General Sales Manager
4 days ago
Portsmouth
General Sales Manager Location: Portsmouth Salary: £45,000 – £60,000 Basic | £65,000 – £75,000+ OTE Hours: Monday–Saturday (day off in week) + Sunday rota if required 🧾 The Role We are recruiting for an experienced General Sales Manager to lead the sales team at a busy and successful dealership in Portsmouth. You will be responsible for driving sales performance, profitability, and customer satisfaction across the dealership while managing and developing a team of Sales Managers and Executives. 🔧 Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage the sales team (new & used vehicles), • Drive sales volume, profitability, and KPIs, • Coach, mentor, and develop Sales Managers & Executives, • Monitor stock levels, pricing, and margins, • Ensure F&I performance and compliance, • Deliver a high level of customer satisfaction (CSI), • Work closely with senior leadership to achieve business objectives, • Proven experience as a General Sales Manager or Sales Manager, • Strong track record of achieving and exceeding targets, • Excellent leadership and team management skills, • Commercially minded with focus on profitability and growth, • Experience within dealership operations preferred, • £45k–£60k basic depending on experience, • £65k–£75k realistic OTE, • Company car or allowance, • Performance-based bonus scheme, • Manufacturer training & development, • Head of Business, • Group-level leadership roles, • Regional / Executive positions