General Sales Manager

Endeavour Automotive Limited; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Bonus scheme

Training & development programmes

Employee discount on vehicles

Job summary

Endeavour Automotive Limited is seeking a General Sales Manager to lead a busy sales team and drive profitable growth at Volvo Letchworth. The role focuses on delivering outstanding customer service, coaching staff, and expanding the business through strong leadership and market insight.

The candidate will bring proven automotive sector leadership, FCA standards awareness, and a track record of achieving results, while maintaining a customer-centric approach and entrepreneurial spirit.

Qualifications

• Experience as a General Sales Manager in the automotive industry with demonstrable leadership and management.
• Strong knowledge of FCA standards, consumer legislation and trade practices.
• Financially astute with a proven track record of achieving results.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels with attention to detail and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Sales Executives, Transaction Manager and Showroom Host to deliver results and excellent customer service.
• Inspire, coach and motivate the team to retain customers and attract new business through strong relationships.
• Provide guidance and support to drive change and development within the sales team.

Skills

Leadership & management

Communication

Customer focus

Entrepreneurial mindset

FCA standards knowledge

Job description

At Endeavour Automotive, our vision is to develop our business to one that we can all be proud of and we can only achieve this by attracting and developing the very best talent and delivering outstanding customer service. We put a lot of time and effort into finding and nurturing the very best candidates for every job; recognising and rewarding achievements of our team members and supporting their personal development.

We are one of the UK’s fastest growing dealer groups representing the Volvo, Hyundai, Polestar, Alpine, Geely, Omoda, Jaecoo and Lotus brands across dealerships in London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Essex. We are currently looking for an engaging and highly motivated General Sales Manager to join our team.

What you’ll do

The General Sales Manager will be leading a team of Sales Executives, Transaction Manger and Showroom Host. You will undoubtedly be an experienced people manager with a passion for building excellent customer satisfaction whilst driving forward profitable business expansion. As a customer-focused manager, you will inspire your team to retain loyal customers whilst attracting new business through exceptional customer relations. You will be able to enhance the current team by providing support, coaching and motivation to them.

Who you are

As a person, you are curious, creative, and enthusiastic. You have a customer-centric mindset, strong communication skills, and an empathetic instinct which allows you to understand the needs of people around you. You are full of energy, self-motivated and make things happen – never settling for just the status quo.

As a leader, you are supportive of your team and are happy to provide a high level of support for team members to drive change and development. You provide guidance and communicate clearly to maintain a trusting environment and bring out the best in the team.

Your experience

To be successful in this role you will have a great eagerness to learn and passion for the Volvo brand. For this role you must have the following: -

• · Experience as a General Sales Manager in the automotive industry with demonstrable experience of leadership and management
• · A sound knowledge and understanding of FCA standards, consumer legislation and trade practices
• · Financially astute with a proven track record of achieving results
• · Excellent communication skills at all levels combined with an eye for detail and a strong entrepreneurial spirit

If you join our successful team, you will be recognised and rewarded like no other, with additional benefits including company car, bonus scheme, training & development programmes, and an employee discount scheme on new & used vehicles.

Job Title: General Sales Manager

Location: Volvo Letchworth

Salary: £45,000 per annum OTE £73,000

Employee Referral Scheme

Life Assurance

Job Location: Volvo Letchworth, Icknield Way, Letchworth Garden City, Letchworth, SG6 1EX, United Kingdom

Ref: GSMVL

Closing Date 31/10/2026

Benefits Life InsuranceEmployee Referral SchemeCar

Salary £45,000

Endeavour Automotive Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for consumer credit activity (Limited Permissions) (Firm Reference Number 841360) and is an Appointed Representative of South Quays Limited who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for insurance distribution activity (Firm Reference Number 528881)

Affiliations

Endeavour Automotive Group are proud members of the following organisations: