GCA: Automotive aftermarket jobs, Motor Trade & Engineering Jobs

National Account Manager – Automotive Aftermarket

Salary: £60,000 Basic

Location: UK National

Ref: 4400KB

We're looking for an experienced National Account Manager who wants their next move to be about more than managing a bigger portfolio. We're effectively hiring our future Sales Director, but we're starting that journey in a National Account Manager role. You'll initially own strategically important national accounts and automotive buying-group relationships, driving revenue, margin, product penetration and market share. Alongside this, you'll gain increasing exposure to the wider sales operation.

Sales Director – Bodyshop – Aftermarket – Crash Repair

Salary: Circa £85k+

Location: Central England

Ref: 4372GSA

Seeking a smart thinking up and coming ambitious Sales Director / Senior Sales Leader, capable of accelerating sales performance, through a dedicated Field Sales team. This role is working for a hi-tec manufacturing organisation. Their world is totally focused in supplying high performing tools & equipment through the crash repair / bodyshop refinish channels and wider aftermarket and industrial distributor channels.

Senior Business Development Manager – National Accounts

Salary: £60000 - 70000

Location: Midlands

Ref: 4376RC

This senior sales role offers the autonomy to develop high-value national accounts, win new business and build relationships with key decision-makers across OEM, automotive aftermarket, fleet and distribution markets.

Key Account Manager – Automotive Aftermarket

Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 Basic + Bonus up to £10,000

Location: Central & Southern UK

Ref: 4401KB

We’re keen to speak with experienced Key Account Managers with a strong background in the automotive aftermarket. This is an opportunity to work for a renowned global manufacturer of aftermarket chemicals, representing a well-known brand in the UK with an established customer base. You’ll be experienced in developing and managing key accounts at HQ level, whilst also supporting the sales process and building relationships through individual branches across Central and Southern England.

Automotive Parts & Trade Sales

Salary: £35,000-£38,000 Basic Salary (DOE) + Bonus | OTE £42,500+

Location: Derby & surrounding areas

Ref: 4397KB

This is an exciting opportunity to join a globally recognised vehicle manufacturer, supporting independent garages and workshops with genuine automotive parts and manufacturer-backed programmes. You'll inherit an established territory with existing customer relationships, giving you a strong platform for growth while offering significant opportunities to develop new business.

Area Sales Manager – Automotive Aftermarket

Salary: £40,000 basic salary + uncapped commission. Realistic OTE: £50,000 - £60,000+

Location: Midlands

Ref: 4387KBA

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced sales professional within the automotive aftermarket to join a growing and ambitious business. You'll take ownership of an established Midlands territory, developing existing customer accounts while identifying and securing new business opportunities throughout the region.

Supply Chain & Demand Planning Specialist

Salary: c.£50,000–£60,000 + bonus

Location: Central UK | Oxfordshire / Buckinghamshire / Northamptonshire

Ref: 4391GS

Our client, a highly respected British business with more than 100 years of success, innovation and industry leadership. As the organisation continues to grow, it is making a significant investment in modernising its Supply Chain and Demand Planning capability, including new technology, systems and processes. We are now looking for an ambitious Supply Chain & Demand Planning Specialist to take ownership of this transformation and help build a more efficient, responsive and data-driven planning function.

Maintenance Manager – Manufacturing

Salary: Circa £70,000

Location: Staffordshire

Ref: 4395RC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance Manager / Maintenance Plant Manager to take responsibility for maintenance teams and operations across the company's manufacturing & Production facilities.

Maintenance Engineer – Electrical Bias

Salary: £50K to £60k

Location: Staffordshire

Ref: 4396RC

For this Role you will be an experienced Maintenance Electrician / Electrical Maintenance Engineer with a City & Guilds qualification or equivalent and experience working with industrial factory machinery or manufacturing equipment.

Business Development Manager

Salary: c. £40k - £50k + Bonus

Location: Central UK / Midlands

Ref: 4362GS

Your mission? To build, support and strengthen an expansive UK Distributor Network while influencing key players across the entire Aftermarket industry. This is your opportunity to shape relationships with large Motor Factors, ITG Buying Groups, and Aftermarket Distributors across both the Passenger Car Aftermarket and Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket verticals.

