Area Manager- Crawley

Motorclean Ltd; Crawley; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorclean Ltd. is seeking an experienced Area Manager to oversee customer sites in Crawley and surrounding areas. You will manage daily operations, promote excellent customer service, and support growth across the UK network.

The role requires automotive industry experience, strong communication and leadership skills, and a full UK driving license. You will travel regularly to sites, ensure safe working practices, and recruit operators as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have Automotive industry experience, ideally within vehicle preparation.
• Be resourceful and proactive in managing sites and client relationships.
• Demonstrate strong negotiation and presentation skills to customers and stakeholders.
• Excellent communicator with clear written and spoken English.
• High attention to detail to ensure quality and compliance.
• Hold a Full UK Driving License.
• Must have the right to work in the UK.
• Must have a valid personal UK bank account in your own name.
• Be a team player and collaborative under senior management direction.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality service within budgets and timescales.
• Develop strong relationships with customers and operators.
• Ensure operations meet requirements, compliance, and protect the business reputation.
• Deliver and report on performance against business plans.
• Share best practices and adapt to senior management directives.
• Manage new site launches and inductions.
• Conduct regular reviews with customer contacts.
• Travel to all sites regularly and complete audits with the team.
• Manage team absences and recruit operators as needed.
• Enforce health and safety policies and promote safe-working practices.

Skills

Automotive industry experience

Resourceful

Proactive

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Excellent communicator

Attention to detail

Full driving license

Right to work in UK

UK bank account in own name

Team player

Job description

Motorclean have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Area Manager, overseeing customer sites in Crawley and surrounding areas

Motorclean provide vehicle preparation services to a wide range of automotive businesses across the UK including car dealerships, rental companies and auction retailers. The purpose of this role is to manage the daily operations, promote excellent Customer Service and assist with the growth of the company.

Salary is £36,500 basic salary plus company bonus scheme.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver a high-quality service within agreed budgets and timescales
• Develop a close working relationship with the customer and operators
• Ensure that the business exceeds operational requirements in all respects, is fully compliant and operates in a manner that mitigates any potential reputational risk to the business.
• Deliver results required within business plans which will include reporting on the company’s performance
• Drive and share best practice across the business, adapting to changes required by the senior management team
• Responsible for new site launches and inductions
• Conduct regular reviews with customer contacts
• Travel to all sites regularly, ensuring all audits are completed by working closely with all team members.
• Manage absences within the team including annual leave and sickness
• Recruit operators as required, utilising all recruitment methods at your disposal
• Enforce the company policy on health & safety and promote safe-working practices.

Requirements:

• Automotive industry experience, ideally within vehicle preparation
• Resourceful and Proactive
• Negotiation and presentation skills
• Excellent communicator
• Strong attention to detail
• Full Driving License
• Must have the Right to work in UK
• Must have Valid Personal UK Bank Account in your own name
• Team player