Sales Team Leader – Drive Results & Develop Talent

LKQ Europe; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Enhanced Annual Leave (Including Bank 

Equality Note

Job summary

LKQ UK & Ireland is seeking a Sales Team Leader to inspire and drive a high-performing sales team. You’ll lead by example, deliver exceptional customer service, and help achieve sales targets while strengthening client relationships.

You will work closely with the Branch Manager to motivate the team, manage day-to-day operations, ensure branch standards, and contribute to recruitment and talent development across the business, UK & Europe.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership, motivating, and driving a sales team.
• Strong communication skills to build relationships with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
• Proven track record in managing key accounts.
• Organised and resourceful.

Responsibilities

• Support Branch Manager in motivating a large sales team, with line management for the sales team.
• Manage sales, resources, and customer service within the branch, to ensure both sales and operations KPIs are met.
• As part of the management team, you will have supervisory responsibilities to help deliver a great performance across key business measures and in line with the Company’s core values.
• Ensuring the branch is fully compliant in line with the branch standards to maintain a balanced performance.
• Have an enthusiastic willingness to have a daily involvement in HR, performance management, succession planning and recruitment our people are our most valuable asset.
• Supporting not only in external recruitment and inductions to ensure it is right first time, yet also with internal development, identifying and developing existing talent within the business.
• Promote a customer focused mindset, to ensure that the customer is kept at the heart of what we do

Skills

Leadership

Key account management

Communication

Sales team motivation

Customer relationships

Job description

LKQ UK & Ireland is seeking a Sales Team Leader to inspire and drive a high-performing sales team. You’ll lead by example, deliver exceptional customer service, and help achieve sales targets while strengthening client relationships.

You will work closely with the Branch Manager to motivate the team, manage day-to-day operations, ensure branch standards, and contribute to recruitment and talent development across the business, UK & Europe.