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Sales Account Manager – VWG Remarketing
Sales Account Manager – VWG Remarketing
Salary: £33,500 with an OTE £39,500 + Car Allowance. Contract: Full-Time, Permanent Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Holiday buy and sell scheme, Private health insurance, Pension contribution, Employee referral scheme, Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, Eye test vouchers and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Drive Performance. Build Relationships. Accelerate Your Career.
We are DEKRA UK, part of a global organisation employing over 49,000 people in more than 60 countries!
In the UK, we deliver a wide range of services spanning all industry sectors, including automotive, oil and gas, insurance, manufacturing, and chemical and process safety.
Are you a confident communicator who loves hitting targets, building strong partnerships, and driving commercial results?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where every day brings new opportunities to influence performance across a major automotive brand?
We’re looking for a sales-focused Account Manager to join our VWG Remarketing team, a dynamic role at the heart of one of the world’s most recognizable automotive groups.
This is your chance to own your accounts, grow relationships across the Volkswagen Group network, and play a key role in delivering a seamless, high quality service that drives real commercial impact.
As our Sales Account Manager, you will be the driving force behind account success and commercial growth. Your focus will be on performance, engagement and delivering results.
As our Sales Account Manager, you will be the driving force behind account success and commercial growth. Your focus will be on performance, engagement and delivering results.
You will:
To be successful in this role, you must have:
Your growth at DEKRA is driven by your ambition. With strong performance and initiative, opportunities for progression within the group are available.
Ready to Drive Your Future?
If you’re energetic, commercially driven, and excited by the opportunity to work with one of the biggest automotive brands in the world we want to hear from you.
Click “APPLY” today and take the next step in your remarketing career.
- Smash monthly sales and performance targets through proactive engagement and strategic account management.
- Build, nurture and grow strong relationships across the VWG network to maximise sales opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to up-sell, cross-sell and add value across multiple brands.
- Monitor account performance, spotting trends, risks and areas to improve results.
- Gather market, pricing and competitor insights to boost sales performance.
- Support the delivery of SLAs and ensure a consistent, highquality service across all accounts.
- Work closely with the Programme Manager and Senior Account Manager to deliver targeted sales strategies.
- Resolve network challenges quickly and professionally, escalating when needed.
- Maintain best practice standards across all accounts and support team members during absence cover.
- Represent DEKRA and VWG with professionalism, positivity and commitment to excellence.
To be successful in this role, you must have:
- Experience in account management, ideally within remarketing or automotive.
- A natural ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.
- Strong sales instincts with an analytical, performance driven mindset.
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fastmoving environment.
- Confident communication skills and a proactive, positive attitude.
- Solid working knowledge of MS Office.
Your growth at DEKRA is driven by your ambition. With strong performance and initiative, opportunities for progression within the group are available.
Ready to Drive Your Future?
If you’re energetic, commercially driven, and excited by the opportunity to work with one of the biggest automotive brands in the world we want to hear from you.
Click “APPLY” today and take the next step in your remarketing career.
HGV Used Vehicle Technical Specialist - Daimler Trucks
HGV Used Vehicle Technical Specialist - Daimler Trucks
Location: Wentworth Park, Barnsley (S75 3DH) Salary: Competitive Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Play a Key Role in Supporting Used Truck Sales for a Leading Prestige Automotive Brand!
We’re looking for an experienced and detail-oriented HGV Used Vehicle Technical Specialist to join DEKRA Automotive, supporting our client’s Used Truck business.
In this pivotal role, you’ll assess returning used vehicles, oversee inspection processes, and ensure that all technical assessments and recharges are fair, accurate, and professionally handled.
You’ll also work closely with customers, workshops, and internal teams — combining your technical truck knowledge with a commercial and customer-focused approach.
What You’ll Do
· Support Used Truck Sales by managing inspection reports, assessing recharges, and ensuring fair and transparent vehicle evaluations.
· Work closely with third-party workshops to maintain high standards of accuracy, consistency, and technical quality in inspection reporting.
· Act as a trusted technical advisor, supporting high-volume customers with return scheduling, pre-inspections, and technical queries.
· Resolve disputes fairly and efficiently, representing the best interests of the Used Truck business.
· Collaborate with the sales, finance, and end-of-contract teams to ensure smooth communication and effective forecasting of vehicle returns.
· Contribute to continuous improvement, supporting DEKRA’s commitment to quality, safety, and efficiency across all operations.
· Continual review of internal systems, processes and policies to drive efficiencies across all key touch points of the process.
