National Network Development Manager

Location: Field based or Maidenhead 2-3 days per week and WFH

Looking for more than a job?

A job with meaning is more than a job. Creating the kind of positive change, we’re planning will need the skills of the world’s most talented people. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to affect your future and that of millions of others in ways you may never have thought possible. Curious? We hope so.

What you’ll do

Network Development provides the ‘shop window’ and the foundations for our brand, our products and our services. As the Senior Manager, responsible for network development, you will be responsible for ensuring that we have network representation fit for both today and the future, whilst creating an environment that reduces costs and maximises profit. Drawing on your experience and background, you will use your innovative and strategic approach to enable our commercial operations to flourish and provide great experience for customers.

Your key deliverables will include:

• Leadership of a small but highly effective network development team
• Review, update and implement our partner and representation strategy (right partner, location and facility)
• Be the senior point of contact for VCC (Sweden), UK colleagues and network investor partners for network development related activity
• Ownership and oversight of network development processes and procedures
• Network contractual framework responsibility, in conjunction with UK legal
• Develop and test new formats and routes to market, aligned to the UK business model
• Overarching responsibility for our Retailer standards and audit programme, headlease and property management and UK governance meetings
• Accurate management and forecasting of the Network Development budget

What you’ll bring

• Develops people’s potential and is a good coach. 
• Gives effective individual feedback and is an active listener.
• Manages and evaluates people in an objective manner.
• Encourages others by supporting them and celebrating success.
• Creates high performing teams and engaged and motivated employees.
• Understands the needs of both customers and the company and demonstrates this in their work
• Takes ownership in all aspects of their role, working without close supervision and demonstrating effective self-management
• Systematic and process-oriented way of working
• Relevant FCA qualifications
• Supports the Network Development & Aftersales Director to develop and deliver the annual plan and budget.
• Develops and delivers the strategic representation plan
• Develops and assess new business opportunities, initiatives and models.
• Develops and maintains great relationships with stakeholders, retailers, customers and relevant industry bodies and regulatory bodies
• Effectively manages and leads their business area to ensure VCUK delivers against the annual plan and budget.
• Sets high standards and performance goals aligned with the VCUK’s objectives and leads others to achieve these goals.
• Ensures that their business area is delivering on all strategic objectives
• Manage the resources available to ensure keep within cost budgets.
• Fosters a change environment and ensures direct reports are focused on implementing change that will deliver tangible business results / improvements.
• Continuous review of processing efficiency and control effectiveness, ensuring maximum efficiencies are delivered within an effective minimum control framework.
• Continually evaluates the effectiveness of the function and seeks to improve. 
• Provides leading-edge products and services ensuring that VCUK retains its competitive edge as a premium service provider.
• Experience of communicating and negotiating at the most senior levels.
• The ability to lead and work in a multi-skilled diverse team and have an agile attitude. 
• Purpose driven leader with a strong desire to deliver market leading solutions in the automotive sector.
• Solid understanding of the legal frameworks governing the NSC/OEM relationship with their network partners
• Situational adaptability in an environment with shifting demands
• A collaborative leader, with experience in building relationships
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong familiarity with sales and aftersales in an automotive environment.

Most of all, you share our values and can see everyone’s potential. Your warm personality and eagerness to collaborate will be welcomed by all of us! 

Benefits & Life at Volvo Car UK:

• Salary of £64,627.00 up to £80,784.00 per annum
• Competitive salaries that are reviewed and benchmarked annually
• Discretionary, performance related bonus scheme that rewards you whilst you help us to achieve our goals
• Hybrid working in our agile, state of the art offices or from home when convenient for you and your family 
• Everyday flexible working Monday-Friday, 7am-7pm depending on business needs
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (4 fixed & 4 unfixed) + the opportunity to buy up to 5 additional days 
• 15 days’ work from anywhere in the world policy
• 24 weeks enhanced and flexible parental leave for all employees regardless of gender up to a child’s 3rd birthday
• Matched pension contribution up to 5%
• Wellbeing benefits such as Health Cash Plan and Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance with Vitality 
• 2 paid volunteering / charity days per year
• Access to our preferential employee lease car scheme for you and your family 
• Subsidised onsite restaurant plus free refreshments and snacks 
• Onsite electrical charging for your Plug-In Hybrid Electric or Battery Electric vehicle.
• A set salary sacrifice spend limit, refreshed every tax year for you to choose from multiple services and products to suit your lifestyle whilst saving on tax and NI within our extensive flexible benefits platform
• Discounted shopping site with 100s of brands and online retailers

Diversify our future: Volvo Cars is an equal opportunities employer. We are a company for people who care about other people and for the world we live in. We celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, and promotion. It’s what you do that counts and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future. With us, you can truly be yourself, embrace new opportunities, thrive and a make a difference.

Want to know more? We hope so

We’d love to receive and review your application. If you would like more information about the role and its responsibilities or simply to learn a bit more about the team, please reach out to Leigh Craddock – Talent Manager UK on [email protected]

We are unable to accept applications via email or LinkedIn due to GDPR, so please apply via the online link

We reserve the right to close the job post early if we have found sufficient candidates for this vacancy. The closing date is scheduled for the 28th of October 2024

Volvo Cars – Driving change together

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential.

For the right person, an inspiring, and creative workplace awaits. Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, paid parental leave policy? You’ll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that’s made us one of the world’s most awarded and progressive employers.

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