Business Manager

Overview

As a Business and Transaction Manager, you lead and develop the sales team to deliver compliant, customer-focused vehicle financing and insurance outcomes. You partner with management to forecast trends, plan dealership activity, and monitor performance against targets. Your role balances coaching with strong governance to protect customers and drive profitable sales. This position offers exposure to premium brand operations and the chance to shape the dealership’s finance & insurance strategy. You will work closely with cross-functional colleagues to support growth and high standards of conduct.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary with structured pay scales
• Generous annual leave
• Enhanced family leave (maternity/adoption and paternity leave)
• Techscheme for discounted technology purchases
• Eyecare vouchers
• Smart Health – 24/7 GP services

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop Sales Executives to meet business objectives
• Identify suitable funding and insurance options for customers while ensuring compliance
• Ensure accurate information on financial and insurance products during vehicle negotiations
• Monitor finance/insurance performance against expectations and maintain a compliant sales process
• Assist management with planning, forecasting trends, and updating dealership plans
• Acquire product knowledge to answer customer queries and log activity for management feedback

Key requirements

• Previous automotive experience is essential
• Full UK driving licence
• Experience with funding/insurance options and regulatory compliance
• Ability to coach and develop a team
• Strong planning, forecasting, and performance monitoring capabilities

• leadership
• communication
• collaboration
• funding and insurance products knowledge
• regulatory compliance understanding
• performance monitoring and forecasting

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