Dealer Principal - Pudsey, United Kingdom - Ford & Slater Ltd

Ford & Slater Ltd

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Pudsey, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Dealer Principal - Leeds and Sheffield

An opportunity has arisen for a Dealer Principal based in Leeds who will be responsible for our Leeds and Sheffield DAF Trucks Dealerships.

Ford & Slater are one the UK's largest DAF Truck Dealer groups:

16 DAF Dealer locations covering the Midlands, East and North of England
Over 850 staff
Family run business
Group truck sales of > 2,000 units per annum
DAF International Dealer of the Year 2020
PACCAR Financial International Dealer of the year 2023

This senior position offers a highly competitive range of benefits in an environment where you will be given autonomy, support and a platform to succeed alongside future career development within a growing business.

Key Responsibilities
The Leeds and Sheffield dealer locations employ 100 persons incl. nearly 40 HGV Technicians.

Alongside the busy service departments and Leeds bodyshop, the sites will register 600 new trucks and sell > £8 million parts per annum.

As Dealer Principal, you will have overall accountability for people and financial performance for these two Sales Dealer locations:

Lead, manage and motivate your team ensuring performance is rewarded and underperformance is managed
Oversee the sales and aftersales departments' performance
Agree and set financial and growth objectives for each department with the management team, and plan accordingly to ensure profitability targets are met
Support the dealership to consistently achieve high levels of customer satisfaction
Ensure dealership activities are conducted in line DAF franchise standards, companies policies, legal and regulatory requirements

The right person must be a confident and highly professional individual who has the ability to take on a large operation across sales, service and parts. You will be a real leader, someone who can nurture and develop a team and take the site to the next level.

Given the nature of this role, it is preferred that you have previous experience at Senior Management level within the commercial vehicle industry.

In addition to your previous experience, we are seeking a person who displays the following attributes:

Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate a large and diverse team
A professional and calm approach with strong management skills
You will be someone who enjoys meeting customers, with excellent communications and people skills
A commitment to the Ford & Slater values of people, customers and our business partners

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: