Head Of Sales

Sytner Group; Bedford; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive retailer is looking for an experienced Head of Sales to join their management team in Bedford. This full-time role involves overseeing profitability in sales departments, creating sales forecasts, and leading a team to meet targets. Candidates should have a strong background in automotive sales management, with a focus on team motivation and operational excellence. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including enhanced holiday entitlement and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 33 days including bank holidays

Industry-leading Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay

Career Development

Recognition of Long Service every 5 years

Discounted Car Schemes

High Street Discounts

Discounted Gym memberships

Cycle to work scheme

One day a year paid voluntary/community work

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success in a similar position within the Automotive industry.
• Capability to motivate a team to exceed targets.
• Experience in managing sales operations in automotive sales.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for profitability in new and used vehicle departments.
• Create annual dealership sales forecasts and targets.
• Hire and monitor the performance of department managers.

Skills

Sales management experience

Leadership abilities

Profitability maximization

Job description

About The Role

Sytner Group has a rare and very exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Sales to join our management team at Mercedes-Benz of Bedford.

As a Mercedes-Benz Head of Sales, you will be responsible for the profitability in both the new and used vehicle departments and for customer retention. You will be required to create the annual dealership sales forecasts and targets and communicate these to the sales team.

You will also hire and monitor the performance of the department managers and executives and hold weekly sales meetings and conduct sales mentoring and support.

This is a full-time role which can typically include weekends to ensure we provide our customers with the highest possible levels of service.

About You

Ideally, you will have a proven track record of success in a similar position within the Automotive industry.

The ability to be able to lead and motivate a team to exceed targets and maximise profitability across all areas of the Sales department is essential.

We are looking for someone who has high standards, the capability to bring new ideas to the table and the ability to drive the performance of the sales team and to take our sales departments to a whole new level.

When applying for this role please consider that we require candidates to have Sales Manager experience within the automotive industry as a minimum requirement for this role.

Why Sytner?

Sytner Group are delighted to provide an industry-leading benefits package.

We are passionate about continuous improvement and building an environment where everyone feels valued, appreciated and able to reach their full potential.

• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 33 days inc. bank holidays
• Industry-leading Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
• Career Development
• Recognition of Long Service every 5 years
• Discounted Car Schemes
• High Street Discounts
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• One day a year paid voluntary / community work

At Sytner, our values and the way we behave are important to us. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, supporting our colleagues to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We are committed to creating an equitable environment and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

As part of our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, you have the right to ask for changes / adjustments to job interviews and the recruitment process.

For more information around reasonable adjustments and the recruitment process please click here.

Unsure?

We represent over 23 of the world's most prestige vehicle brands, across our 140 UK dealerships.

We pride ourselves on ‘Developing Talent and ‘Building Careers’ and our colleagues recently scored Sytner Group an outstanding 89% on our colleague engagement survey.

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Location

Mercedes-Benz of Bedford

Ampthill Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, MK42 9QZ