Senior Manager – OEM Data – After Sales Data Solutions

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Senior Manager – OEM Data

After Sales Data Solutions

An experienced Senior Account Manager / Senior Manager / Senior Business Manager is required to develop After Sales solutions and Consultancy Services with leading Vehicle Manufacturers and vehicle OEM’s nationally and internationally.

Professionals with a good pedigree in Automotive After Sales and developing programmes with Vehicle Manufacturers will be distinctly interesting.

£55k – £60k + Car Allowance + Pension + Benefits

Ideal Location – M25, London, Kent, Essex, Home Counties, Hertfordshire, Surrey – Watford, St Albans, Luton, Stevenage, Harlow, Chelmsford, Colchester, Basildon, Dartford, Maidstone, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Crawley, Guildford, Slough.

What are we looking for?

We are searching for a candidate with 10 key skills and experiences…

  1. A successful track record in senior commercial dealings with vehicle manufacturers?
  2. Solid experience of growing aftersales programmes and detailed knowledge of aftersales processes?
  3. Strong understanding of the Automotive Aftersales world.
  4. The ability to precisely work with large amounts of data / data manipulation / information?
  5. Great Microsoft Excel skills to advanced level?
  6. Good understanding of Dealer Management Systems?
  7. The capability to operate in a “self-sufficient” capacity and manage your own workload?
  8. You are an active team member and contribute positively towards team initiatives?
  9. Excellent communication & presentation skills, written, visual and verbal?
  10. Flexibility to travel and work remotely at client’s premises when required?
  11. Interaction with all elements of business, linking commercial requirements with technical solutions?

This is a newly created role and we are looking for an experienced Commercial Manager with excellent analytical capabilities and experience to influence key stakeholders within major Vehicle Manufacturers.

Apply in Confidence

To apply for the Senior Manager position please forward your CV to Glen Shepherd, Director at Glen Callum Associates Ltd or call Glen directly for a further chat on the job.

Don’t delay, we’re hiring now, apply today!

JOB REF 3404GS – Senior Manager – OEM Data

Glen Callum Associates are a leading automotive and industrial recruitment agency for sales, operational and marketing positions. We have an impressive client base of market leading manufacturers and distributors and are dedicated in providing candidates with advice, support and assistance in their recruitment search. Our consultants have valuable senior sales, marketing and operational experience within organisations within the automotive and industrial industry, allowing us to share an empathy with both client and candidate alike.

Vice President – Europe – Automotive

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Vice President – Europe

A Vice President / Senior Executive / General Manager is required, taking responsibility for profit and loss, employee engagement and customer satisfaction as well as driving growth, strategy and business transformation.

The European Vice President will have the ability to run major initiatives including large scale business change – you should have first class business acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset whilst being able to operate successfully within a private equity business model including shareholder management.

Alongside these skills you will demonstrate a proven background in the automotive sector – this could be a vehicle manufacturer, a fleet provider or an automotive supplier.

Office Based – ideal location – Cologne, Bonn, Leverkusen, Bergisch, Gladbach

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the European Vice President will serve as a Director for UK, German and French business entities

  • Become a key member of the senior management, leadership and executive teams to develop company and product line strategies.
  • Provide leadership at an executive level.
  • Take responsibility for increasing customer satisfaction and growing sales, ensuring teams are working effectively to achieve this.
  • Build credible business cases considering necessary commercial and technical aspects and ensure they are executed successfully, meeting financial commitments.
  • Maintain a detailed knowledge of the automotive industry and market conditions.
  • Build effective business alliances.
  • Drive legal agreements, business development alliances, merger and acquisition leadership, board of director engagement and strategy.
  • Help define European organisational structure, guide recruitment, team development and motivation.

The Candidate

  • Our ideal candidate will be educated to degree level in business, marketing or a related discipline.
  • Proven experience within a leadership or senior management
  • Extensive, European wide knowledge of the automotive industry, vehicle manufacturers, automotive fleet, or automotive supply chain.
  • A track record of evolving teams.
  • The ability to manage large-scale projects.
  • A leader with the ability to take the lead across the whole business.

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with strong business acumen and the ability to transform a business, you will be equally at home in front of a customer as managing a team and working with stakeholders.

Apply in Confidence

To apply for the European Vice President / Senior Executive – Automotive job please forward your CV to Kayleigh Bradley, Senior Recruitment Consultant at Glen Callum Associates Ltd or call Kayleigh directly for a further chat and introduction to the job.

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Glen Callum Associates are a leading specialist automotive recruitment consultancy. We have an impressive client base of market leading manufacturers and distributors and are dedicated in providing candidates with advice, support and assistance in their recruitment search. Our consultants have valuable senior sales, marketing and operational experience within organisations within the automotive and industrial industry.

