Business Manager

Summary

• Location: Farlington, Portsmouth
• Department: Suzuki
• Salary: £63,800 OTE (£35k Basic + Commission + Car)
• Driver Licence Required: Yes

Description

Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence

We are a family-owned business and have expanded to employ in excess of 450 people in multi-franchised dealerships across Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex. We are a national Top 50 Dealer Group - and due to our on-going expansion program we are looking to grow our team further. We are keen to recruit people who will represent our core values and help us achieve our objective to be the leading family run motor retailer in the UK by providing an exemplary and unique experience, together with the best quality products and services, all driven by the family values at the heart of our business.

The Position: We are looking for a Business Manager to become an addition to the existing management team at the leading genuinely family-run dealer group in the region. The successful applicant will be an excellent communicator with first-class presentation skills and have extensive automotive showroom experience at a similar franchised dealership. This will be the perfect opportunity for either an existing Business/Transaction manager looking for a new challenge, or an experienced 'Senior' Salesperson looking to take the first steps into a sales management-type position. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to successfully maximise profitability on all F&I and Value-Added Product transactions, in compliance with company policies and industry-regulated requirements.

A Business Manager within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group will need to develop successful working relationships whilst working in close collaboration with the Group's F&I Manager, each brand's Sales Manager, Sales teams, and other team members in various internal departments to facilitate the swift delivery of our Customer's vehicles. The successful candidate will have an outgoing and friendly personality, be highly motivated, numerate, and target driven whilst being organised with a great eye for detail, as well as being committed and reliable.

The successful applicant for the position of Business Manager will have primary responsibility for:

• Maximising the sales department's performance and profitability on all F&I and Value-Added Products.
• Placing finance proposal/applications with a panel of lenders in line with company policy.
• Promoting accurate and efficient order processing and assisting with timely vehicle deliveries.
• Assist with the on-going coaching and development of the sales team.
• Assisting the Sales Managers in maintaining the highest level of customer satisfaction at each franchise.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group are a top national-performing franchise in all the brands we represent; therefore the successful candidate will be rewarded with an industry-leading salary package and will get the opportunity to earn bonuses to rival the best in the business.

Benefits

• 5-Day Working Week
• Company Car
• 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays or in lieu of Bank Holidays worked) – increases with time-served
• Employee Benefit Scheme with High Street discounts
• Genuine opportunities for career progression
• Automatic Workplace pension scheme
• Friends and Family Car Repairs, Servicing, and MOT's
• Preferential Car-Purchasing Schemes
• Annual Christmas Party & Awards Evening
• Employee referral bonus

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group is committed to encouraging diversity and eliminating discrimination in both its role as an employer and as a provider of services. Our aim is that our employees are truly representative of all sections of society and work in an environment where everyone is respected and able to perform to the best of their ability. Our policy is to provide equality and fairness and not to discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group opposes all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. It is our policy to provide a suitable environment for people with disabilities. All reasonable facilities will be provided for staff with disabilities to perform their roles without difficulty or disadvantage. Whilst we ensure all applications are considered, regrettably, it may not be possible to respond individually to all applications received.