Group Sales Development Manager

Marriott Motor Group is continuing to invest in the future of our business, our people, and our operational performance. As part of our continued development, we are now recruiting for an exciting management position within our group.

This role is a high‑impact, hands‑on role designed to support operational excellence, improve commercial performance, develop group capability, and help modernise our dealership operations across multiple sites. If you are an ambitious automotive manager who thrives on improving performance, developing people, implementing new ways of doing things, and delivering results, we would love to hear from you.

Reporting to the Group Director of Sales, this role will be key in improving sales performance, enquiry conversion, customer experience, profitability, and process discipline across the group. It is a hands‑on operational role focused on coaching, accountability, lead management, CRM discipline, and developing high‑performing sales teams.

• Drive new and used vehicle sales performance across the group
• Improve enquiry conversion and lead management processes
• Increase finance and product penetration
• Support underperforming dealerships with targeted recovery plans
• Coach and develop Sales Managers, Executives, and support teams
• Improve CRM standards, follow‑up activity, and sales process execution
• Review KPIs, lost sales, stock turn, profitability, and conversion data
• Enhance customer journey standards and online reputation
• Support implementation of AI tools, digital retailing, and automation systems

• Strong automotive retail sales leadership experience
• Excellent coaching and people development capability
• Commercial awareness and strong analytical skills
• Experience improving operational standards and sales processes
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Energy, resilience, and a results‑driven mindset

These roles offer the opportunity to become part of a progressive and ambitious dealer group that is investing heavily in operational improvement, digital transformation, and people development.

• Genuine influence across a growing multi‑franchise group
• Exposure to strategic operational projects
• A collaborative environment
• The ability to shape the future of automotive retail operations
• Competitive basic salary
• KPI / bonus incentive scheme
• Company car
• Pension
• Benefits package

If you are passionate about leadership, operational excellence, performance improvement, and delivering exceptional customer experiences, we would love to hear from you.

If you are successful in our initial shortlisting process, you will be invited to a provisional teams’ introduction call on 23rd or 24th June 2026. Following this we intend to undertake more formal interview / assessment centres in early July 2026 with a view to having the positions in place by October 2026.

Marriott Motor Group are an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from all types of discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

Wolsey House, Sproughton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5AN
, United Kingdom