Head of Business

5 days ago


Ditton, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Head of Business – Volkswagen Maidstone

Fun, exciting, rewarding work. Join us for the ride

Working with world-class brands as a Head of Business you’ll have the drive to deliver outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers.

As part of a successful, global automotive group, you’ll broaden your experience across both sites and brands. And with the right support from us, you’ll be able to progress as high as you can aim.

What we can offer you

* 24/7 online access to healthcare professionals

* Car purchasing and lease schemes

* Servicing, parts & accessory colleague discounts.

* Enhanced holiday allowance with length of service

* Paid day off for your birthday

* Company share purchase plan

* Loan plans for colleagues, including toolbox and travel tickets

* Colleague referral payments

* Industry leading family friendly policies

* Numerous training, learning and development options to suit everyone

* Plus lot’s more

What you’ll do day to day

* Drive the performance of each department in order to ensure that excellent customer service is provided and all financial targets are achieved.

* To create with each Department Manager co-ordinated, detailed annual plans, in line with defined long term goals, for each section of the business covering all targets for profitability, productivity, resource control and development.

* To establish and develop the retail centre organisation and control systems to ensure the efficient operation of each department, consistent with its present and future objectives.

* To monitor continuously all adverse trends and potential problems, and take corrective action in a timely manner.

* To monitor all competitive threats and opportunities to the business to ensure the long-term profitability of the Company and protection of the franchise.

* To direct the activities of each department manager to ensure they and their staff are continually contributing to the objectives of the business.

Helpful skills and qualifications

Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here − if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.

* Previous proven experience within a similar position

* Customer awareness

* Track record of success

* Brand affinity

* Negotiation and communication skills.

* Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

* Full UK driving licence

We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you don’t meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.

Be part of something big

Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.

But you don’t need to love cars to work with us - just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.

Our Values

At Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all we that do.

Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork – Professionalism

These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team



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