Genuine Parts Company

Business Development Manager

In short

Business Development Manager role at NAPA Auto Parts (Alliance Automotive Group, UK), responsible for delivering sales and margin growth across a targeted customer territory. The job centers on building relationships with branch, regional and senior management, suppliers, trainers and product managers, finding new business, and analysing business intelligence software. It demands strong negotiation, selling, communication and presentation skills plus proven B2B account management experience; benefits include a company car, mobile phone and performance bonus.

NAPA Auto Parts was founded in 1925 to meet America's need for an effective automotive parts distribution system. In the century since, NAPA has exploded across the globe, carrying a reputation of quality and excellence with it. Distributed by Alliance Automotive Group (AAG) in the United Kingdom, NAPA has become a market-leading parts brand in the country with a championship-winning motorsport team. Now, over 275 AAG UK subsidiaries are unifying under the NAPA Auto Parts name, joining the largest network of motor factors in the world. The prestigious NAPA Auto Parts family boasts a staggering 6,000+ locations across the US, Canada, and Australia — and now the United Kingdom.
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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