What We’re Looking For
You’ll be a strong communicator and technically skilled professional with a good understanding of HGVs and used vehicle assessment. You’ll enjoy balancing technical detail with commercial awareness — ensuring the best outcome for both customers and the business. Be a strategic thinker with a visionary mindset on driving efficiency wherever possible.
Essential skills and experience:
· City & Guilds qualification in Motor Vehicle Studies or equivalent
· Strong technical knowledge of HGV maintenance and inspection
· Valid HGV Class 1 licence
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
· Good working knowledge of Excel (Truckfile or Keyloop experience an advantage)
· Strong organisational skills and ability to work independently
Why Join DEKRA Automotive?
At DEKRA, safety, quality, and integrity are at the heart of everything we do. You’ll join a supportive team that values expertise, professionalism, and collaboration — and you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a trusted global brand known for technical excellence and customer care.
We offer:
· A respected, stable employer with a long-standing reputation in the automotive industry
· A collaborative, values-driven culture focused on integrity, safety, and continuous improvement
· Opportunities for development and progression within a global organisation
Apply Today
If you’re a skilled HGV professional who’s ready to step into a dynamic, customer-focused technical role, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now to join DEKRA Automotive and help shape the future of used truck quality and performance.
No agencies please.
BMW Performance Improvement Coach(es)
BMW Performance Improvement Coach(es)
Location: Covering the Midlands, North and South Salary: £43,000 per annum + £5,000 Annual Bonus + Car Allowance Contract: Full-Time, Permanent Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Holiday buy and sell scheme, Private health insurance, Pension contribution, Employee referral scheme, Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, Eye test vouchers and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Join DEKRA as a BMW Performance Improvement Coach
We are DEKRA UK, part of a global organisation employing over 49,000 people in more than 60 countries!
In the UK, we deliver a wide range of services spanning all industry sectors, including automotive, oil and gas, insurance, manufacturing, and chemical and process safety.
We are recruiting for two Performance Improvement Coaches to support BMW Retailers in improving enquiry conversion, strengthening sales processes, and delivering measurable in-year commercial results.
This role combines structured on-site coaching with focused virtual sessions and provides significant exposure to BMW senior stakeholders and Retailer leadership teams.
You will work within a fast-paced programme designed to quickly and sustainably improve performance, using diagnostic insight, targeted interventions, and consistent follow-up to drive tangible KPI improvements.
As our BMW Performance Improvement Coach, you will:
· Deliver the full BMW RPM Sales Booster journey, from diagnostic and baseline setting through to programme close-out.
· Coach Retailer teams across five focus topics, following a structured coaching schedule, typically including three on-site visits and six virtual sessions per wave (two waves per year).
· Work closely with BMW Area Managers, contributing to weekly operational updates, monthly reviews, and quarterly meetings.
· Provide a clear, sustainable action plan at programme completion to support ongoing Retailer performance.
To be successful in this role, you must have:
· Proven experience delivering sales performance coaching or consultancy within the retail automotive industry.
· Strong expertise in sales funnel management and optimisation.
· Confidence in interpreting KPI dashboards, analysing data, and producing clear written reports.
· Credibility when working with senior stakeholders and Retailer leadership management.
· Ability to balance immediate performance uplift with sustainable behavioural change.
· Confidence in facilitating remote coaching through Microsoft Teams.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today!
No agencies, please
Automotive Field Coach - Stellantis
Automotive Field Coach - Stellantis
Location: Field-Based (UK) North England, South England, Midlands & East England. Contract: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Highly Competitive Basic Salary + £5,000 Performance Related Annual Bonus + Car Allowance
We’re looking for several motivated, commercially minded, field-based professionals to join our project team, working in partnership with our European DEKRA colleagues and Stellantis Europe, specifically in the UK with the local NSC.
About the Role: You’ll coach Sales and Aftersales teams to confidently position and sell service plans and run focused on‑site/virtual sessions that turn insight into action.
Why this matters: We want to support Stellantis UK in providing its customers with predictable motoring costs, protection against future servicing cost increases, and help them keep their cars in the best and safest condition.
Key Responsibilities:
· Success is measured by service plan penetration, year-on-year service plan sales improvement, UK NSC specific sales uplift and outperformance of the coached versus non-coached Dealers.
· Support a defined set of Dealers with a standard coaching delivery rhythm (pre-visit review → on-site side-by-side → debrief → action plan → follow-up).
· Use our programme-specific diagnostic toolkit to develop, agree, close and verify time‑bound action plans with Dealer management and their teams.
· Coach and develop individuals in role‑specific skills (needs discovery, value articulation, objection handling, and closing).
