Role Overview & Mandate
Executive Summary
Looking for more than a job? A job with meaning is more than a job. Creating the kind of positive change, we’re planning...
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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’s in it for you?
People are at the heart of our business. We want you to innovate, challenge and build a career at Volvo Cars. In return we offer hybrid working to allow for greater flexibility and work-life balance, further enabling us to reduce our environmental impact and support your personal circumstance. In addition, we offer flexible working, 15 days per year to work from any location in the world, 24 weeks enhanced parental leave and 28 days annual leave plus 4 fixed and 4 flexible bank holidays which you can use to support your personal beliefs at any time of the year. We also have a flexible benefits platform in which you can buy additional holiday and take advantage of family savings and shopping discounts. A preferential car lease scheme for employees and family members to utilise along with health & wellbeing initiatives, charitable giving days alongside personal growth and career development opportunities.
What you’ll do
Reporting to the Commercial Operations Director, you will be responsible for leading and delivering New Car Sales performance in the industry changing Direct Sales model within the UK. You will also manage the Inside Sales, CBV and SME businesses and coordinate the contribution from other new car channels whilst also creating an environment that inspires a high-performance culture. Working within the new direct model, you will provide stretch thinking and recommendations, challenging the status quo and be empowered to work with the Senior Management Team to deliver the strategic goals of the business.
- Own and drive UK strategy for new cars
- Support and develop channel strategy and recommendations for car line mix
- Lead EV strategy overdrive
- Set KPIs and targets for sales teams
- Lead and inspire with the new model and ways of working
- Work closely with the network operations team and Acquisition & Retentions team to drive new car KPIs across volume delivery and consumer experience
- Ensure delivery of all key KPIs for Care by Volvo, SME and retail
- Manage immediate and future channel strategy for YoY increasing new car volumes
- Develop plans for key business priority areas including EVs
- Liaise closely with the Go to market manager on key launch areas
- Ownership of the Inside Sales Team, Virtual Sales Consultants, Quality Assurance Team and Sales Operations Manager
- Be the lead contact for new car sales across the retail network, ecommerce and marketing teams
What you‘ll bring
You will be a collaborative leader, with experience in building relationships and a strong familiarity within new car sales volume strategy and best practice. You will have the ability to lead and work in a multi-skilled diverse team and have an agile attitude, taking ownership, accountability and providing solutions and recommendations.
A purpose driven leader with a strong desire to deliver market leading solutions in the automotive sector, you will possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and situational adaptability in an environment with shifting demands. You will need to comfortable with pushing boundaries with ‘can do anything’ attitude. Happy to challenge the status quo and provide stretch thinking i.e., from good to great. Comfortable using initiative to take decisions within governance framework you will have the ability to story tell through data and evidence to build a compelling strategy.
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!
- £79,000-£88,000 DOE. 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
- 5% non-contributory pension plus matched pension contribution up to 5%
- Wellbeing benefits such as Health Cash Plan, 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 no later than Wednesday 29th of March 2023. Applications and CV's will not be accepted via email. In this process, we work with continuous candidate selection.If you want more information about the role and its responsibilities or simply to learn a bit more about the team, please reach out to the lead recruiter at (simona.popencu@volvocars.com).
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.
By 2025, we aim to sell 1.2 million cars annually, 50% of which will be electric vehicles and sold directly to customers through digital channels. Join us on the journey of a lifetime as we create the driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.
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