Senior Business Development Manager (Network Development)

Iveco Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Bonus Plan

Company Car from Stellantis range

Private Health Care (incl. dental)

Contrib. pension scheme 3% / 6%

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Iveco Group is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to drive the Dealer of the Future program across the UK network. You will lead dealer performance initiatives, develop business plans, and collaborate with multiple departments to ensure profitability and alignment with the network strategy.

The role requires strong financial acumen, leadership, and the ability to present data-driven insights to stakeholders, with travel across the UK & Ireland and occasional Europe trips to Turin or

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive retail or dealer networks.
• Ability to translate data into concise presentations for stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Experience analysing financial statements and creating basic financial reports for projects.
• Willingness to travel within the UK & Europe as required.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyse and report dealer sales and service performance data, monitor KPIs and NPS.
• Monitor dealer budgets and financial position relative to plans.
• Coordinate multi-stakeholder projects with UK HQ and external parties.
• Support dealer investment plans and footprint evolution.
• Analyse existing dealers and potential franchise candidates.
• Maintain regular contact with dealers to review performance and action plans.
• Travel up to 50% within UK & Ireland; international travel may be required.

Skills

Commercial vehicle experience

Dealership operations

Financial analysis

Budget planning

Leadership

Investment proposals

Interpersonal skills

Strategic planning

Driving license

Right to work in UK

Health care benefits awareness

Company car

Education

Degree preferred

Job description

Iveco Group is on a transformation path of its Brands, within a broader focus on innovation and sustainable transport. At IVECO UK, this translates into a need to support and continue to develop a strong, entrepreneurial, future-proof Dealer Network.

The Network Development team is currently looking for a Senior Business Development Manager (BDM) to join the team to accelerate the implementation of the ‘Dealer of the Future’ project. The BDM is a primary point of contact for dealers across the Network. Their role involves managing and motivating Dealers to achieve maximum performance level across sales, service and parts targets, as well as guiding the development of Business plans to ensure dealers’ alignment with IVECO’s Network Strategy and that IVECO's minimum organisational, efficiency and profitability standards are met.

Main Purpose of the Job

Given the pivotal role in managing relations between dealerships and IVECO, the Senior BDM needs to possess excellent knowledge of the automotive/commercial vehicle industry and of business operations more broadly. In addition to strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, they need to be able to navigate financial, commercial and other quantitative data at ease, and to be able to translate data into professional, concise presentations for any level of stakeholders (to C-suite).

Key Tasks:

• Collect, analyse and report (in Excel, PowerPoint and other applications as needed) on dealers’ sales and service performance data, monitor Sales and Service NPS scores, as well as KPIs collected by other departments.
• Monitor dealers’ economic and financial position relative to Budget, the Business Analysis composite data and dealers’ development and investment plans.
• Establish and coordinate multi-stakeholder project groups with other IVECO departments (in the UK and HQ) and external parties as required to implement the UK Network Strategy.
• Support the definition of dealer investment plans, anticipating areas of concern and contributing to the dynamic evolution of the dealer footprint.
• Carry out thorough analyses of existing dealers and repairers as well as potential candidates within the broader activities of scouting, appointing and/or terminating franchise partners.
• Establish regular virtual and in-person contact with dealers to assess alignment with standards and review performance and action plans, overall and for specific projects.
• The position may require to travel above 50% of the time, mostly within the UK & Ireland market; international travel may be required for meetings at headquarters in Turin, Italy, or at other company locations across Europe.

Knowledge and Experience

• Solid commercial vehicle experience with good knowledge of the industry/network/market.
• Understanding of the operating characteristics of a successful Dealership.
• Ability to plan and support organisational actions for the development of the business.
• Solid understanding of financial and accounting statements, to be able to analyse companies’ financial reports as well as to create basic financial statements for project-related activities.
• Good knowledge of budget planning and spending control.
• Ability to plan commercial actions for the Network and forecast their impact on Dealers’ financial performance.
• Ability to develop investment support proposals based on dealer performance analyses.
• Strong leadership ability complemented by excellent interpersonal skills and the capacity to influence all members and levels of management staff.
• Ambition to grow further within the Brand and Company.
• Preferably educated to degree standard.
• Full UK driving license and ability to travel
• Right to work in the UK
• Private Health Care options including dental cover
• Contributory pension scheme starting at 3% employee and 6% employer contribution (via salary sacrifice scheme)
• Company Bonus Plan (terms and conditions apply)
• Company Job Car from our Stellantis range, plus options for personal use
• Plus many other flexible benefits

It is a condition of employment that employees may be required to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required of them. Furthermore, it may be necessary to change the roles and responsibilities from time to time. Management reserves the right to implement such changes.

This will be a role offering constant learning, working as part of a committed and collaborative team. We are very passionate about what we do and, therefore, the successful candidate will be focused and capable of delivering in a fast-paced and time-constrained environment.

At Iveco Group, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Guided by our core value of “We Contribute Diverse Strengths,” we welcome talent from all backgrounds and experiences. We believe in learning through collaboration, acting with integrity, and driving innovation together. If you’re passionate, curious, and ready to grow in a supportive team environment.