General Sales Manager in Carlisle
Posted by Holt Recruitment Ltd
£50,000 – £75,000 a year
Carlisle · Permanent
📍 Carlisle
💷 £50,000 Basic Salary | OTE £75,000
🚗 Company Car Included
💼 Full-Time | Permanent
Our client is looking for an experienced General Sales Manager to lead a busy sales department at a volume main dealership in Carlisle.
This is an excellent opportunity for a driven automotive sales professional to take responsibility for new and used vehicle sales, lead a team and maximise departmental performance and profitability.
🚗 The Role
You'll be responsible for the overall performance of the sales department, ensuring targets are achieved while delivering an outstanding customer experience.
📝 Key Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate, coach and develop the sales team
- Set clear sales targets and regularly review individual performance
- Oversee the full sales process, from initial enquiry and test drive through to order and vehicle handover
- Monitor enquiry response times, conversion rates, sales volumes and gross profit
- Identify areas for improvement and implement action plans
- Manage used vehicle stock, pricing and stock ageing
- Drive finance and insurance performance in line with regulatory requirements
- Maintain manufacturer standards and procedures
- Report on departmental performance to senior management
- Previous experience as a General Sales Manager or Sales Manager within a franchised dealership
- Volume dealership experience would be advantageous
- Proven track record of achieving sales and profitability targets
- Experience leading, coaching and developing sales teams
- Strong commercial awareness and financial understanding
- Confidence managing stock, forecasts and departmental performance
- Hands-on leadership style with a strong customer focus
- Full UK driving licence
- £50,000 basic salary
- £75,000 OTE
- Company car
- Opportunity to lead a busy dealership sales department
- Career development opportunities
For a confidential conversation, please send your CV to (url removed).
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