Sales Manager – Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket

France

€80,000 - €100,000 + 25% Bonus + Company Car + Excellent Benefits

Do you know the French commercial vehicle aftermarket, have strong relationships with key distributors and want to play a major part in an ambitious growth plan?

This is an opportunity to join a major global automotive organisation and take responsibility for developing its commercial vehicle aftermarket business across France.

The platform is already there. What the business wants now is growth.

You'll develop existing distributor relationships, open new commercial opportunities and increase the company's presence across the French CV aftermarket.

For someone who knows the market, has an established network and enjoys being given the freedom to develop business, this is a significant commercial opportunity.

Why Apply?

• €80,000 - €100,000 basic salary
• 25% performance-related bonus
• Company car
• Excellent wider benefits package
• Develop an established network of commercial vehicle distributors
• Significant autonomy to develop the French market
• Work for a major international automotive organisation
• High-profile commercial role with genuine influence
• Opportunity to grow both existing accounts and new business

The Opportunity

You'll take responsibility for profitable sales growth across the French commercial vehicle aftermarket.

This isn't simply about maintaining an existing customer portfolio.

You'll be expected to understand where the opportunities are, strengthen relationships with established customers, develop new business and increase the company's market presence.

You'll create and execute sales plans aligned with wider European objectives while taking ownership of your customers, opportunities and commercial performance.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll:

• Drive profitable sales growth across the French commercial vehicle aftermarket
• Develop and execute sales plans against ambitious commercial objectives
• Manage and grow relationships with key distributors and strategic customers
• Identify new customers and convert opportunities into sustainable business
• Increase market share and strengthen the company's position in France
• Lead commercial negotiations, pricing discussions and customer agreements
• Build and maintain a strong new business pipeline
• Monitor competitor activity, pricing developments and market trends
• Produce accurate sales forecasts and performance reports
• Support product launches and commercial initiatives
• Work closely with Marketing, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Finance and Product teams
• Resolve customer and commercial issues effectively
• Contribute to annual planning, budgeting and business reviews
• Build long-term partnerships with customers throughout the market

What We're Looking For

The network you bring will matter.

You'll ideally already know the French commercial vehicle aftermarket and have established relationships with key distributors within the sector.

You could currently be a:

• Sales Manager
• Key Account Manager
• National Account Manager
• Business Development Manager
• Regional Sales Manager
• Commercial Manager

More important than your current title is your ability to demonstrate that you understand the market, know the customers and can deliver growth.

You'll ideally bring:

• Several years' automotive aftermarket or commercial vehicle sales experience
• Strong relationships with key French CV distributors
• A proven track record of delivering sales growth
• Experience managing and developing strategic customers
• Strong new business development skills
• Commercial confidence around pricing, margin and negotiations
• Good sales planning and forecasting capability
• The ability to work effectively within an international matrix organisation
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• A willingness to travel extensively throughout France

English Language

You must be able to communicate confidently in English.

You'll be operating within an international European organisation, so although your customers and day-to-day market activity will predominantly be in France, you'll regularly communicate with colleagues and stakeholders across the wider business.

Strong English is therefore an important requirement for the position.

You'll Enjoy Being in the Market

This is a customer-facing sales role.

You'll spend a significant amount of your time travelling throughout France, meeting distributors and customers and identifying where the business can gain additional market share.

The business is looking for somebody who wants to be visible in the market rather than manage customers predominantly from behind a desk.

You'll have the autonomy to manage your territory and focus your time where it can make the greatest commercial impact.

Why Consider It?

You'll be joining at a point where the business wants to accelerate growth, not simply maintain what it already has.

There is an established international organisation behind you, existing customer relationships and a defined growth plan.

What the business needs is somebody who understands the French CV aftermarket and can turn that platform into greater market share, stronger customer relationships and sustainable new business.

If you have the market knowledge, distributor relationships and commercial drive to make that happen, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today, and Stewart Lupton at JSL Solutions, specialists in industrial and automotive aftermarket recruitment, will be in touch.

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