Local Business Development Executive

TrustFord; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Pension & Life Assurance

33 days annual leave

Discount on Service, Parts

Cycle to work

Perks at Work

Job summary

TrustFord in Glasgow is seeking a Local Business Development Executive for a dealership/field sales role. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of sales experience and will build our local business/fleet database while promoting services across Glasgow and surrounding areas.

You will work independently, be driven and confident, and contribute to your team and customers by developing new business opportunities and managing existing deals in a fast-paced sales environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years sales experience.
• Ability to work independently.
• Develop local business/fleet database across Glasgow.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities across Glasgow and surrounding areas.
• Promote dealership services including New and Used Passenger Car and Commercial vehicle Sales, Aftersales and Parts.
• Build and manage local business/customer database and relationships.

Skills

Sales experience

Independent worker

Interpersonal skills

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Local Business Development Executive to join our team in a dealership/field sales role.

We are looking for a Sales and Business development executive with a minimum of 2 years sales experience to build our local business/fleet database and promote our dealership services, including New and Used Passenger Car and Commercial vehicle Sales, Aftersales, and Parts.

You will need to be a driven, competent, and confident individual with the ability to work independently, in order to grow, manage, and develop our business customer database.

Your key focus will be on developing new business opportunities across Glasgow & surrounding areas. You'll demonstrate drive, commitment, and enthusiasm, together with a willingness to contribute to your team and, more importantly, your customers.

Do you have the interpersonal skills and ability to help us, as a business, to ‘Drive the standard in Customer Care’?

Are you self-motivated and have the ability to work independently?

Are you a high achiever in a fast-paced sales environment?

Are you able to manage and close existing deals while continually seeking new business opportunities?

We offer a comprehensive training and development programme which will give you the opportunity to excel; and, with our fantastic Ford product range and aftersales services, this is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate. So, if you are committed and have an ability to use your consultative selling skills to deliver the ideal products to our customers, we would love to hear from you.

In addition to receiving a competitive salary, for the right candidate this position will offer:

Industry leading package

33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) in addition to an annual leave purchase and sale scheme

Company Car and Fuel Card

Pension Scheme & Life Assurance

Discount on Service, Bodyshop and Parts

1 day each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice

Cycle to work purchase scheme

Access to Perks at Work discount website

When completing your application please give specific detail of your experience, skills and previous responsibilities that you believe would be relevant to the role you are applying for. We blind recruit therefore our Recruiting Managers will not see your personal details or your CV until you have been selected to attend an interview. Our application form is your opportunity to detail all of your experience as you would on your CV.

For your first 2 days in the business, you’ll be attending our fantastic residential induction academy. This is at a lovely hotel in the heart of the Northampton countryside, where you’ll learn all about our business before you start your new role.

Our PPA is what makes TrustFord. Our Network Groups support us in allowing for every colleague to respect and care for one another no matter what... be it your race, ability, or gender. This helps us to develop inclusive and diverse teams, truly representative of the local communities that we operate in. We welcome applications from everyone. We work with our colleague network Groups - including our Race, LGBTQ+, Disability and Gender Networks to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.

To request any adjustments, please ask this during the application stage or contact the Recruitment Team.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - To help us be more inclusive, requests for flexible working will be considered at any point in your application or employment. Although we may deem this may not be suitable for every role, we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any requirements you may have.

TrustFord is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than ability to carry out the job role.

All offers of employment are subject to a background check.

We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance then we will contact agencies from our Preferred Supplier List. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.

Do you have the interpersonal skills and ability to help us, as a business, to ‘Drive the standard in Customer Care’?Are you self-motivated and have the ability to work independently?Are you a high achiever in a fast-paced sales environment?Are you able to manage and close existing deals while continually seeking new business opportunities?

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Local Business Development Executive

Company: TrustFord Salary: Competitive Hours: Full-time Location: Glasgow Working pattern: Field-based Job type: Permanent Posting date: 20 Oct 2026 Closing date: 19 Nov 2026

Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Local Business Development Executive to join our team in a dealership/field sales role.

We are looking for a Sales and Business development executive with a minimum of 2 years sales experience to build our local business/fleet database and promote our dealership services, including New and Used Passenger Car and Commercial vehicle Sales, Aftersales, and Parts.

You will need to be a driven, competent, and confident individual with the ability to work independently, in order to grow, manage, and develop our business customer database.

Your key focus will be on developing new business opportunities across Glasgow & surrounding areas. You'll demonstrate drive, commitment, and enthusiasm, together with a willingness to contribute to your team and, more importantly, your customers.

Do you have the interpersonal skills and ability to help us, as a business, to ‘Drive the standard in Customer Care’?

Are you self-motivated and have the ability to work independently?

Are you a high achiever in a fast-paced sales environment?

Are you able to manage and close existing deals while continually seeking new business opportunities?

We offer a comprehensive training and development programme which will give you the opportunity to excel; and, with our fantastic Ford product range and aftersales services, this is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate. So, if you are committed and have an ability to use your consultative selling skills to deliver the ideal products to our customers, we would love to hear from you.

In addition to receiving a competitive salary, for the right candidate this position will offer:

Industry leading package

33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) in addition to an annual leave purchase and sale scheme

Company Car and Fuel Card

Pension Scheme & Life Assurance

Ford Privilege vehicle purchase scheme

Discount on Service, Bodyshop and Parts

1 day each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice

Cycle to work purchase scheme

Access to Perks at Work discount website

When completing your application please give specific detail of your experience, skills and previous responsibilities that you believe would be relevant to the role you are applying for. We blind recruit therefore our Recruiting Managers will not see your personal details or your CV until you have been selected to attend an interview. Our application form is your opportunity to detail all of your experience as you would on your CV.

For your first 2 days in the business, you’ll be attending our fantastic residential induction academy. This is at a lovely hotel in the heart of the Northampton countryside, where you’ll learn all about our business before you start your new role.

Our PPA is what makes TrustFord. Our Network Groups support us in allowing for every colleague to respect and care for one another no matter what... be it your race, ability, or gender. This helps us to develop inclusive and diverse teams, truly representative of the local communities that we operate in. We welcome applications from everyone. We work with our colleague network Groups - including our Race, LGBTQ+, Disability and Gender Networks to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.

To request any adjustments, please ask this during the application stage or contact the Recruitment Team.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - To help us be more inclusive, requests for flexible working will be considered at any point in your application or employment. Although we may deem this may not be suitable for every role, we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any requirements you may have.

TrustFord is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than ability to carry out the job role.

All offers of employment are subject to a background check.

We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance then we will contact agencies from our Preferred Supplier List. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.

Essential requirements

Do you have the interpersonal skills and ability to help us, as a business, to ‘Drive the standard in Customer Care’?Are you self-motivated and have the ability to work independently?Are you a high achiever in a fast-paced sales environment?Are you able to manage and close existing deals while continually seeking new business opportunities?

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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