Regional Business Development Manager

Group 1 Automotive; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Exclusive retail discounts

Company pension scheme

Flexible working options

Job summary

Group 1 Automotive is recruiting a Regional Business Development Manager for Volkswagen in the UK. This field-based role covers the South Regions, driving corporate and fleet sales growth and delivering trusted customer experiences across your region.

You will proactively identify new business opportunities, build long-term relationships with SME and large fleet customers, and represent the Volkswagen brand with professionalism at every touchpoint.

Qualifications

• Proven success in a B2B sales environment, ideally within corporate automotive or fleet
• Demonstrated ability to achieve targets and develop long-term commercial relationships
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a regional, field-based territory
• Excellent communication, listening, and stakeholder engagement skills
• High levels of professionalism, commercial awareness, and self-motivation
• Full UK driving licence essential

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated fleet sales solutions for SME and large corporate customers across your region
• Proactively prospect and develop new fleet opportunities, maximising business potential and customer retention
• Manage relationships professionally to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Represent Group 1 and Volkswagen in a professional and credible manner at all times
• Prepare and present finance quotations and proposals, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Ensure all activity complies with FCA regulations and maintain regulated status
• Ensure compliance with Data Protection and GDPR standards when handling customer data
• Work collaboratively with OEM, lease company partners, marketing, and internal teams

Skills

B2B sales

Fleet sales

Relationship management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Regional Business Development Manager - Volkswagen

Field‑Based | South Regions

£65k OTE (uncapped)

Fun, exciting, rewarding work. Join us for the ride.

Working with world‑class brands as aRegional Business Development Manager, you will take responsibility for driving corporate and fleet sales growth across your region, delivering outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers.

In this field‑based role, you’ll proactively identify and develop new business opportunities, build long‑term relationships with SME and large fleet customers, and represent the Volkswagen brand with professionalism and credibility at every touchpoint.

As part of a successful, global automotive group, you’ll broaden your experience beyond a single location, working regionally with customers, OEM partners, and internal teams. And with the right support from us, you’ll be able to progress as high as you can aim.

What we can offer you

• Enjoy 33 days of annual leave(including bank holidays) to rest and recharge
• Save money every day withour exclusive retail discounts
• Drive a great dealwith discounts on new and used cars, plus servicing offers
• Plan for the years aheadwith our company pension scheme
• Balance home and workwith our industry-leading family-friendly policies designed to help you spend more time with the people that matter
• Commute for lesswith our cycle-to-work scheme
• Prioritise your wellbeingwith dedicated support for you and your family
• 24/7 access to healthcare professionals, ensuring you get the expert advice you need quickly and easily
• Make a differencewith a paid day to volunteer in your community
• Invest in your futurewith our company share purchase plan
• Earn financial rewardswhen you refer a friend to join the team
• Keep learning and growingwith our training and development opportunities for everyone.
• Life assurancewith the option to increase cover
• We’re open toflexible workingoptions – just ask

What you’ll do day to day

• Developintegrated fleet sales solutionsfor SME and large corporate customers across your region
• Proactivelyprospect and develop new fleet opportunities, maximising business potential and customer retention
• Manage relationships professionally to achievehigh levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Represent Group 1 and Volkswagenin a professional and credible mannerat all times
• Prepare and presentfinance quotations and proposals, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Ensure all activity complies withFCA regulationsand maintain regulated status
• Ensure compliance withData Protection and GDPRstandards when handling customer data
• Work collaboratively with OEM, lease company partners, marketing, and internal teams

Helpful skills and qualifications

Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here− if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.

• Proven success in aB2B sales environment, ideally within corporate automotive or fleet
• Demonstrated ability toachieve targets and develop long‑term commercial relationships
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage aregional, field‑based territory
• Excellent communication, listening, and stakeholder engagement skills
• High levels of professionalism, commercial awareness, and self‑motivation
• Full UK driving licence essential

We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you don’t meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.

Be part of something big

Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.

But you don’t need to love cars to work with us- just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.

Our Values

At Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all we that do.

Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork – Professionalism

These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.