Implement and manage market strategy by completing all necessary dealer recruiting and establishment documentation requirements.
• Evaluation of dealer metrics and data, and sometimes in-store brand compliance reviews.
• Internal factors: Implement and contribute to the network, sales and aftersales compliance standards and strategic initiatives.
• External factors: Research and cultivate relationships with potential new dealer candidates in identified markets.
• Keep up to date on latest dealer developments including staffing, ownership restructuring, relocations, renovations and KPI attainment.
• Maintain strong understanding of latest industry and automotive franchise developments & franchising laws that may impact the business.

Kenntnisse

Fluent English

Fluent German

Strong analytical skills

Collaborator

Prioritization under deadlines

Negotiation skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Business Administration or similar

Tools

Office package

Jobbeschreibung

Story so far

Since we started our journey to build a no nonsense 4X4, we’ve come a long way. We’ve established INEOS Automotive as a serious contender in 4X4 development and manufacturing. We’ve partnered with some of the biggest names in the automotive industry. We’ve made our way from vision to prototype. We’ve secured a world‑class production facility and delivery team. We’ve delivered Grenadiers to customers all around the world. We’re building our double cab pick up, the Quartermaster.

INEOS Automotive - Built For More

Since we started our journey to build a no nonsense 4X4, we’ve come a long way. We’ve established INEOS Automotive as a serious contender in 4X4 development and manufacturing. We’ve partnered with some of the biggest names in the automotive industry. We’ve made our way from vision to prototype. We’ve secured a world‑class production facility and delivery team. We’ve delivered Grenadiers to customers all around the world. We’re building our double cab pick up, the Quartermaster.

People and Culture

Easy never changed anything. Not in manufacturing, science, engineering or energy - and certainly not elite sport. At INEOS we tackle every challenge head‑on, and we help extraordinary athletes achieve extraordinary things. When it comes to making positive change, we know nothing gets done without grit, rigor and humor. Our Automotive team consist of around 1500 employees, 10 locations and 44 nationalities, we’re an international team working together to challenge the ordinary.

Your role:

Working closely alongside the Commercial Director Europe and wider Commercial team this role is responsible for all related Network Development activities for dealerships in region. Those activities include recruitment, establishment, performance management and brand compliance reinforcement of INEOS Grenadier dealerships. This role requires focus on implementing and managing market strategy by completing all necessary dealer recruiting and establishment documentation requirements, evaluation of dealer metrics and data, and sometimes in‑store brand compliance reviews.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Internal factors:

• Implement and contribute to the network, sales and aftersales compliance standards and strategic initiatives for the business as determined by the Leadership Team
• Effective communication with internal stakeholders on dealer development and management.
• Strong understanding of internal dealer policies and external franchise statutes that govern the dealer and OEM relationship

External factors:

• Research and cultivate relationships with potential new dealer candidates in identified markets of interest.
• Perform due diligence on potential dealer partners by investigating customer experience reputation, employee, and OEM relationships.
• Keep up to date on latest dealer developments including staffing, ownership restructuring, relocations, renovations and key performance indicator and metric attainment.
• Maintain strong understanding of latest industry and automotive franchise developments & franchising laws that may impact the business.

Level of education & Experience in general:

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree, preferably in Business Administration or similar
• Dealership and automotive franchise experience; automotive product launch or company start up experience.
• Proven history (5+ yrs) in working in an international business environment
• Fluent English and German skills, other European languages are a plus

Technical skills:

• Up-to-date knowledge with the latest trends within the industry and customer experience sentiment.
• IT literacy (presentations and office package)
• Commercial acumen.
• Process driven

Behavioural skills:

• Collaborator.
• Ability to prioritize and work towards tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Self-motivation.
• Relationship building and communications skills.
• Negotiation skills