About You: You’re a credible field operator who can influence at all levels in the Dealership. You combine commercial nous with coaching craft, and you’re comfortable using data to focus effort and track impact.
You’ll bring:
· 3+ years in automotive retail (Sales and/or Aftersales) or field coaching/consultancy.
· Proven impact on sales, market penetration, renewals and associated KPIs through coaching and process change.
· Organised and resilient with effective territory/time management; UK driving licence and right to work.
· Good Excel/PowerPoint skills (Power BI familiarity a plus) and a full UK driving licence.
Why Join Us: You’ll join a collaborative team where your input is valued, your achievements are recognised, and your future development is encouraged. Apply today and drive performance forward with DEKRA and Stellantis.
Inside Sales Executive
Inside Sales Executive
Location: Hybrid – Home working / Southampton office and some domestic travel Salary: £32-40k DOE + 10% Bonus Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Build pipeline. Create momentum. Drive growth.
Are you a commercially driven inside sales professional who thrives on conversations, opportunity creation, and moving prospects forward?
DEKRA Automotive Ltd is looking for a confident Inside Sales Executive to play a key role in driving pipeline growth across our UK automotive and professional services portfolio. This is a front-line, client-facing role where you’ll be trusted to engage customers, qualify opportunities, and create genuine commercial momentum.
The Role
You’ll work closely with Business Development Executives and Client Directors, acting as a critical link between marketing activity, customer demand, and revenue delivery.
If you enjoy outbound activity, consultative conversations, and being measured on meaningful results — this role will suit you perfectly.
What you’ll be doing
This is a true inside sales / sales development role, combining inbound lead qualification with proactive outbound prospecting.
Inbound Lead Qualification
· Responding quickly and professionally to inbound enquiries via phone, email, web and CRM (Salesforce)
· Qualifying opportunities using BANT principles (Budget, Authority, Need, Timeline)
· Building early-stage relationships and understanding customer challenges
Outbound Opportunity Creation
· Proactively generating new opportunities through:
· Telephone prospecting (warm and cold)
· LinkedIn engagement and Sales Navigator
· Targeted email outreach
· Tailoring your approach to different sectors, seniority levels, and service lines
· Engaging internal subject matter experts where needed
· Passing well-qualified opportunities to senior sales colleagues in a structured, timely way
Small Deal & Account Development
· Managing and closing lower-value or less complex opportunities as your capability grows
· Identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts
· Supporting account expansion through meeting setting and warm introductions
Customer Engagement & Market Insight
You’ll support sales activity across DEKRA Automotive’s UK service portfolio, including:
· Network Performance Improvement Programmes
· Digital Transformation Programmes
· Training & Competency Development
· Audit & Assurance Services
· Remarketing & Vehicle Inspection
· Sustainability & ESG Services
· Industrial Asset Inspection Services
This variety keeps the role fast-paced, consultative, and commercially interesting.
What we’re looking for
You’ll be someone who enjoys sales conversations and taking ownership of opportunity progression.
You’ll ideally bring:
· Experience in inside sales, sales development, or a commercial customer-facing role
· Confidence engaging prospects by phone and video
· A proactive, “hunter” mindset — comfortable creating opportunities, not just reacting to inbound leads
· Strong organisation and time management skills
· Ability to juggle multiple conversations and priorities
· A consultative approach to understanding customer needs
· Experience using CRM systems (Salesforce preferred)
· Comfort using LinkedIn and digital tools for prospecting
Note: Experience within automotive, inspection, audit, training, or professional services is beneficial but not essential — attitude and capability matter most.
Why join DEKRA Automotive?
· A hybrid working model with flexibility and autonomy
· A role that directly impacts pipeline growth and revenue
· Exposure to a broad, high-value service portfolio
· Support from experienced Business Development and technical teams
· Clear performance measures aligned to meaningful commercial outcomes
· A business built on safety, integrity, teamwork, and customer focus
Ready to make your mark?
If you’re motivated by opportunity creation, enjoy engaging customers, and want a role where your contribution is visible and valued — we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and take the next step in your sales career with DEKRA Automotive Ltd.
No agencies please.
Vehicle Inspection Engineer – Self-Employed / Associate / Zero Hour
Vehicle Inspection Engineer – Self-Employed / Associate / Zero Hour
Location: Field-based across Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Ludlow Contract: Self Employed / Associate / Zero Hour Day Rate: Competitive DOE
Join a global leader in safety, inspection, and certification services!
