Business Development Manager

Overview

In this role you drive profitable customer growth within a defined territory, combining strategic planning with hands-on execution. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to win new business and deepen spend from existing customers, while shaping tailored LKQ propositions for garage and mechanical networks. You’ll work in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment, using market insights to steer strategy and ensure sustainable, long-term relationships. This is a high-visibility role with autonomy and tangible impact on regional growth.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Annual Leave
• Pension Contributions
• Life Assurance
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive Healthcare Perks

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute targeted sales strategies to deliver profitable customer growth using Commercial Excellence principles
• Maintain market awareness of trends, competition, and garage scheme propositions to inform decisions
• Meet KPIs focused on winning new business, increasing transacting customer numbers, and growing share of customer spend
• Coordinate across multiple sales channels for a consistent customer approach
• Coach colleagues and role-model best-practice sales behaviours to raise team performance across the sales function

Key requirements

• Proven record of delivering strong sales results in a leadership role
• Experience managing, retaining and growing customer accounts
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to identify growth opportunities
• Experience using sales and customer data to guide decisions and improve performance
• Excellent communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
• Strong networking and collaboration skills across teams and functions
• Strategic mindset with the ability to work independently and make informed decisions
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment

• communication
• facilitation
• interpersonal skills
• influencing stakeholders
• data-driven decision making
• sales data analysis

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