Local Business Development Manager

What we are after?A person to proactively and professionally, manage and grow local business sales opportunities and profitability through excellent customer service.

This is an office-based role and requires excellent commercial awareness, communication and relationship building skills.

Sytner Group are the leading retail partner of BMW UK providing leading performance in the corporate/local business sales sector. Our team of experts cover an extensive range of corporate business from broker sales channel to large end user.

Due to record-breaking growth in 2023 and continuing in 2024 we are looking for a Local Business Development Manager to drive new sales and greater relationships with local businesses throughout the Maidenhead/ Slough and surrounding area.

Who we work with is everything to us, our relationships with customers and colleagues really matters. We love working with people who think like we do, supporting and developing our local corporate community. Your day will involve combining fantastic customer service skills, commercial acumen, flair for sales, and your excellent coordination skills to help us achieve our ambitious growth plans for the business.

What will I be doing?Typically, the job will involve developing and managing sales with businesses in your local area and ensuring delivery against sales targets.You will manage existing and create new relationships at your site.

As well and growing these accounts, you'll identify other areas to develop new partnerships with.

• You will coordinate the involvement of sales, marketing, pricing, operations and service delivery teams and use your relationship management and strong communication skills to meet and exceed targets.
• Build a portfolio of strategic local corporate accounts and develop new relationships to identify and convert new business opportunities
• Where required, lead and/or contribute to the winning of new customer accounts; including making presentations, engaging in negotiations, ensuring follow-up and production of necessary documentation
• Manage the overall sales pipeline to ensuring achievement of annual sales targets
• Contribute to the wider development of effective business strategies, priorities and market propositions, drawing on own knowledge, understanding and interpretation of local markets, competitors and end customers.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of marketing strategies and initiatives designed to raise awareness and generate leads and new business opportunities
• Comply with the required standards of sales excellence and best practice, operating effectiveness and efficiency, in line with all legal and regulatory requirements

Why Sytner?

Sytner Group are delighted to provide an industry-leading benefits package.

We are passionate about continuous improvement and building an environment where everyone feels valued, appreciated and able to reach their full potential.

• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 33 days inc. bank holidays
• Industry-leading Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
• Career Development
• Recognition of Long Service every 5 years
• Discounted Car Schemes
• High Street Discounts
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• One day a year paid voluntary / community work

At Sytner, our values and the way we behave are important to us. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, supporting our colleagues to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We are committed to creating an equitable environment and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

As part of our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, you have the right to ask for changes / adjustments to job interviews and the recruitment process.

For more information around reasonable adjustments and the recruitment process please click here.

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We represent over 23 of the world's most prestige vehicle brands, across our 140 UK dealerships.

We pride ourselves on ‘Developing Talent and ‘Building Careers’ and our colleagues recently scored Sytner Group an outstanding 89% on our colleague engagement survey.