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Commercial Accountant

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Commercial Accountant

This is an exciting opportunity for a professionally qualified Accountant to step into a Commercial Accounting role with a leading engineering / industrial manufacturing business. This role will encompass all day to day Finance and Accounting activities for the business, whilst also providing a robust finance support strategy with group reporting into global HQ based in Europe. We are looking for either a recently qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA Accountant, or a time-served commercially experienced Accountant holding AAT or equivalent.   You will also have a passion for improving and streamlining commercial / financial reporting, maximizing efficiency through utilisation of systems and technology.

Flexibility is a key benefit: This role will potentially cover 2 sites, one Midlands based and one Southern, therefore there will need to be some flexibility across the working week combining some home-based work with at least 1 additional location.

Ideal base Location: Birmingham, Coventry, Northampton, Rugby, Milton Keynes, Warwick

Package: £40,000 – £50,000 p.a. + Benefits + Generous Mileage Allowance + Career Advancement

The Candidate

  • Reporting to the MD you will be a qualified or part qualified accountant with strong financial accounting and financial administration experience, preferably from within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
  • Technical expertise in preparing both monthly and annual accounts / statements.
  • Excellent communication skills able to report into the European HQ and deliver group financial reports.
  • Competently, efficiently and autonomously manage day to day financial tasks for the UK subsidiary.
  • Precise and articulate attention to detail able to quickly spot anomalies and balance accounting files.
  • Highly PC literate with an excellent ability to manipulate data in Microsoft Excel, whilst also possessing knowledge of SAP B1 and Sage
  • Ability to meet stringent timescales and deadlines quickly.

The Role

  • Responsible for month end financial activities and annual accounting for the UK subsidiary.
  • Monthly bank reconciliations and financial planning / financial administration.
  • Corporate cost control including salaries, bonus payments and company expenses.
  • Preparation of statutory financial statements for the UK.
  • Monitor purchasing, acquisitions and international currency conversions.
  • Financial reporting to the European group / HQ.
  • Assist with any audit
  • Assist in the design and implementation of corporate accounting policies and procedures.
  • Maximize accounting efficiency and accuracy for the business through system development & technology.

A great career opportunity with a global leader in Engineering

If you are an Accountant with a flair for commercial & manufacturing operations, combined with a passion for driving accounting efficiency through systems and technology then this is fantastic career opportunity to shape the financial department within a global engineering business. Please get in touch with me Glen Shepherd – Recruitment Director, Glen Callum Associates Ltd to discuss further on 01384 485274 or to apply send your up to date CV to me securely at gshepherd@glencallum.co.uk

Don’t delay, we’re hiring now, apply today!

JOB REF 33881GS

Glen Callum Associates are a leading automotive, engineering and industrial recruitment agency for manufacturing and technical positions. We have an impressive client base of market leading manufacturers and distributors and are dedicated in providing candidates with advice, support and assistance in their recruitment search. Our consultants have valuable senior sales, marketing and operational experience within organisations within the automotive and industrial industry, allowing us to share an empathy with both client and candidate alike.

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Managing Director – Automotive Sub-Assembly, Retro-fit & Aftermarket

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Managing Director

Automotive Sub-Assembly, Retro-fit & Aftermarket

A commercially robust Managing Director / Senior General Manager / Senior Business Manager is needed to scale up a recently acquired, long standing, successful automotive business. The coverage includes engineering, design & sub-assembly, catering for applications across automotive retrofit markets, vehicle converters and automotive mobility. Our ideal Business Head will hold aspirations for growing the business function and becoming the trusting face of the business.

This role ensures the autonomy to shape and grow the business, with a real opportunity to obtain share options based on exceptional performance. Sound tempting?

Ideal location – Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex

Luton, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Reading, Slough, Watford, St Albans, Harlow, Stevenage, Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Braintree, 

Circa: £70K – £75K + Bonus + Share options (Based upon performance)  

Commercial & technical:

You will offer a wide blend of skills including the commercial, financial and budgetary elements of running a small fast paced business. An inspiring character, able to influence internal operations, suppliers and customers alike. Entrepreneurial in spirit, there will be a high emphasis placed on accountability for running the entire business. Additionally, we are also looking for an individual with a keen interest in engineering, automotive and technical products.

Markets and personal characteristics:

  • Ideally working at senior management level within an automotive engineering
  • Knowledge and experience of the vehicle conversion market and vehicle retrofit sectors such as automotive mobility, LCV, PSV vehicles would be of interest.
  • A visionary, optimistic and positive outlook, able to push the boundaries in developing and scaling up business performance.
  • Enthusiasm and a willingness to immerse yourself in the company, dealing with all elements of business performance.
  • This role is a stand-alone remit therefore, our perfect candidate will need to be customer centric with the personality, charisma and people skills to instil the trust of staff, customers and suppliers.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Executive / Senior Business Manager to lead an established business possessing huge potential.  Maybe you are looking for an opportunity to gain more responsibility through influencing key business decisions to shape and steer business performance, revenue and profitability?

The ultimate challenge will be to forge innovative trading, shaping future success both commercially and operationally.

Apply in confidence:

To apply for the position in confidence please send your current and updated CV to Glen Shepherd, Director Automotive at Glen Callum Associates Ltd

Job Ref: 3380GS

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