DEKRA Automotive is part of a worldwide business employing over 49,000 people in more than 60 countries. We provide expert, independent inspection services to ensure safety on the road, at work, and at home. In the UK, we are one of the fastest-growing independent vehicle inspection companies, working with an expanding portfolio of B2B clients.
We are looking for experienced Vehicle Inspection Engineers to work with us on a self-employed basis, conducting high-quality vehicle inspections across Shrewsbury, Wrexham, and Ludlow!
The Role
As a Self-Employed Vehicle Inspection Engineer, you will carry out a variety of inspection types — including pre-purchase inspections and warranty evaluations — to the highest possible standard. You will work to pre-arranged appointments coordinated by our Stokenchurch-based deployment team, ensuring timely, professional, and accurate reporting.
Your responsibilities will include:
· Completing thorough, accurate vehicle inspections in line with company standards.
· Producing detailed, unambiguous inspection reports using company templates.
· Maintaining professionalism and excellent customer service at all times.
· Supporting pilot programmes and new customer initiatives when required.
· Travelling within your designated area and occasionally beyond when necessary.
About You
· We’re looking for skilled technical professionals with:
· A minimum of 7 years’ experience in formal vehicle maintenance, servicing, or MOT.
· City & Guilds Level 3 or HNC/HND equivalent qualification (IMI or IRTE membership desirable).
· Strong customer service, communication, and organisational skills.
· The ability to write clear, detailed, and accurate reports.
· A methodical, analytical approach to inspections and decision making.
You must also have:
· A clean UK driving licence, your own transport with business use insurance
· Your own tools, and equipment in good working order.
· A limited company with Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance
Why Work with DEKRA?
· Flexibility to work on an as-needed basis.
· The backing of a respected, global brand.
· Opportunities to work with a wide range of vehicles and clients.
· A role where your expertise directly supports safety and quality.
Ready to join an industry leader and put your inspection skills to work?
Apply today to become part of DEKRA’s growing network of specialist engineers.
Vehicle Inspection Engineer – Self-Employed / Associate
Vehicle Inspection Engineer – Self-Employed / Associate
Location: Field-based across Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Ludlow Contract: Self Employed / Associate (work as required to meet customer demand) Day Rate: Competitive
Join a global leader in safety, inspection, and certification services!
DEKRA Automotive is part of a worldwide business employing over 49,000 people in more than 60 countries. We provide expert, independent inspection services to ensure safety on the road, at work, and at home. In the UK, we are one of the fastest-growing independent vehicle inspection companies, working with an expanding portfolio of B2B clients.
We are looking for experienced Vehicle Inspection Engineers to work with us on a self-employed basis, conducting high-quality vehicle inspections across Shrewsbury, Wrexham, and Ludlow!
The Role
As a Self-Employed Vehicle Inspection Engineer, you will carry out a variety of inspection types — including pre-purchase inspections and warranty evaluations — to the highest possible standard. You will work to pre-arranged appointments coordinated by our Stokenchurch-based deployment team, ensuring timely, professional, and accurate reporting.
Your responsibilities will include:
· Completing thorough, accurate vehicle inspections in line with company standards.
· Producing detailed, unambiguous inspection reports using company templates.
· Maintaining professionalism and excellent customer service at all times.
· Supporting pilot programmes and new customer initiatives when required.
· Travelling within your designated area and occasionally beyond when necessary.
About You
· We’re looking for skilled technical professionals with:
· A minimum of 7 years’ experience in formal vehicle maintenance, servicing, or MOT.
· City & Guilds Level 3 or HNC/HND equivalent qualification (IMI or IRTE membership desirable).
· Strong customer service, communication, and organisational skills.
· The ability to write clear, detailed, and accurate reports.
· A methodical, analytical approach to inspections and decision making.
You must also have:
· A clean UK driving licence, your own transport with business use insurance
· Your own tools, and equipment in good working order.
· A limited company with Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance
Why Work with DEKRA?
· Flexibility to work on an as-needed basis.
· The backing of a respected, global brand.
· Opportunities to work with a wide range of vehicles and clients.
· A role where your expertise directly supports safety and quality.
Ready to join an industry leader and put your inspection skills to work?
Apply today to become part of DEKRA’s growing network of specialist engineers.
Our Values
Our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do:
- We are RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY. We live up to our safety standards every day, acting as role models to ensure safety.
- We are ENTREPRENEURIAL. Creating opportunities by embracing personal responsibility.
- We are CUSTOMER ORIENTATED. Striving to not only meet, but exceed expectations every day.
- We are sincere and honest. Honouring our commitments and acting with INTEGRITY
- We are TEAM SPIRITED. Working as a team, supporting each other and sharing knowledge.
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