National Sales Manager - Ireland

The Ireland National Sales Manager  is responsible for managing effective partnerships with the distributors to drive mutually profitable sales and deliver an excellent customer experience. This role requires close collaboration with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the smooth operation of sales and supply. As the UK&IE team grows, the role will take on management responsibility for the sales field team.

Key Objectives & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the rapid growth of the Network. Ensuring that new Partners are identified and that new distributors are onboarded effectively, monitoring progress of contractual matters, training, systems access, logistics, sales process, etc.
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with distributor partners at both Distributor and individual Group/Retailer level. A collaborative approach is required as the brand grows in Ireland, so building trust and a spirit of working towards a common goal is essential.
• Monitor and drive distributor sales performance and continuously identify opportunities for distributors and BYD to make improvements to grow. Spread best practices amongst the network through individual and group meetings and communications.
• Ensure that BYD are delivering an excellent level of Customer Experience. Identify areas of improvement and drive change within BYD UK and Ireland or the network.
• Ensure that relevant product, marketing, training and sales programmes information is shared effectively and understood by relevant members of the distributor team.
• Take responsibility for resolving any issues experienced by distributors and customers, either directly or by ensuring that the appropriate members of the team are dealing with the issue effectively. Direct involvement in any issues will allow the causes to be identified and suggest and implement the required changes to processes or systems.
• Manage the wholesale ordering of new vehicles by distributors to ensure that the volume and mix of stock is sufficient to achieve the required sales volume, but also ensuring that rapid stock turn is achieved.
• Oversee distributors marketing activity and facilitate collaboration with the central marketing team to ensure activity is consistent and effective. Analyse activity levels against sales rates and suggest and encourage increased activity focused on opportunity channels or models as required.
• Monitor the level of incoming enquiries and ensure excellent lead management processes are in operation at all distributors. Analyse conversion KPIs to identify potential issues in the sales process, while also highlighting lower-than-expected enquiry levels to the central marketing team and initiate actions to improve.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Proven experience and track record of success in the Automotive or other retail industry.
• Working initially as part of a small team to launch the brand in the UK and Ireland, the ideal candidate will be highly adaptable, open to new ideas and ways of working, and able to take responsibility for
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines and possess decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to establish productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong team collaboration and leadership abilities, with the capacity to drive teams towards common goals and effectively coordinate and communicate in cross-functional collaborations.
• Open to travel internationally as required to attend business meetings, training and launch events.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and CRM software, with the ability to conduct data analysis and report writing.
• Right-to-work in the Republic of Ireland.

We offer:

• Performance and experience-based competitive remuneration.

• 25 holidays + Bank Holidays

• Commuting allowance when working from the Office.
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme available

• Department & company-wide teambuilding events.

• An exciting opportunity to be part of European transition to Zero Emissions transportation and de-carbonization of the economy.

Our Purpose is to build a zero-emission future that reconnects humanity with nature and a World of clean air. We are looking for talent that connects with this mission and wants to create a positive impact by joining a diverse and dynamic team 🌏