Parts Advisor – Car Parts / Motor Factor

Salary: Up to £35k Basic + Bonus

Location: Peterborough

Ref: 4275RCA

We are seeking an experienced Parts Advisor / Car Parts Sales Advisor to join a leading automotive aftermarket business specialising in the supply of car parts, vehicle accessories, and motor factor products to both trade and retail customers.

UK National Sales Manager

Salary: Basic + Bonus OTE up to £75k

Location: Central England / South

Ref: 4373GSA

We are seeking additional Senior Sales Leaders, ready to accelerate sales performance, through the cross functional Field Sales team, for an organisation proactive within multi-channelled, tiered supply routes across Industrial, MRO, Engineering and Automotive, Aftermarket, trade Distribution Channels.

Field Sales Executive

Salary: OTE £50,000+ (Uncapped Commission)

Location: West Midlands

Ref: 4365RCC

We're recruiting on behalf of a highly respected automotive aftermarket business that supplies specialist vehicle parts and technical solutions to independent garages and trade customers. You'll inherit an established and profitable territory across the West Midlands while also identifying new business opportunities to further grow your area.

Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £42K to £45k

Location: Staffordshire

Ref: 4394RC

An excellent opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Electrician to join a proactive manufacturing maintenance team. This is a hands-on role in a production facility responsible for keeping production plant, machinery and site services reliable and operational, responding to breakdowns and delivering planned and reactive maintenance.

National Field Sales Manager – Automotive Aftermarket

Salary: Competitive salary + performance linked bonus

Location: Midlands / Central UK

Ref: 4353KB

A superb opportunity has arisen for an accomplished sales leader with deep experience in the automotive aftermarket. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on developing people, shaping commercial strategy, and driving high performance across a national field sales team.

Manufacturing Team Leader – Production Supervisor

Salary: £36K to £45K depending on experience

Location: Staffordshire

Ref: 4393RC

As Manufacturing Team Leader / Production Supervisor / Production Team Leader, you will lead and supervise a team of welders, operators and programmers, coordinating daily production activities and ensuring departmental KPIs are achieved.

Maintenance Manager – Manufacturing

Salary: Circa £60,000

Location: Staffordshire

Ref: 4392RC

As Maintenance Manager / Maintenance Plant Manager, you will lead and develop a skilled maintenance team, ensuring all plant, machinery, equipment, utilities and infrastructure operate safely, efficiently and reliably. This is leadership role focused on preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance, plant reliability, reducing downtime, root cause analysis and continuous improvement.

Technical Product Specialist – Automotive

Salary: c. £48,000 + Bonus

Location: Birmingham

Ref: 4390GS

A globally recognised brand is making a significant investment in its UK technical capability. The goal? To make you the go-to technical expert for the UK business unit. This is much more than technical support. It's an opportunity to build a long-term specialist career with a global manufacturer, backed by serious product training and technical development.

HR Manager

Salary: c.£55k & beyond

Location: Stoke-on-Trent / Staffordshire

Ref: 4389GS

We’re looking to hire a CIPD Level 5 + HR professional / HR Manager who is ready to take ownership, challenge the status quo and help shape the next chapter of the people strategy. This is about more than simply HR operations. It’s about improving. Recruitment, retention, leadership capabilities, employee engagement and people development, while helping build the culture and HR delivery needed to support a business in significant growth phase.

Business Development Manager

Salary: Up to 60K (Plus Commission and Annual Bonus OTE £90K)

Location: UK / Remote

Ref: 4346RC

This is an outstanding opportunity for a driven and commercially focused senior sales professional who has experience developing independent factor and distribution networks.

