Regional Used Car Performance Manager — Company Car

Lithia UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave including bank

Birthday day off

Family Leave Policies

Salary Sacrifice car scheme

Volunteer paid day

Long service milestones

Career growth opportunities

Cycle to work

High street discounts

Referral scheme

Job summary

Lithia UK is seeking a Divisional Used Car Manager for the JLR Division, a regionally based role with travel from Nottingham to Tonbridge. You will lead pricing, stock strategy and commercial decisions across multiple retailers to drive profitability and performance.

The role requires data-driven leadership, strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence Heads of Business, Sales, Aftersales, Finance and Marketing to deliver operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in used vehicle operations
• Commercial decision-making and stock management
• Data-driven, with ability to analyse market trends
• Strong leadership and stakeholder influencing skills

Responsibilities

• Drive a consistent used vehicle pricing and stock management strategy across the division, ensuring vehicles remain competitively positioned and commercially optimised throughout their lifecycle.
• Lead divisional vehicle acquisition and stock mix decisions to meet customer demand and maximise profitability.
• Monitor stock age, stock turn and speed to market, identifying opportunities to reduce ageing stock and minimise depreciation exposure.
• Relocate, reprice, remarket or dispose of stock to maximise return on investment and enhance vehicle performance across the division.
• Drive high standards of vehicle preparation and digital merchandising across online platforms.
• Utilise data, reporting and market intelligence to challenge and improve performance across sales volume, gross profit, preparation costs, stock turn and wholesale performance.
• Provide insight into competitor activity, residual values, customer demand and emerging market trends.
• Lead regular performance and stock reviews with dealership leadership teams, driving continuous improvement and accountability.
• Build strong relationships with Heads of Business, Sales, Aftersales, Finance and Marketing to influence performance through coaching and commercial challenge.

Job description

Lithia UK is seeking a Divisional Used Car Manager for the JLR Division, a regionally based role with travel from Nottingham to Tonbridge. You will lead pricing, stock strategy and commercial decisions across multiple retailers to drive profitability and performance.

The role requires data-driven leadership, strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence Heads of Business, Sales, Aftersales, Finance and Marketing to deliver operational excellence.