Overview
Business Development Specialist – Local Business Sales
Harrogate Audi are looking to appoint a Business Development Specialist to grow and develop our local business and SME customer base, selling new Audi vehicles.
This is a newly created role, designed for someone who enjoys building relationships, opening doors, and turning local connections into long-term business partnerships.
The Role
Working Monday - Friday, you will be responsible for proactively identifying, engaging and developing relationships with local businesses across the area. Acting as a named point of contact, you will manage customers from initial introduction through to vehicle delivery, with a strong focus on repeat business and pipeline development.
This role sits outside the traditional showroom environment and is ideal for someone who thrives on outbound activity and relationship-led sales. The role would particularly suit Business Managers, Sales Controllers or experience Sales Executives.
Key Responsibilities
* Proactively target local businesses, SMEs
* Build and manage a database of local business customers
* Conduct outbound prospecting, networking and appointments
* Attend local business networking events and meetings
* Manage opportunities from enquiry to order and delivery
* Demonstrate vehicles and solutions tailored to business needs
* Maintain accurate CRM records and pipeline reporting
* Work closely with the Sales and Management teams to support growth
What We're Looking For
* Proven sales or business development experience (automotive experience desirable but not essential)
* Strong relationship-building and communication skills
* Comfortable with outbound prospecting and networking
* Self-motivated, organised and commercially aware
* Professional, credible and customer-focused
* Full UK driving licence
* Experience in fleet, business-to-business sales, or account management would be advantageous.
Why Sytner?
Sytner Group are delighted to provide an industry-leading benefits package.
We are passionate about continuous improvement and building an environment where everyone feels valued, appreciated and able to reach their full potential.
* Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 33 days inc. bank holidays
* Industry-leading Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
* Career Development
* Recognition of Long Service every 5 years
* Discounted Car Schemes
* High Street Discounts
* Discounted Gym memberships
* Cycle to work scheme
* One day a year paid voluntary / community work
At Sytner, our values and the way we behave are important to us. We are committed to creating an equitable working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, supporting our colleagues to thrive and achieve their full potential.
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We represent over 23 of the world's most prestige vehicle brands, across our 140 UK dealerships.
We pride ourselves on ‘Developing Talent and ‘Building Careers’ and our colleagues recently scored Sytner Group an outstanding 89% on our colleague engagement survey.
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