Dealer Development Manager: OEM Level - Midrand

Recruiter:

Select Motor Recruitment

Job Ref:

JHB000567/DP

Date posted:

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location:

Midrand, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Remuneration: Market Related dependent on skill set, knowledge, and experience

Purpose Of The Job:

Entering the South African market, a new and dynamic brand from one of South Africa’s leading selling passenger vehicles! Our client requires a Dealer Development Manager at OEM level. The candidate will be a key member of the new Dealer Development team in ensuring that key outputs are delivered effectively and efficiently. To be successful in this role, you will be searching for investors, opening new dealers, and maintaining current relationships with Dealers. The candidate will also be responsible for dealer CI. Ultimately, the candidate will ensure that their area of responsibility meets and exceeds the expectations of our business objectives and contributes to the company’s success in the long run.

POSITION INFO:
Duties:
Collaborating with sales team in planning the sales network to ensure the optimum geographic distribution of the Company’s products

Quality of research, plan and network strategy devised
Strategic vacant points filled
Adequacy of dealer succession plans

Sourcing and onboarding of new investors

Ensuring that the Brand is represented in an attractive manner to potential investors
Assessing suitability of investor – financially, reputably, and sustainability
Ensuring approval process is adhered to

Project management

Sourcing of suppliers
Managing supplier timelines, projects, and quality of work

Collaboration with relevant departments

Ensuring all relevant departments are kept up to date on progress of new dealer development

Ensure the dealer network can support the Company’s products, to achieve sales & profit objectives with Vehicle Sales, Parts & Service

Support network (Spoke) strategy
Business analysis regular monthly inputs from network
Analysing results received
Regular focus group forums
Ensuring necessary Dealer training contributes to dealer effectiveness

Maintain dealer agreement that defines key responsibilities of the Company and the dealer, including monitoring the effectiveness and compliance to the dealer agreement

Currency of Dealer Agreement
Compliance to Dealer Agreement

Manage the Corporate Identification of Dealers to comply with Brand standards

Suitability of identification at Dealer premises

Dealer visits

Regular visits to all dealers

Reporting to Management

Daily, weekly, Monthly reporting to all senior management

Requirements:

Minimum 5 years Current experience in same or similar role at OEM level is essential as a dealer development manager
Gr 12 / Matric
Tertiary qualification in economics or business
Drivers licence (code 08) required
Automotive experience is ESSENTIAL!!!

Please note only candidates with the required experience will be contacted and considered. If you are not contacted within 14 days from application, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.
Applications will only be considered from candidates who meet the specified criteria as per the job spec. If you do not meet the requirements, Select Motor Recruitment reserves the right not to respond to your application.

Applications should be submitted no later than Monday 24 March 2025.

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