Business Development Manager

Genuine Parts Company; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager to drive sales and growth in the automotive parts sector. This role involves building strong customer relationships, developing effective sales strategies, and leveraging market insights to enhance business performance. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a proven track record in account management. Join a global brand that offers exclusive benefits and opportunities for career progression, making a significant impact in a competitive market.

Benefits

Company Car

Mobile Phone

Exclusive Discounts

Career Progression Opportunities

Free Pension Advice

Health and Wellbeing Tools

Performance-Based Bonus

Discount on Car Parts

Qualifications

• Strong customer-focused approach with excellent selling skills.
• Extensive experience in business-to-business sales.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sales and margin growth for your customer base.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and management.

Skills

Sales Strategy Development

Customer Relationship Management

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Market Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Related Field

Job description

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NAPA Auto Parts was founded in 1925 to meet America’s need for an effective automotive parts distribution system. In the century since, NAPA has exploded across the globe, carrying a reputation of quality and excellence with it. Distributed by Alliance Automotive Group (AAG) in the United Kingdom, NAPA has become a market-leading parts brand in the country with a championship-winning motorsport team. Now, over 275 AAG UK subsidiaries are unifying under the NAPA Auto Parts name, joining the largest network of motor factors in the world. The prestigious NAPA Auto Parts family boasts a staggering 6,000+ locations across the US, Canada, and Australia — and now the United Kingdom.

We are currently looking for a Business Development Manager (BDM).

As the BDM, you are specifically accountable for delivering sales and margin growth for your customer base. The successful candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining strong customer relationships within their targeted territory.

Responsibilities

• Confident in building sales strategies and tactics within your required territory
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with Branch, Regional and Senior Management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, field-based trainers, and product managers.
• Effectively analyse business intelligence software
• Able to influence the branch management and sales team.
  
  

To Be Successful In This Role

The successful candidate must have a customer focused approach with excellent selling skills, combined with the ability to communicate to all customer groups building strong relationships across the region.

• Dynamic and performance-oriented individual with strong negotiation and selling skills.
• Commercial awareness and good knowledge of competitor activity and market conditions is a must.
• Extensive experience with customer account management
• Previous experience delivering sales and margin growth within a business-to-business environment.
• Experience at finding and developing new business.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong training and presentation skills
• Work well under pressure towards deadlines.
  
  

In Return We Offer

• An opportunity to join a global brand and market leader.
• Exclusive discounts and cashback from 1000s of major retailers and grocers via the AAG Benefits App, including Tesco, Boots and Just Eat.
• Opportunities for career progression and bespoke training.
• Free pension advice from our standard pension provider.
• Free access to Health, Wellbeing and Financial tools.
• Potential to earn a performance based bonus, paid monthly.
• Discount on car parts
  
  

Other Details

• Company Car
• Mobile Phone
  
  

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Alliance Automotive Group is an equal opportunities employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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