Vehicle Parts Business Development Manager in Gloucester/Hereford region.

• Competitive starting salary plus performance-related bonus scheme
• Company car with business fuel allowance. 
• Monday to Friday 9:00am-5:30pm.

Our client, a network of manufacturer-affiliated automotive parts retailers employing over 1,500+ staff nationwide, requires a Business Development Manager to cover the Gloucester/Hereford region.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Work with the regional and on-site management to create and deliver a sales strategy to consistently increase sales revenues from mechanical customers whilst maintaining a loyal customer base.
• Achieve target KPIs and revenue objectives in your territory for key mechanical customers.
• Identify, secure and develop new customer accounts within the territory.
• Ensure marketing initiatives are embedded and supported and monitor the success of the targeted customer sets, promotions and campaigns.
• Present and report on sales and marketing activity v performance.
• Utilise internal and external market data to develop an understanding of the potential sales opportunities within the customer base and territory.
• Ensure you are adequately trained and understand the Unique Selling Proposition of our client, the "Features and Benefits" of their product range, especially the genuine v non-genuine aspect and are adequately trained to overcome sales objections.
• Effectively manage your time to maximise opportunities from customer visits.
• Work with colleagues at a site level to leverage customer-set visits and call objectives.
• Keep key stakeholders updated on sales performance via formal and informal market plus statistical presentations.
• Manage and maximise the support from the business investor partner and investors to support your targets and objectives.
• Manage and maintain relationships with all customers.
• Provide the highest level of customer service by offering a knowledgeable, responsive, courteous service that reflects the image and reputation of our client.

To be eligible for this role you will need to have strong experience working with automotive parts in a similar business development/sales representative capacity as well as having a steady and proven track record and a UK driving licence with minimal points. Overall, you will have an ability to effectively engage and communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders, with proven experience in creating strategies and managing activities to grow and develop business. You will have a practical level of business financial awareness to provide valued input, and insight, at an operational level and recognise areas of risk and opportunity. You will possess a high degree of IT literacy and have a minimum GCSE in Maths and English Language or equivalent.

What's in it for you? For your hard work as a Business Development Manager, our client is offering…

• Competitive starting salary plus performance-related bonus scheme.
• Company car and business fuel allowance.
• Home-based where you shall start and finish your day from your doorstep. 
• Full in-house and manufacturer-approved training.
• 33 days annual holiday allowance including the bank holidays and your birthday off. 
• Various company benefits include an attractive pension scheme, life assurance, and various employee purchase discounts.
• Opportunity to work with a network of manufacturer-affiliated vehicle parts retailers employing over 1,500+ staff nationwide.
• Monday to Friday 9:00am-5:30pm.

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