Dealer Principal

2 weeks ago


Grimsby North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom D. M. Keith Limited Full time

Grimsby, United Kingdom | Posted on 16/05/2024

DealerPrincipal - Grimsby Skoda, Honda & Seat

This is a fabulous opportunity to join a family run businessin the AM top 100 and represent our fantastic manufacturer partners.

We are looking for a drivenand tenacious individual to take on the role of Dealer Principal. This role will manage D M Keith Grimsby as awhole, overseeing and developing each department.

The role will require you tomaximize growth within the operations here at D M Keith. The rightcandidate will be a real ‘go-getter’, encapsulating our core values andstriving for success and constant improvement.

About the business

Our business started over 60years ago and has been in the same family ever since. From our very humblebeginnings, we have grown to be in the top 100 car dealers in the country, withan ambition to be in the top 50 very soon. Across our 16 businesses we have astable workforce of over 500 colleagues, many of whom have been with us foryears. We are always on the lookout for nice, genuine people who genuinely careabout our customers and have a can-do attitude.

Our recruitment philosophy isthat we recruit for attitude and train for skills, which means that althoughwe’re often looking for specific technical skills, if you like working withcustomers and you are attracted by our Family Values of Fit, Fun, Family andFearless , you’ll fit in well here and we’d like to hear from you

We offer manufacturing trainingfor product knowledge to give you the technical skills you need, and we workwith our own world-class sales trainer who will give you everything you need tobe a “top one percenter”.

We’ll expect you to work hardbut in return we’ll offer you an industry leading package, flexible workinghours and a real opportunity to progress: we prefer to promote from within andyou will see this in every one of our sites. You must possess an outrageousambition to want to be the best and you won’t let anyone stop you.

About you

We are recruiting for a seasonedautomotive professional with a deep-rooted passion for innovation, excellence andextensive experience in the role of Dealer Principal / General Manager.

This person will lead from thefront, innovating and motivating the team at our Grimsby dealership. Communicationwill be an essential skill as the chosen candidate will be expected to confidentlyliaise with the Board of Directors and Group Managers as well as circa 50colleagues on site.

The right candidate for thisrole will be proficient and confident in Microsoft office packages including excel,using this as a tool to analyze and evidence the successes and areas forimprovement within the dealership. This personwill be detail and result oriented, with a proven ability to increaseprofitability and performance.

The right candidate will beconfident in their autonomy, and be looking for a role in which they can reallymake a difference, as well as a role in which they can build their success andcareer alongside our thriving Company.

If you think you have the skillsand determination needed to help a well-established Dealership group thrive,then we would love to hear from you

What we offer:

  • A competitive salary to be discussed upon application
  • 22days annual leave, increasing with length of service
  • CompanyDemonstrator
  • Preferential rates for servicing and repairs on yourfamily and friend’s cars
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