Trainee Field Sales Executive

Salary: £40,000 OTE (Basic £28,000+)

Location: Manchester, Warrington, Stockport, Crewe, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford, Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury

Ref: 4305RCC

Our client is a globally recognised market leader, supplying some of the industry's most trusted automotive repair and refinishing products to Bodyshops, Accident Repair Centres, Vehicle Repair Networks, Major Car Dealerships and Independent Repairers throughout the UK. Due to continued growth, they are looking for an ambitious Trainee Field Sales Executive to join their team. You will receive full product training, ongoing mentoring and hands-on support.

Inside Sales Representative – Automotive Aftermarket

Salary: ££Competitive + industry leading bonus structure

Location: Home Based - UK

Ref: 4364KB

As an Inside Sales Representative, you'll join a dynamic UK team, working in a fast-paced sales environment, generating new business and supporting distributor sales over the phone and via video platforms. In return, you'll receive a competitive salary and industry-leading bonuses, along with regular opportunities for rewards and recognition.

Technical Advisor

Salary: c. £48,000 Basic + Bonus

Location: West Midlands / Central England

Ref: 4371GS

We are seeking a technically accomplished individual with a strong background in lubricants, oils, additive chemistry or related automotive technologies. You will possess a detailed understanding of lubricant formulations, specifications and performance characteristics, alongside the communication skills and professional gravitas to engage confidently with stakeholders at every level.

Technical Application Support – Lubricants, Oils, Additives

Salary: £48000

Location: Birmingham

Ref: 4371GSA

We are seeking a technically accomplished individual with a strong background in lubricants, oils, additive chemistry or Automotive Engine / Drivetrain related technologies. Able to engage and communicate at all levels and delivering “best in class” technical support across the aftermarket channels

Business Development Manager – Technical Sales

Salary: £50000

Location: Location: Home-based, with national travel. Ideally located in or around Milton Keynes, Northampton, Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Luton, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans or Stevenage.

Ref: 4377RCA

Are you an experienced Business Development Manager, Area Sales Manager or Technical Sales professional looking for greater autonomy, uncapped earning potential and the opportunity to represent a respected range of UK-manufactured vehicle safety systems?

Field Service Engineer

Salary: Circa £45k

Location: Shropshire / Black Country / Midlands / Central

Ref: 4312GSB

Join a leading Class A OEM that design, develop, and manufacture world-class Precision Machine Tools for the entire manufacturing sector.

Parts Advisor

Salary: c.£40k - £45k

Location: Central UK

Ref: 4367GS

We’re searching for an Aftermarket savvy, customer-focused Inside Sales Professional with experience in either: ✔ Spare Parts Sales & customer management. ✔ Spare Parts & accessories identification & coordination ✔ Aftermarket Distribution & Supply ✔ Dealer & OEM Parts Supply to trade.

German-Speaking Administrator – Trainee Position

Salary: Up to £27,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Location: Stourbridge

Ref: 4048KBT

Are you a native or business-fluent German speaker (C2 level) ready to put your language skills to work and build a real career in international sales? This hands-on trainee role is designed for someone ambitious, communicative, and eager to learn – with structured support every step of the way.

National Account Manager – Automotive Aftermarket

Sales Director – Bodyshop – Aftermarket – Crash Repair

Senior Business Development Manager – National Accounts

Key Account Manager – Automotive Aftermarket

Automotive Parts & Trade Sales

Area Sales Manager – Automotive Aftermarket

Supply Chain & Demand Planning Specialist

Maintenance Manager – Manufacturing

Maintenance Engineer – Electrical Bias

Business Development Manager

Parts Advisor – Car Parts / Motor Factor

UK National Sales Manager

Field Sales Executive

Maintenance Engineer

National Field Sales Manager – Automotive Aftermarket

Manufacturing Team Leader – Production Supervisor

Maintenance Manager – Manufacturing

Technical Product Specialist – Automotive

HR Manager

Business Development Manager

Trainee Field Sales Executive

Inside Sales Representative – Automotive Aftermarket

Technical Advisor

Technical Application Support – Lubricants, Oils, Additives

Business Development Manager – Technical Sales

Field Service Engineer

Parts Advisor

German-Speaking Administrator – Trainee Position

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