Regional Sales Manager – Growth & Customer Experience

LKQ Europe; Hove, Crawley, Worthing, Billingshurst; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

People First

Work-Life Balance

Career Growth

Excellence Culture

Competitive Salary

Pension Contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance

Gym Discounts

Healthcare Perks

Cycle to Work

Staff Discounts

Job summary

LKQ UK and Ireland is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive regional sales and margin performance while leading a high-performing sales team. You will work closely with branches, operations and regional management to deliver an outstanding customer experience and meet business targets.

This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking and a proven track record in pipeline management, negotiation and change management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a sales team and delivering targets.
• Ability to collaborate across branches, sales, operations.
• Experience actively managing a customer pipeline and growth.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills with stakeholders.
• Experience leading organisational change initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to promote company values.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent execution of sales standards, KPIs and performance management to meet business strategy.
• Own area sales and margin performance against targets.
• Collaborate with branch, sales and regional teams to identify growth opportunities.
• Manage payroll, headcount and distribution aligned with sales targets.
• Utilise CRM to drive sales strategy, planning and customer experience.
• Oversee development and execution of regional customer journey plans across touchpoints.
• Lead and develop Sales Team Leaders and Account Managers; conduct reviews, training and progression.
• Foster collaboration across operations, retail and sales to optimise productivity and customer experience.
• Organise regional and national customer events; some may be on weekends.
• Cultivate an inclusive environment free from discrimination.
• Drive new processes and standards for continuous improvement in the branch network.
• Act as role model for LKQ values, guiding and motivating the team.

Skills

Sales leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Pipeline management

Negotiation

Change management

Values advocate

Job description

LKQ UK and Ireland is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive regional sales and margin performance while leading a high-performing sales team. You will work closely with branches, operations and regional management to deliver an outstanding customer experience and meet business targets.

This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking and a proven track record in pipeline management, negotiation and change management.