Strategic Business Development Manager (Territory Lead)

LKQ Europe; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Enhanced Annual Leave

Exciting Career Growth

Pension Contributions

Life Assurance for Peace of Mind

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Exclusive Gym Discounts

Comprehensive Healthcare Perks

Cycle to Work Scheme

Retail & Staff Discounts

Job summary

LKQ Europe is seeking a commercially focused Specialist Business Development Manager to identify new opportunities, grow our customer base and increase business across strategically important accounts. This high-impact role blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

You will own a defined territory, develop sales strategies, generate new business, and expand spend among existing customers, collaborating with Area Sales, Operations, and Key Accounts.

Qualifications

• Proven record of delivering strong sales results in a leadership role.
• Experience in managing, retaining and growing customer accounts.
• Strong commercial acumen and growth identification.
• Experience using sales data to guide decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Using Commercial Excellence principles, you’ll develop and execute targeted sales strategies designed to deliver profitable customer growth.
• You’ll maintain a strong understanding of your market, including emerging industry trends, competitor activity and garage scheme propositions, using this insight alongside customer and sales data to make informed commercial decisions.
• You’ll be accountable for agreed KPIs, with a particular focus on winning new business, increasing transacting customer numbers and securing a greater share of customer spend.
• You’ll also work across multiple sales channels to ensure a consistent, joined-up approach for customers.
• As an experienced and credible sales leader, you’ll coach colleagues and role-model best-practice sales behaviours, helping to strengthen capability and embed high-performance standards across the wider sales team.

Skills

Strong leadership

New business development

Account management

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven decisions

Networking skills

Strategic thinking

Tools

CRM software

Job description

LKQ Europe is seeking a commercially focused Specialist Business Development Manager to identify new opportunities, grow our customer base and increase business across strategically important accounts. This high-impact role blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

You will own a defined territory, develop sales strategies, generate new business, and expand spend among existing customers, collaborating with Area Sales, Operations, and Key Accounts.