Head of Business – BMW Lincoln
Fun, exciting, rewarding work. Join us for the ride.
Working with world-class brands as a Head of Business you’ll have the drive to deliver outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers.
As part of a successful, global automotive group, you’ll broaden your experience across both sites and brands. And with the right support from us, you’ll be able to progress as high as you can aim.
What we can offer you
- Enjoy 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) to rest and recharge
- Save money every day with our exclusive retail discounts
- Drive a great deal with discounts on new and used cars, plus servicing offers
- Plan for the years ahead with our company pension scheme
- Balance home and work with our industry-leading family-friendly policies designed to help you spend more time with the people that matter
- Commute for less with our cycle-to-work scheme
- Prioritise your wellbeing with dedicated support for you and your family
- 24/7 access to healthcare professionals, ensuring you get the expert advice you need quickly and easily
- Make a difference with a paid day to volunteer in your community
- Invest in your future with our company share purchase plan
- Earn financial rewards when you refer a friend to join the team
- Keep learning and growing with our training and development opportunities for everyone.
- Life assurance with the option to increase cover
- We’re open to flexible working options – just ask
What you’ll do day to day
- Drive the performance of each department in order to ensure that excellent customer service is provided and all financial targets are achieved.
- To create with each Department Manager co-ordinated, detailed annual plans, in line with defined long term goals, for each section of the business covering all targets for profitability, productivity, resource control and development.
- To establish and develop the retail centre organisation and control systems to ensure the efficient operation of each department, consistent with its present and future objectives.
- To monitor continuously all adverse trends and potential problems, and take corrective action in a timely manner.
- To monitor all competitive threats and opportunities to the business to ensure the long-term profitability of the Company and protection of the franchise.
- To direct the activities of each department manager to ensure they and their staff are continually contributing to the objectives of the business.
Helpful skills and qualifications
Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.
- Previous proven experience within a similar position
- Customer awareness
- Track record of success
- Brand affinity
- Negotiation and communication skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Full UK driving licence
We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you don’t meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.
Be part of something big
Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.
But you don’t need to love cars to work with us - just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.
Our Values
At Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all we that do.
Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork – Professionalism
These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.
