Overview
JOB TITLE: Regional Development Consultant, Audi
SALARY: From £48,109 pa dependent on skills & experience
LOCATION: Field Based - covering the Midlands, North & North-West Regions
HYBRID WORKING: Our current hybrid working policy requires 20% of working time to be based in the Milton Keynes office; however flexibility is expected to meet the needs of the business and the role.
HOURS / CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term Contract until 30th June 2026
CLOSING DATE: 10 September 2025
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of applications.
Responsibilities
* Develop and implement a regional territory strategy to drive sales targets across New, Used, Aftersales, Renewals, Insurance, and Bank.
* Manage and deliver targeted sales consultancy activities through face-to-face and remote communications.
* Conduct deep-dive business and performance analysis to enhance customer sales journeys.
* Influence stakeholders at Boardroom and Divisional Director levels with clear, concise commercial recommendations.
* Negotiate rates and terms with retailers to meet budgeted plans and performance targets.
* Identify additional opportunities for dealer digital platform integrations and potential used 'Tier 2' sites.
* Maintain an understanding of regulatory obligations and ensure all activities align with treating customers fairly.
* Create detailed visit reports and action plans to ensure effective stakeholder engagement.
* Support retailer partners through VWFS-led transformation programmes and market changes.
* Increase retailer product knowledge by promoting adherence to VWFS training and development assets.
Qualifications
You will be credible with proven sales and retailer experience and have gravitas to build effective working relationships within our retailer network. You will be customer centric and passionate about delivering an exceptional service to represent our exciting and luxury brands.
Essential Experience & Skills
* Demonstrable experience in sales processes and account development.
* Strong stakeholder management skills with a proven track record of consulting, negotiating, and influencing.
* Proficiency in using BI tools (e.g., Tableau) and Salesforce is desirable.
* Self-motivated with excellent negotiation skills and a strategic mindset.
* Ability to operate agilely, think strategically, and demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset.
* Strong analytical skills to identify performance trends and determine effective actions.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present confidently.
* Proactive, flexible, and able to adapt to changing circumstances.
* Significant experience in financial services and/or the automotive sector with an understanding of the regulatory environment - desirable
* Experience working within a retailer network - desirable
Benefits
Bonus: Discretionary 10% on-target bonus (based on personal and Group company performance)
Pension: Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution.
Car schemes: Choice of Employee Car Ownership (ECO) scheme for petrol/diesel and hybrid vehicles plus car insurance and Fuel Card
OR Company Car scheme for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) plus car insurance cover for you and a partner/eligible family member.
Other benefits: From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), retail discount vouchers, access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults), along with other salary sacrifice options including a will writing service and cycle to work (subject to scheme restrictions).
Following successful completion of probation, you will have access to private medical insurance for you (with the option to buy additional family cover), access to our loan car scheme for up to 2 cars for your partner or eligible family members (subject to scheme restrictions) and during our annual benefit window you can purchase critical illness cover and dental cover, so you can select the benefits that matter to you.
We invest in our people and are passionate about driving development. You’ll have access to LinkedIn Learning via our Degreed platform as well as a host of professional development programmes and opportunities to build your technical and soft skills so you can further develop your career. We also offer mentoring schemes and reciprocal partnerships recognising that we can all learn from each other in the flow of work.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Business Development and Sales
VWFS is proud to be an inclusive employer and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion isn’t just a statement for us, we encourage and aspire for all our colleagues to be their 100% self. If you need any reasonable adjustments to assist you with the application and/or recruitment processes, please contact our Resourcing Team.
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