Dealer Manager — Western region (home-based, flexibility on geography - see below)

Are you building relationships in your dealer network while your employer chases your pipeline report?

Something’s missing, but finding something better isn’t easy.

To even consider a move, you'd need somewhere that understands why enabling a dealer to perform over three years beats closing a number by month-end. Where market feedback gets acted on. And where you can be part of the industry, not another lead chaser.

That it’s building on growth, with a well-resourced, small collaborative team and outdoor machinery loved by their customers… well, that’s almost as important.

The job

* You will manage a small network of independent dealers with a sales budget of £7.5m: work closely with sales, service and technical contacts, support them when things go wrong, and act as their voice back into the business.

* You will be your dealers' go-to person across sales, performance review, training and coaching.

* You are someone they look forward to calling, where they know you’ll pick up the phone

Why it may interest you

You manage your own diary. Home-based, with purposeful travel — roughly three to four days a week across your region, including around two to three days a month at their Suffolk head office.

The region is currently the West of England, but if you're the right person and the geography doesn't work, the team has flexibility to change it.

They are down to earth and straightforward to work with, people you’ll enjoy catching up with, instead of worrying about what’s said behind closed doors.

The product range is highly regarded, with simplified, reliable design, innovating around sustainability.

Vacancies in the team come about for good reasons, such as from two promotions.

About you

You've managed B2B sales through a dealer or distributor network — in machinery, construction equipment, agricultural equipment, arboricultural, groundcare or adjacent.

The employer's most recent hire came from outside their sector and excelled. What matters is that you understand how dealer networks work and how to make them perform over time.

You work to the long term. You own problems, because they are opportunities. You're motivated by getting it right. We don't use commission - we pay a strong basic and trust you to build relationships that perform over years.

Compensation & benefits

Salary £50k–£60k, with some flexibility. No commission structure.

* Company vehicle (currently Ford Ranger)

* Profit related company bonus

* 23 days holiday increasing to 25

* Salary sacrifice EV leasing scheme available.

* Life insurance

* Health assessments and wellbeing initiatives

* 24/7 virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme

* Enhanced family leave

* Various rewards schemes and discounts

Recruitment process

Full candidate pack, job description and person specification available.

First stage by Teams. Second stage on-site in Suffolk. Decision within one week of final interview - start date flexible to suit your circumstances.

Contact me on (phone number removed) or greg dot wyatt at bwrecruitment dot co dot uk, if you need any help in deciding whether to apply.

Or apply if you are ready. Don’t worry if your CV isn’t up to date – use what you have and we can deal with the rest later.

All applications will receive a reply within 3 days.

I’ll read every application personally and don’t use any AI for assessment purposes.

Please note: the employer cannot sponsor a visa. You’ll need permanent and unrestricted right to work in the UK