Used Car Sales Manager

Marshall Motor Group; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

OTE package

25 days leave + bank holidays

Life assurance & pension

Discounts on car purchases

Job summary

Marshall Motor Group in Blackburn is seeking a Used Car Sales Manager to lead a team of sales professionals and drive performance across used car volume, finance, and insurance targets.

The role requires a results-driven leader who can coach, motivate, and deliver exceptional customer experiences while achieving commercial objectives and maintaining high operational standards. This is a full-time position with weekend rotation and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sales Manager in the automotive industry, ideally with recent main dealership experience.
• Strong leadership, accountability for high performance.
• Commercially minded with balance of customer service and targets.

Responsibilities

• You’ll be responsible for managing and motivating a team of Sales Executives, ensuring outstanding customer experiences while hitting used car volume, finance, and insurance targets.
• You’ll lead by example – working closely with customers, managing escalations, and supporting team development through coaching, performance management, and recognition.
• You’ll collaborate with your General Sales Manager and colleagues across departments to deliver great commercial results and customer outcomes.
• You’ll play a key role in planning and delivering promotions, vehicle display and stock decisions, as well as managing financial forecasting and reporting.

Skills

Used car retailing

Sales management

Automotive industry experience

Job description

About The Role

Used Car Sales Manager

Geely & Chery Blackburn
Competitive basic salary + OTE, company car; 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays (increases with service); Life assurance & pension scheme; Discounts on car purchase, servicing & more; Access exclusive shopping and lifestyle perks.
Full-time | 45 hours per week, including weekends on a rotational basis

Lead from the front in a sales role where your experience, energy, and leadership will help shape our success.

At Geely & Chery Blackburn, we’re offering an exciting opportunity for a results-driven Used Car Sales Manager to take the next step in their career with one of the UK’s most respected automotive groups.

In this role:

• You’ll be responsible for managing and motivating a team of Sales Executives, ensuring outstanding customer experiences while hitting used car volume, finance, and insurance targets.
• You’ll lead by example – working closely with customers, managing escalations, and supporting team development through coaching, performance management, and recognition.
• You’ll collaborate with your General Sales Manager and colleagues across departments to deliver great commercial results and customer outcomes.
• You’ll play a key role in planning and delivering promotions, vehicle display and stock decisions, as well as managing financial forecasting and reporting.

We're looking for:

• Someone with experience as a Sales Manager from the automotive industry, ideally with recent main dealership experience and a strong background in used car retailing.
• Someone who inspires confidence, builds strong relationships and holds their team accountable to high performance standards.
• Someone commercially minded, who can balance great customer service with business targets and operational efficiency.
• Most importantly, someone who’s committed to upholding Marshall’s values and creating a positive, supportive environment for customers and colleagues alike.

About us:

At Marshall Motor Group, we're proud to represent over 25 leading car, van, truck and motorbike brands across more than 130 stores in England. We're also part of theConstellation Automotive Group, home to some of the most well-known brands in the automotive industry, includingwebuyanycar, cinchandBCA. Our team is over 4,000 strong and receives excellent pay packages and fantastic benefits in an environment centred aroundintegrity,respectandinnovation.

We want to hear from people with a customer-centric, can-do attitude who are ready to drive their career – and our company – forward.

What will we offer you for your commitment to us?

• Performance rewards:Competitive OTE package and company car.
• Full tailored training:Unlimited access to our Leadership Hub, giving you access to hundreds of self-guided learning resources at a time that suits you (partnered with Mindtools), as well as access to bite-size virtual courses covering various topics such as Leading with Impact & Time Management
• Career development:Ongoing manufacturer training and development pathways across the Group.
• Financial security: Life insurance, contributory pension.
• Exclusive perks:Discounts and rewards via a dedicated employee platform.

At Marshall Motor Group, our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.