National Sales Manager

Glen Callum Associates Ltd; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive components manufacturer is seeking a National Sales Manager to strengthen their presence across the UK and Ireland. The role focuses on nurturing relationships with buying groups and national distributors while driving commercial opportunities in a well-established product portfolio. Candidates should possess a strong background in the UK automotive aftermarket, effective communication skills, and a willingness to travel. This position offers competitive salary and benefits including a bonus scheme and company car.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced pension

Company car

Qualifications

• Experience with buying groups, national distributors, and motor factors
• Ability to identify new sales opportunities through data analysis
• Field sales experience with account management and business development

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with buying groups and national distributors
• Create account-specific business plans aligned to growth objectives
• Implement sales initiatives that enhance key account satisfaction

Skills

Strong background in the UK automotive aftermarket

Excellent communication

Customer focus

Field sales experience

Strong reporting skills

Job description

National Sales Manager - Automotive Aftermarket

Field‑based - UK & Ireland

I'm supporting a leading automotive components manufacturer as they continue to strengthen their presence across the UK and Ireland. We're looking for a National Sales Manager who can nurture and grow relationships with buying groups, national distributors, and motor factors, while driving commercial opportunities across a well‑established product portfolio.

If you're already embedded in the UK automotive aftermarket and enjoy a blend of account development, strategic growth, and relationship‑building, this is a role with genuine long‑term progression.

What's on offer

• Salary - £60,000-£70,000 basic salary
• Benefits - Bonus scheme, Enhanced pension, Company car
• Genuine development and long‑term career progression within a respected global manufacturer
• Field‑based role covering the UK & Ireland
• Ideal locations: Central England, with the ability to travel to South Yorkshire on a regular basis.

The role

As National Sales Manager, you'll take ownership of key buying group and national distributor relationships, ensuring strong commercial performance and long‑term partnership.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with buying groups, motor factors, and industry partners across the UK & Ireland.
• Creating account‑specific business plans aligned to wider growth objectives.
• Identifying new sales opportunities through sales‑out data analysis and competitor insight.
• Implementing strategic sales initiatives that build credibility and satisfaction with key accounts.
• Promoting new product groups, programmes, and value‑add initiatives.
• Working closely with supply chain and customers to support forecasting, product availability, and service levels.

This is a role for someone who enjoys being out in front of customers, building trust, and driving commercial outcomes through partnership.

Our ideal candidate

We're looking for someone who brings:

• A strong background in the UK automotive aftermarket.
• Existing relationships or knowledge of buying groups, national distributors, and motor factors.
• Field sales experience with a blend of account management and new business development.
• A commercial mindset with excellent communication, diplomacy, and customer focus.
• Strong reporting skills and confidence with IT tools.
• Personal traits that include customer‑centric and service‑oriented, collaborative and solutions‑driven, trustworthy, professional, and committed to excellence, creative in approach and confident engaging at all levels.
• Willingness to travel across the UK & Ireland.

If you thrive on building partnerships and enjoy shaping commercial strategy with key national accounts, this role offers the platform to do exactly that.

Register your interest

To register your interest for this National Sales Manager position, please send your CV to Kayleigh Bradley at Glen Callum Associates Ltd or call Kayleigh for an introductory chat on (phone number removed).

Glen Callum Associates specialises in automotive recruitment, leveraging extensive industry expertise and a global network to connect exceptional talent with leading organisations worldwide.

Glen Callum Associates is committed to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or background. We believe that a variety of perspectives makes a team stronger and a workplace better. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we're here to support you.