Business Development Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Business Development role at Genpt. Shrewsbury · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate £38,875–£65,000 across the United Kingdom.
Genpt has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Grow sales and margins across your assigned customer accounts
- Shape territory sales plans and turn them into practical actions
- Build customer ties across your region while keeping supplier and product contacts engaged
- Use business intelligence tools to assess performance and guide decisions
- Win support from branch leaders and sales teams through clear communication
What you bring
- Extensive experience managing customer accounts
- A track record of increasing sales and margins in B2B work
- Experience identifying prospects and developing new business
- Strong selling, negotiation and communication skills, with commercial understanding of competitors and market conditions
Who this fits
This suits a customer-focused, performance-driven seller who can manage deadlines under pressure and present or train others. The role covers a targeted territory and involves working with branches, regional leaders, senior management, suppliers and customer groups. A company car and mobile phone are provided.
From the employer
NAPA Auto Parts UK & Ireland is a leading provider of high-quality parts, tools, and equipment dedicated to light vehicle (LV) mechanics and automotive enthusiasts. As part of the globally renowned NAPA network, which has over 6,000 locations worldwide, NAPA Auto Parts UK & Ireland brings a century of expertise along with a trusted reputation for quality, reliability, and excellence.
With more than 260 locations across the UK and Ireland, NAPA Auto Parts supplies a comprehensive range of products sourced from top original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), OE-matched quality suppliers, and exclusive brands. These products are tailored to meet the needs of independent garages, motor factors, and automotive enthusiasts, helping to keep vehicles running smoothly and efficiently. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/napaautopartsuk_ireland.
We are currently looking for a Business Development Manager (BDM).
As the BDM, you are specifically accountable for delivering sales and margin growth for your customer base. The successful candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining strong customer relationships within their targeted territory.
Responsibilities:
- Confident in building sales strategies and tactics within your required territory
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with Branch, Regional and Senior Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, field-based trainers, and product managers.
- Effectively analyse business intelligence software
- Able to influence the branch management and sales team.
To be successful in this role:
The successful candidate must have a customer focused approach with excellent selling skills, combined with the ability to communicate to all customer groups building strong relationships across the region.
- Dynamic and performance-oriented individual with strong negotiation and selling skills.
- Commercial awareness and good knowledge of competitor activity and market conditions is a must.
- Extensive experience with customer account management
- Previous experience delivering sales and margin growth within a business-to-business environment.
- Experience at finding and developing new business.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong training and presentation skills
- Work well under pressure towards deadlines.
In return we offer:
- An opportunity to join a global brand and market leader.
- Exclusive discounts and cashback from 1000s of major retailers and grocers via the AAG Benefits App, including Tesco, Boots and Just Eat.
- Opportunities for career progression and bespoke training.
- Free pension advice from our standard pension provider.
- Free access to Health, Wellbeing and Financial tools.
- Potential to earn a performance based bonus, paid monthly.
- Discount on car parts
Other Details:
- Company Car
- Mobile Phone
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Alliance Automotive Group is an equal opportunities employer.
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